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.
into the hallway. She stops by the wall,
hand to her chest. Raking Maddox up and down
to sink through
knows damn well I haven’t dated anyone yet. She said those words as if I had choices. How humiliating.
she have to
Maddox think I’m even more of a
are prickling behind my eyelids
on the fun with
didn’t know our roomie was friends with Dashing Devils
Quarterback?
uncomfortable! Of course, Maddox Daniels
but to my surprise, Maddox is smiling. Something
I are best
screeches to a halt when Maddox picks me
What. The. Fuck.
guy is
his tapered waist. His cologne wafts over me,
Holy shit.
HOLY SHIT!
is
forces my lips apart
Oh-my-god…
is hot and passionate. The taste of his tongue makes little goosebumps prickle over my skin. I said
in his
fly between us, and I’m close to begging him not to
My heart is racing.
I’m out of breath.
I stare at him.
at me, looking…
that my
is that
are resting on his muscular shoulders while his arms are
down from his
not putting me
in his
and pulls Ciara into the kitchen. I catch a glimpse of their faces
Ciara whisper-yelling. “Holy-fucking-shit, Michelle is dating the hottest guy on campus! How the
know!” Zendra whisper-yells back. “She is so
at their words,
as if trying to process what is happening. Which makes
is going on inside that thick, beautiful
into
He gazes into mine.
he opens his mouth.
he putting me
kiss. “It’s the last one down the hall to
“Got it.”
me down the corridor without a word. My arms are still hugging the thick column of his neck. I’m weak in the legs, and Maddox uses his elbow
dropped off on
my chin to stare at Maddox, baffled when he
expected him to leave… But those blue-blue eyes are scanning my
Yeah, I’m broke.
take everything in before daring to talk. “W-why did you
lifts an eyebrow. “Aren’t you
I shyly brush my brown hair down
saw a
Opportunity?
What?
just use
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