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.

Ciara swans into the hallway. She stops by the wall, leaning her back against it with a

chest. Raking Maddox up and

to sink through the

words as if I had choices. How humiliating. She is smirking now, knowing I’m embarrassed.She

does she have to

think I’m even more

are prickling behind

the fun with her mouth falling open the second

hello there…” Zendra’s heated gaze rakes up Maddox. “I didn’t know our roomie was friends with Dashing Devils quarterback. How do you two know

Quarterback?

weren’t already uncomfortable! Of course, Maddox

but to my surprise,

I are best friends… In

a halt when

What. The. Fuck.

is seriously

instinctively wrap around his tapered waist. His cologne wafts over me, and my heart pounds frantically when

Holy shit.

HOLY SHIT!

is kissing

Maddox forces my lips apart with his tongue and full-on kisses away my last

Oh-my-god…

and passionate. The taste of his tongue makes little goosebumps prickle over my skin. I said I couldn’t stand the

melting in

I’m close to begging him not to let go when he pulls away

My heart is racing.

I’m out of breath.

I stare at him.

at me,

is that my

is that a

like idiots. My hands are resting on his muscular shoulders while his

climbing down from his

is not putting

in his

I catch a glimpse of their faces

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

know!” Zendra whisper-yells back. “She

their words,

to process what is happening. Which makes little sense seeing he was the one who kissed me,

going on inside

gaze into his

He gazes into mine.

opens his mouth. “Where

isn’t he

I wet my lips. They still feel swollen from the kiss. “It’s the last

“Got it.”

My arms are still hugging the thick column of his neck. I’m weak in the legs, and Maddox uses his elbow to

off on my

my chin to stare at Maddox, baffled when he

But those blue-blue eyes are

Yeah, I’m broke.

take everything in before daring to talk. “W-why did you kiss me out

an eyebrow. “Aren’t you

and I shyly brush my brown hair down my

shrugs. “I saw a

Opportunity?

What?

he just

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