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I atteive up when it beco until o and helpshim, and moves his hands from my elbows to my hips

“Hey,” he says with a s out

“Lia able to hide my reaction to him

His s to my lips

I gulp

“You should be s ”

“It’s Megan,” I snap Page 2

“I know, babe, you don’t have to keep re me ”

“Then why can’t you seem to actually rerip—and fail, again

“Someone doesn’t sound drunk anyaze off Liah, which finally gets my eyes to snap to hers

“I’lasses of wine and I haven’t eaten much But, I most definitely am not drunk I think I would know if I was drunk ”

Okay, so that’s a lie I htly past tipsy Dealing with Liaood day, when I’ through my body, I just can’t trust myself

It’s taken everything I have to keep him, and his obvious interest, at bay for the last couple et me alone and lay it out He wants me

“You look stunning when those shadows aren’t rolling around your shoulders,” Liah to ainst my skin

I shiver, his words hitting et I should be pushing his that he has no business speaking about

“I’m fine,” I stammer

“Yeah, darlin', I know you are ”

His eyes keep their hypnotizing hold on my own I hear Dani excuse herself I don’t turn to watch her disappear in the lingering crowd of party-goers that are still leftin the air around us As I look into his eyes everything aroundthat I’ve beenthat only cohter, or until recently, when Liah I shouldn’t, I feel guilty for allowing myself to enjoy

Whether it’s the wine, the fact that Molly left a few hours ago with Dani’s parents, or thein front offor as long as I can right now, I’ll regret it for years to come

“Megs,” he says on a sigh, his fingertips digging in and his eyes swirling with a rich hopefulness that turns those golden flecks you can norhting his gaze

Hungry eyes

I don’t think If I had given myself just a second to process my next move, I’m sure I would have backed out of his hold and run as fast as I could to my car But, I didn’t think, so an But not the Megan I’ve been for the last couple years sincein since my life burned up around ers loosely aroundto ht I know this feeling won’t

last, but I suddenly want to hold on to every second I can of this experience, until it leaves me

I reach out and curlhen his brow lifts With a quick push I rock up and close the distance that is left between ouralive burns so bright every nerve inso quickly it’s as if I can’t make up my mind if I want to be hot or cold My hairs stand on end,heat fills my veins, and the very ttowardhump of my heart seems to skip a beat the second our lips touch

One thing I know for sure I want this I want this and Liaive it to me

He doesn’t pause His groan vibrating against h my skin My hands move from his forearms and I run my hands up his chest until both hands curl around his neck and I use the hold to pull my body even closer to his

His handsn of his attraction, I moan deeply, and shiver when he ansith one of his own

I can’t tell you how long this kiss lasts When his tongue ainst ues dancing together while each of our moans are sed by the other, until I have to pull away to gulp a breath of air before I pass out—however, the way I feel right now, passing out ht very well be a possibility