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Grabbing my keys, we head back down to my Range Rover. The car ride is quiet, besides the directions she gives, telling me the way to where she lives. It starts to mount the nerves inside because I feel like this is going to be my shot with her.
I never saw myself as going out with someone who already had a boyfriend, but from all accounts, it seems like she’s not happy. And the time I’ve spent with her is the exact opposite. She smiles and laughs when I’m around, which brings the same out of me. If she’s not happy in her current relationship, who’s to say that she doesn’t just want breathing room right now.
But maybe she doesn’t even want to be in a relationship. Perhaps Bret ruined my chances without even knowing it, and she wants to be single for a while and just focus on her music. Even if that’s the case, I still have to know. It could result in me being shot down and making it awkward when I see her around the studio, but I need to take a chance. No guts, no glory.
Following her next direction, I take a left and pull into a parking garage for her building. I stop near an entrance, and she seems to wait for a moment, staring at the dashboard in front of her.
“What are—”
“I know—”
We both try speaking at the same time, talking over one another, then abruptly stopping. She smiles, looking away, and a shade of pink covers her face. “Sorry,” she says. “Go ahead.”
“No, no. You go.”
“Well, I …” She starts picking at her cuticles, her sandy hair falling over her face. She tucks a strand behind her ear and finally meets my gaze. “I was just going to ask what are you doing later today?”
That she wants to know what I’m doing, allowing me the slightest possibility of hope that it means she’d want to meet up, forms a grin from ear to ear. Even if I have to decline.
“I have a class.”
“Oh.”
“I’d totally miss it, but we have a test today and—”
“No, no. It’s fine. I didn’t … I mean, of course, you’re busy.”
I reach over, taking her hand. “Hey. I was going to say …” I take a deep breath, staring at my steering wheel for a minute. It’s now or never. “I know you have a boyfriend.” Her gaze stays locked on mine. “I don’t know what you’re feeling, but … Jade, you’re incredible. You deserve someone who not only knows that but appreciates that. I haven’t known you very long, but the time we have spent together, you continue to prove that more and more. How great you are.” She breaks our stare, looking down at our hands that are still held together. “Is this … I mean, do you …”
The words finally escape me. I don’t finish the thought because I’m scared that she doesn’t feel the same. Then she settles my nerves, nodding.
I move closer to her, leaning over the armrest between us. Her eyes watch me for only a moment, before she stares at my lips, moving closer herself. There’s a slight pause from both of us, then we connect. When her lips meet mine, it’s like something I’ve been waiting for but never knew it. Like waiting for the sun to come out, and when it finally does, you feel the rays all over.
Before I can relish in her any longer, she breaks away. Still keeping her forehead against mine, she brings her hand up to my cheek. “You …” she breathes out, a small smile creeping across her face. “You make me feel normal. Like I’m just a girl and not some celebrity.”
“You’re both,” I tell her. “But I’m not interested in Jade, the Queen of Kings. I’m interested in Kristen. I like talking to her, laughing with her.” She bites her bottom lip, and I can’t take my eyes off of it. Connecting our lips again, she embraces me more, this time wrapping her arms around my neck. Our kiss goes deeper, and I feel her tongue slide over mine, before she takes a small bite of my lip, breaking away again. My thumb runs over her lips. “Kissing her.”
She takes a deep breath, this time backing away, but still close enough to keep an arm around her. She glares at the dashboard again. “I need to break up with him.” Her timid, slightly nervous expression disappears after a moment. A new smile appears on her as she looks back at me. “Can we meet up after your class?”
I can’t help it. I hurry to meet my mouth with hers again, and she doesn’t hesitate. Finally breaking apart, I keep my forehead against hers. “Absolutely.”
