Speechless, I gaped at him in undisguised disbelief, sure that my eyebrows must have shot up to my hairline. I hadn’t expected this.Huh.
He crossed his arms over his chest, and I realized I was still staring at him like an idiot, mouth slightly open.
“So … shall we bring your stuff inside?”
I nodded, but when he turned toward the trunk, I grabbed his arm and stopped him.
“Wait. Why are you doing it? I mean, what’s in it for you?”
He snorted, shook his head, and muttered something underhis breath. Then he said, “College is a different animal than high school. Talk about me getting drafted is even worse than it was back then, and I wouldn’t mind getting rid of the jersey chasers.”
“Okay …” I drawled. I decided not to reveal that I’m a complete lunatic who’s about to go insane at the thought of random girls hitting on him for the wrong reasons. It was a miracle he had agreed to this crazy idea at all. At least I didn’t have to worry about seeing him with other girls. Assuming that …
“Wait a minute. If we do this, that means no other girls. And, of course, no boys for me. If people think we’re dating, there’s no way I’m going to be cool with them thinking I’m being cheated on — or that I’m a cheater.”
Colt turned the rest of the way toward me and blinked slowly. Oh, God. There wasn’t much room between the cars here, and being so close to him, close enough to touch him, made me squirm. Moisture began to pool in my panties, and I took a deep breath to try to control myself. He stepped closer, his hands in his pockets.
“Hailey, what the fuck are you talking about?” he said with such indignation that my lips twitched, and I couldn’t help but smile. I knew exactlywhyI wanted Colt.
“I’m just saying.” I shrugged. “I don’t want to cramp your style, but that’s a hard limit for me.”
“Cramp my style?” He made a strangled sound and tilted his head skyward. “Jesus Christ. You say the funniest things, Princess.”
There it was again.Princess. The nickname sent a shiver down my spine. “So we’re on the same page?” I pressed.
“Of course we’re on the same fucking page.”
Once again, realizing how close we were, I looked up at him. If I took the slightest step forward, my nipples would brush against his rib cage. Colt nodded firmly and began turning away from me again.
“Wait. There’s one more thing.”
He stopped in his tracks and looked at me with raised brows. “Oh yeah?”
“Yeah. Ella thinks we’re together too, and, well, I know this might be a bit much to ask, but couples do kiss and touch, don’t they?”
He froze.Oh shit, now you’ve ruined it, Hailey.Well done.
“I mean, not all the time, of course, and if you don’t want to, I’m sure we can work around that somehow. I just thought maybe we should …practice?” I looked at him with a contrite expression and wanted to hide my face in my hands.
Damn, this was tragic. It was a miracle he couldn’t smell the desperation radiating off me.
Colt scrubbed a hand down his face. “It’s not like we haven’t kissed before.”
My cheeks burned red with embarrassment. I probably couldn’t have made a bigger fool of me by throwing myself at him yet again. So much for playing it cool and trying to appear more mature. Of course he didn’t want to kiss me again unless he had to. What was I thinking? I closed my eyes for a moment, then fixed my gaze on our shoes.
“Yeah, stupid idea, I know,” I said quietly.
With an almost animalistic growl, he pinned me against the car, caging me in with his massive arms. “Tell me to stop.”
My eyes shot up to his face, wide with surprise.
“Tell me to stop, or I won’t be able to.”
I didn’t dare move. Where would I go? I was right whereI wanted to be. Colt sucked in a sharp breath and lowered his head, his brown hair falling into his eyes. I rose up on my toes, eagerly stretching toward him. Warm lips met mine, and the world came to a standstill.
It started as a chaste kiss, neither of us moving, then I let the tip of my tongue flick forward and all control went out the window. With a deep, rumbling groan that shot straight to my pussy, he pressed the front of his body against me, effectively pinning me against the car.
I was trapped, and I couldn’t have been happier. My tongue flicked out again as one hand clawed at his shirt and the other slid to his neck. My body was on fire, blood coursing through my veins like molten lava, and I moaned softly as he tilted his head.
