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He looked down at the bag and frowned. “Wait. What—”
“That’s the Alexandra Carter dating starter kit,” I told him. “It contains every last ounce of stupid crap she’s ever left at my apartment.”
“But I—“
“You’ve got the ball now,” I smiled. “Have a blast.”
As I turned away, not even giving Lexus a last glance, I saw Ariana grin at Malcolm and wink.
“Hope you’ve got a lot of free time on your hands.”
~ 19 ~
ARIANA
We practically tumbled back into my kitchen, dripping wet, the rain driving down in sheets as I slammed the door behind us. The two of us were utterly drenched. Totally soaked through, in just the short sprint from the truck to the basement door of my little apartment.
“You were amazing,” Tyler breathed.
I laughed, just as we’d been laughing all the way back. Tyler hadn’t wanted to go home, and I hadn’t wanted him to either. We were too amped up. Too high on everything that just happened.
“You weren’t that bad yourself,” I giggled, peeling off my coat. “Did you see his face when you gave him the bag?”
“He looked like a deer caught in headlights,” smirked Tyler.
“More like the headlamp of a freight train.”
We stripped down on the way through the kitchen and into the living room, ridding ourselves of our waterlogged clothes. A shiver of cold joined my shivers of exultation, as I reached over and slid the thermostat up.
“That was incredible,” I went on.
“Better than incredible.”
“I feel fucking fantastic,” I beamed. “In fact—“
“Did you mean what you said back there?” Tyler asked abruptly. His voice was strange.
“About what?”
“About how I shouldn’t have stayed loyal to that asshole this whole time,” he answered. “About how you and I should’ve been fucking for years.”
Every nerve ending in my body felt like it was suddenly standing on end. My stomach did a flip-flop.
“I… uhh…”
Thunder crashed, saving me from whatever the hell I was about to say or not say. In the meantime, Tyler peeled off his shirt, then his undershirt. I was blown away by the sheer size of his chest and arms. Everything was so cut and sculpted and beautifully built, it almost didn’t seem real.
“What is it?” he chuckled.
He’d caught me looking and there was nothing I could do about it. I shook my head and blushed, trying not to gawk at the flawless surface of his skin, still glistening from the rain.
“Nothing. I uh… I think I might have something for you to wear inside.”
I nodded in the direction of the bedroom, still eying him sideways. My pulse quickened as he stepped out of his jeans.
“I’m almost positive one of you left a T-shirt here. And I can fire up the dryer for your—“
One second I was standing there talking, and the next Tyler was on me. His hands slid upward, cradling my face. They were strong and powerful and unexpectedly warm, but not nearly as hot as his lips, which crashed squarely against mine.
