He doesn’t move. His breath skims my ear when he speaks. “There. That wasn’t soterrible.”
When I turn my head, all I see is his damned perfect mouth at eye level. A wave of longing washes over me. “No. Itwasn’t.”
I wait for him to pull back or to crack ajoke.
Hedoesn’t.
His lashes lower, and holy hell, he’s staring at my mouth too, as if it’s all hewants.
Doit.
I want youto.
I swallow, leaning in a millimeter at atime.
His body is tight, controlled. I want to know what happens when he letsgo.
“Tyler! You inthere?”
My dad’s voice from the driveway outside has Tyler stepping backsmoothly.
Like that, the moment’s gone. As if it never evenhappened.
He reaches for his guitar and jerks his head toward the door, expression unreadable. “I’ll catch you atdinner.”
I lick my lips, nodding. “Yeah.”
The touching wasn’tterrible.
The part where he leaves me wanting more and knowing I’m not going to getit...
That part suckshard.
10
My weekend did not go as planned.
I’d expected to hang with Brandon and the other guys from our band, fix a weird sound my bike’s been making, and lay down some music withJax.
I did those things, but they’re not what I remember come Monday, especially when I catch sight of the girl with long, red hair heading determinedly for my locker atlunch.
“You need a new guitar,” Annie states, leaning against the locker next to mine. The side of her forehead meets the metal as she cocks her head at me. “This soph is selling one that looked amazing, so I lined it up for you totry.”
I shut the door. “Seriously?”
“And you have a free period. So, let’s go,” she insists, bobbing next to me down thehall.
Her slow smile has my abstightening.
I sneak a look at her, the skirt that swings against her smooth thighs, her breasts outlined by the jacket, her silky hair waving over oneshoulder.
I was getting used to seeing her in shorts, jeans, bathing suits, but she looks really fucking pretty in her schooluniform.
Even if it has me thinking about what’sunderneath.
“You just want an excuse to hang out with me,” I drawl as we fall into steptogether.
“This is a favor. I’m sick ofyou.”