Chapter 3

Michelle

“Do you live over there?” Maddox nods at a house up the street, his big hands holding the wheel in a death grip.

“Yes, but you don’t have to drive the entire way…” I nervously laugh and face his stern expression.

“Why not?”

“Um… Because my roommates would freak out if they saw you.”

He arches an eyebrow. “Fans of mine?”

“Fans?” What is he even talking about?

“Yeah, I’m pretty known around campus.”

“Y-you are?”

“Yes.”

That’s some arrogance right there.

I swallow. “Well, that’s not the reason.”

“What is it then?”

“Uh…” I blush. “Nevermind.”

He sighs. “Out with it, Michelle.”

“Okay…” I shut my eyes. “I’ve never brought home a guy before, and they… My roommates… They are going to—”

I can’t say it.

My heart is pounding too fast, and I’m embarrassed. Ciara and Zendra have told me I’m hopeless when it comes to guys and bringing Maddox to the front of our door?

Bad idea.

They will ridicule me and ask me if I have a crush on Maddox. I can feel the incoming bullying in my gut already. Zendra will probably say that working on this group project with Maddox is the closest I will ever get to dating a handsome guy.

They are probably right.

Guys aren’t exactly lining up the street to date me.

Ciara and Zendra, however, are both beautiful and popular. They date guys hotter than hell while I’m this short, pimple-faced introvert who is too scared of men to make a movie. Like, I don’t want to die alone, but…

I’m not pretty.

And my roommates make sure to remind me of that every single day.

“I’m coming inside.”

I look up. “What?”

“You heard me.”

Maddox has already parked the car, and before I can intervene, he opens the car door. He takes my bag, and I hastily follow him.

What is he doing?

“Uh…” As Maddox strides toward the porch, I’m jogging to keep up with him. He has very long legs. “You don’t have to come inside… You can just leave now…”

Maddox peers down at me but doesn’t say anything. Not one to listen, he opens the door and enters our hallway.

The door closes.

I hear footsteps.

the hallway. She stops by the wall, leaning her back against it

oh my,” she presses a hand to her chest. Raking Maddox up and down before sending an evil smile my way. “Are you dating

want to sink through

those words as if I had choices. How humiliating. She is

have to be

make Maddox think I’m even more of

behind my eyelids

worsens when Zendra joins in on the fun with

our roomie was friends with Dashing Devils quarterback. How

Quarterback?

I weren’t already uncomfortable! Of course, Maddox Daniels is a

lift my eyes, expecting Maddox to smirk, but to my surprise, Maddox

are

world screeches to a halt when Maddox

What. The. Fuck.

is seriously

before, yet my legs instinctively wrap around his tapered waist. His cologne wafts over me, and my heart pounds frantically when he presses

Holy shit.

HOLY SHIT!

Daniels is

a little peck on the lips. No, Maddox forces my lips apart with his tongue and full-on kisses away my last remaining brain

Oh-my-god…

hot and passionate. The taste of his tongue makes little goosebumps prickle over my skin. I said

melting in his

close to begging him not to let go when he

My heart is racing.

I’m out of breath.

I stare at him.

at

that my

that

at each other like idiots. My hands are resting on his muscular shoulders while his arms are wrapped around me. Yet

not climbing down

not putting me

in his

and pulls Ciara into the kitchen. I catch a glimpse of their faces

kitchen, I hear Ciara whisper-yelling. “Holy-fucking-shit, Michelle is dating the hottest guy on campus! How the flipping

back. “She is so damn

at their words, daring to glimpse

is happening. Which makes little sense seeing he was the one who kissed me, not the other way

on inside

gaze into

He gazes into mine.

he opens his mouth. “Where is your

isn’t he putting

kiss. “It’s the last one down the hall to the left. It’s

“Got it.”

column of his neck. I’m weak in the legs, and Maddox uses his elbow to open the

off

stare at Maddox, baffled when he

expected him to leave… But those blue-blue eyes are scanning

Yeah, I’m broke.

everything in before daring to

eyebrow. “Aren’t

shyly brush my brown hair down my

“I saw

Opportunity?

What?

just

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