with sniffles the day before and couldn’t remember if I’d seen them earlier that day or not.
My friend suddenly stopped walking, her hand coming out to grasp my arm and forcing me to stop beside her. I glanced back over my shoulder to see if Marcus was his usual five steps behind, shadowing me from one class to another. Like always, he was where I expected him to be.
The school day was basically over, and we were headed toward the parking lot where my Range Rover was parked. Kin normally road home with me, but since her stepmother had nearly shit a brick the night before over Georgia being carted to their front door with her hands still zip tied—something I had to thank Harris’s security team for doing when I saw them later. Which meant that unless something major happened, Kin wouldn’t be leaving her house for the next few days because she was officially grounded. So today she had to ride home with her stepsisters.
In my opinion that was punishment enough, having to risk possible death on the ride with Georgia at the wheel. I couldn’t say much for my own skills as a driver since I rarely got to do any driving, but I’d seen Georgia in action. She’d nearly taken out our mailbox at least twice since she’d gotten her license, and we didn’t even live on the same street.
“What’s up with you today?” Kin asked.
Without thinking about what I was doing, my fingers went back to my bottom lip, tracing over the tingle that still lingered. Harris had been so worked up he’d actually bit me. I’d liked it. A lot. Blue eyes narrowed on my hand and I hastily dropped it. “Sorry. I’m just a little…” My voice trailed off because I didn’t know what I was.
Kin gave a laugh that wasn’t all that humorous. “In love?”
I shrugged, because that was as close to an answer as I could have come up with. I was definitely in love, but this was bordering on something more than just that. This was my love for him mixed with a hell of a lot of lust. Sure, I’d wanted Harris before, but after last night when he’d kissed me senseless over dinner and then nearly caught me on fire with that goodnight kiss, parts of my sexuality were coming to life that I’d never experienced before.
“Just be careful, Lucy.” Kin’s face tightened. “I know how wonderful it feels to be in love like that. It’s like you’re walking on a cloud. Nothing could possibly bring you down. Until he breaks your heart.”
“Kin—” I began, ready to defend Harris. He wasn’t like Jace. Harris would never hurt me like Jace had hurt her. He loved me too much to break my heart like that.
“Look, I’m not trying to bring you down, babe.” She gave me a grim smile and adjusted her messenger bag on her shoulder. “Just warning you to be careful. Okay? Take things slow.”
“You didn’t take things slow with Jace, did you?” Kin hadn’t told me just how close she and Jace had gotten during their brief relationship, and I hadn’t asked. She’d been so determined to forget about him that I hadn’t wanted to push.
Kin looked away, her jaw clenching and unclenching several times before she answered. “No, things went at warp speed for us. That’s probably why we didn’t last. I gave it up too soon and he lost interest. Why else would he have found it so easy to leave without a backward glance?”
“Because he’s an idiot who doesn’t realize what a good thing he had,” I informed her and wrapped my arms around her tiny waist. After a small hesitation, Kin leaned against me, hugging me back. “Harris isn’t like Jace, though,” I told her when I pulled back a few moments later. “He’s one of the good guys.”
“Even good guys can have their douchebag moments.”
I didn’t comment. Turning back toward the exit to the parking lot, I started walking again before changing the subject. “What are you going to do over the next month? You can spend as many nights at my house as you want, you know.”
With today
My friend suddenly stopped walking, her hand coming out to grasp my arm and forcing me to stop beside her. I glanced back over my shoulder to see if Marcus was his usual five steps behind, shadowing me from one class to another. Like always, he was where I expected him to be.
The school day was basically over, and we were headed toward the parking lot where my Range Rover was parked. Kin normally road home with me, but since her stepmother had nearly shit a brick the night before over Georgia being carted to their front door with her hands still zip tied—something I had to thank Harris’s security team for doing when I saw them later. Which meant that unless something major happened, Kin wouldn’t be leaving her house for the next few days because she was officially grounded. So today she had to ride home with her stepsisters.
In my opinion that was punishment enough, having to risk possible death on the ride with Georgia at the wheel. I couldn’t say much for my own skills as a driver since I rarely got to do any driving, but I’d seen Georgia in action. She’d nearly taken out our mailbox at least twice since she’d gotten her license, and we didn’t even live on the same street.
“What’s up with you today?” Kin asked.
Without thinking about what I was doing, my fingers went back to my bottom lip, tracing over the tingle that still lingered. Harris had been so worked up he’d actually bit me. I’d liked it. A lot. Blue eyes narrowed on my hand and I hastily dropped it. “Sorry. I’m just a little…” My voice trailed off because I didn’t know what I was.
Kin gave a laugh that wasn’t all that humorous. “In love?”
I shrugged, because that was as close to an answer as I could have come up with. I was definitely in love, but this was bordering on something more than just that. This was my love for him mixed with a hell of a lot of lust. Sure, I’d wanted Harris before, but after last night when he’d kissed me senseless over dinner and then nearly caught me on fire with that goodnight kiss, parts of my sexuality were coming to life that I’d never experienced before.
“Just be careful, Lucy.” Kin’s face tightened. “I know how wonderful it feels to be in love like that. It’s like you’re walking on a cloud. Nothing could possibly bring you down. Until he breaks your heart.”
“Kin—” I began, ready to defend Harris. He wasn’t like Jace. Harris would never hurt me like Jace had hurt her. He loved me too much to break my heart like that.
“Look, I’m not trying to bring you down, babe.” She gave me a grim smile and adjusted her messenger bag on her shoulder. “Just warning you to be careful. Okay? Take things slow.”
“You didn’t take things slow with Jace, did you?” Kin hadn’t told me just how close she and Jace had gotten during their brief relationship, and I hadn’t asked. She’d been so determined to forget about him that I hadn’t wanted to push.
Kin looked away, her jaw clenching and unclenching several times before she answered. “No, things went at warp speed for us. That’s probably why we didn’t last. I gave it up too soon and he lost interest. Why else would he have found it so easy to leave without a backward glance?”
“Because he’s an idiot who doesn’t realize what a good thing he had,” I informed her and wrapped my arms around her tiny waist. After a small hesitation, Kin leaned against me, hugging me back. “Harris isn’t like Jace, though,” I told her when I pulled back a few moments later. “He’s one of the good guys.”
“Even good guys can have their douchebag moments.”
I didn’t comment. Turning back toward the exit to the parking lot, I started walking again before changing the subject. “What are you going to do over the next month? You can spend as many nights at my house as you want, you know.”
With today
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