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.
does. I mean, Christ, she walked in to find Stacia in my bedroom this morning
sits on my bed, still watching me, waiting for a reaction. I can’t be held responsible for my actions when her mouth is so lush and pink. It’s practically taunting me. I stand and place my hands on my hips, needing to infuse some humor into the situation. Otherwise,
I’m dishing up, it looks like we’re ready for something more advanced.” I hope she can’t tell I’m literally making this up as I
musical ringtone fills the silence and Avery lunges for her phone. “Oh, hang on one sec,
Shit fuck.
* * *
night. But of course that
her for our nightly chat,
on the first
inwardly groan at
up? Calling to check
use beating around the bush with her. “I guess so,
on business later this week. He’ll be gone for two weeks, so if you
it’s a bad idea for me and my dad to be
really am doing good, honey. I joined a new book club
I love
“Love you more, Jasey.”
talk. I should have known something was off. Hell, my dad
you next
“Bye honey.”
I switch off the lamp and get comfortable under the sheets before calling Avery.
she whispers softly.
both silent for a few seconds, but there’s nothing uncomfortable about it. “Did you have
me out for hot chocolate and then we just walked around campus
“Cool. That
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