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He slitter in his eyes and then they closed With one swift motion the distance between our lips evaporated

There was the slightest brush of his againstmore, I rocked onto my tiptoes

The entire roo strike shook the s and thunderclap roared so loudlyWe shot apart He stared back at me ide eyes and a face painted with shock

We turned and looked outside at the s, charred relass, only illu across the sky, throwing the landscape around us froht to day in split second chunks

With wide eyes, we both looked up at the glass andus, and I don’t think either of us wanted to test whether the floor would insulate us fro twice

Bolting toward the main house, we ran all the way back to the roo with hi feet away fro host with his chains

“I’rabbed e rack outside the closet door, and ducked into the bathroom Inside, I shimmied out ofthud My face was a one eyeshadow Good thing he hadn’t seen ht over those lightning struck hills

I scrubbed my face and slipped on my comfy pajamas They were slouchy and worn in, just how I liked them I threw my hair up into a ponytail and brushedto keep nity for a few more minutes

Taking a deep breath, I opened the bathroo keg stands since dawn My one and only keg stand had ended with beer soaked hair and ression

The rooaze swept over the rooback chairs in the corner His head rested against the top of the smooth leather back

Walking over, I nudged his shoulder “Berk, the bathroom’s free”

He mumbled

I reached out and shook both shoulders “You’re going to hate ht my hands up to his neck and rotated them

His head shot up and his arers tightened painfully on my hips and I braced my hands on his chest

I yelped and his gaze focused on me