Slowly, Drew's protective expression melts. He and Miles share a look of understanding.
The cocky singer turns to Kara. "Your keys."
"It's a manual." She digs through her purse.
"That's fine." He smirks. "I know how to handle my stick."
Chapter Two
After three minutes of giving directions, Kara rests her head against the backseat door and falls asleep.
I'm as good as alone with Miles.
I try to think up small talk, but nothing comes to me. So much for that. I should probably give directions. "You want the Wilshire exit off the 405."
"Mhmmm." He turns to me for a moment then his eyes are on the road. "Should be twenty minutes."
"Right."
"Anything else you want to discuss?" he teases.
I clear my throat. "I'm not sure what you mean."
"Yes you are."
I need to set the record straight here. "Kara is my closest friend. I don't know how close you and Drew are or how long you'll be in Los Angeles, but I figure you and I are mutual friends… so how about we agree to never discuss this again?"
A smug smile spreads across his face. "I can't agree to that."
"Why not?"
"You're too cute when you blush."
"I'm not cute." I bite my tongue so I don't snap. Who the hell does he think he is calling me cute? Deep breath. I can be as cool and aloof as he is. "Let's pretend it never happened."
"If it bothers you that much." He stops at a red light. "But it's not a big deal. Nothing you haven't done before."
Right. Because I'm a twenty-one-year-old college senior. And no normal college senior is quite so sexually inexperienced.
"Of course," I say.
A smug smile spreads over his face. His eyes fill with disbelief.
I try my most confident voice. "I've had boyfriends." I hate that look. I'm not an innocent flower. "We did all sorts of stuff." In high school, above the waist, but he doesn't need to know that.
"There's no shame in lacking sexual experience. In being a virgin even."
"I know, but I'm not."
He cocks a brow.
"It's really none of your business."
The light turns green. Miles steps on the gas. Changes gears until he's going way over the speed limit. "What's your favorite sexual position?"
"I'd rather not discuss that with a stranger."
"What happened to us being mutual friends?"