I wrapped my arm around her. “Because you have no idea how sexy you get when you’re fed up. It’s a nice change of pace.”
She blushed. “You’re insane, you know that?”
“Maybe you make me that way. Ever thought of that?”
She paused. “This is probably very true. But you know you like it.”
I kissed her forehead. “With all I have, gorgeous.”
The drive home was excruciating. My cock practically screamed at me to pull the damn thing over. It needed release. And so did I. With her. With this college girl who fit in so weirdly effortlessly with the rest of the guys. This college girl who didn’t even come up to the middle of my chest. This college girl with words of fire that only came out when stoked to her boiling point.
This college girl that had completely captured my attention.
I didn’t want her to leave for the night.
“All right, Max. We’re here. Let me help you inside.”
I unbuckled myself. “I’ve got it. John’s here, too. So I’m not alone.”
“I’m coming in to help you.”
“No, you aren’t.”
Her eyes whipped to mine. “I want to see you inside. Please.”
“And you need to get back to campus.”
“Hannah can wait a few more minutes.”
“But I can’t.”
She blinked. “What do you mean?”
I growled softly. “If you come inside with me, you aren’t leaving. Not of your own accord. Not until I release you. Which won’t be until well in the morning tomorrow. So if you want to make it back to campus tonight for your roommate, you better not come inside.”
She swallowed hard. “Promise?”
I sighed as I turned to her. I reached out and gripped her chin, making sure she was paying attention. I saw those stars in her eyes. Girls that rode with me got them all the time. They thought being with me came with power and glamour and money and freedom. When really, the only thing that came with me was death, destruction, and darkness.
“You have to go back to campus. Okay?”
She nodded softly. “Okay.”
“You have classes. You have grades. You have a life.”
“You’re part of my life now, though.”
“A small part of it.”
“That’s growing into a much bigger part.”
I shook my head. “Go back to campus, Dani.”
“And what if I don’t want to?”
How my heart sang with those words. “Don’t make me get angry at you, Bambi. Don’t do that.”
“What does that nickname actually mean?”