The Impact of You

Chapter 15

Jase

When I return from the shower, Avery is curled up on my bed with my journal from our human sexuality class. What the…

“Avery?”

She sets the notebook down beside her. “I have soft skin? That’s it. That’s all you wrote?” She shakes her head in mock disgust, not at all self-conscious that I just busted her for snooping.

I cross the room and grab the journal. “Now you have to let me read yours.”

She smiles. “No way. Not when all you wrote was that cheesy line. You haven’t earned it.”

I sit down next to her. “Then let me earn it.”

She brings her palm to my cheek and meets my eyes. The banter between us dies away, and I’m left with a longing to my very core. Her eyes linger on my mouth. I’ve never wanted to kiss someone so bad in my entire life. My heart is pounding painfully in my chest while I wait to see what she’ll do next.

She reluctantly drops her hand and moves away from me on the bed. “Things went pretty well with Mitch last night.”

“Oh, right. Mitch.” That’s just fucking great. “My challenge was to talk to him. Not to go home with him.”

She swats my arm. “All we did was talk. He drove me home and was a perfect gentleman.”

“Good.” Thank fucking God. “Are you seeing him again?”

She lifts one shoulder. “Not sure. We’ll see if he calls.”

“He got the digits?”

She nods, smiling coyly.

want to punch something, but it does. I mean, Christ, she walked in to find Stacia in my bedroom this

practically taunting me. I stand and place my hands on my hips, needing to infuse some humor into the

ready for something more advanced.” I hope she can’t tell I’m

lunges for her phone. “Oh, hang on one

Shit fuck.

* * *

last night. But of course that was after she told me she wasn’t ready for anything. What

call her for our nightly chat, I dial my

answers on the first

inwardly groan at the nickname.

What’s up? Calling to check on

No use beating around the bush with her. “I guess so,

later this week. He’ll be gone for two weeks, so if you wanna come

me and my dad to

really am doing good, honey. I joined a new book club at the library.”

Mom. I

“Love you more, Jasey.”

Not answering her phone and forgetting to call me back for weeks on end, the robotic tone in her voice when we did talk. I should have known something was off. Hell, my dad really should’ve known

I’ll see you next weekend.”

“Bye honey.”

the lamp and get comfortable under the sheets before calling Avery. Hearing her sleepy voice right before she falls asleep always makes

she whispers

there’s nothing uncomfortable about it.

then we just walked around campus for a while.” I can hear

“Cool. That sounds

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