Page 159 of Nobody's Girl

This also tells me one of them is standing at the window, watching us. I’m in for it anyway, so why not give them a real show?

I wrap my arm around Kyle’s waist and lean into him. His arm snakes around my waist, pulling me in even closer.

“I see you’ve made the decision to make them really pissed. You sure you can handle the fallout?” he asks, placing a kiss on top of my head.

I gaze up at him, seeing that his eyes back to their regular blue color. All the lust has gone from them, I’m sorry to say.

“If you can, I can.” My words are strong, but somewhere in me a bit of weakness bites.

My parents have never had to deal with me doing something against their rules, so I’ve no idea what they have in store for me.

Daunting images of dungeons, whips, and chains fill my head.

Kyle reaches up to open the door of his tall, four-wheel-drive truck. It’s black and shiny, all chromed out with freaking beautiful rims. His grandfather gave it to him for graduating with honors. He’s very proud of him for receiving a full scholarship to UT because of how well he plays football.

My man is a monster on the field!

His hands grab me by the waist as he hoists me up into the driver’s seat. I giggle, as it tickles.

“Scoot over. I’m going to kidnap you,” he says with an evil grin on his precious lips.

“How about we do that right after graduation?”

A frown replaces the grin. “Can’t. You won’t be eighteen until the next day.”

How could I forget that little detail? “Okay, then the day after graduation, on my eighteenth birthday, you can steal me away.”

The front porch light flashes off and on in what I assume is a sign to go back inside. “Looks like the guards are calling me in. My time is up.” I reach out for him to help me back down.

The touch of his hands gripping my waist stirs the warmth back into my lower regions making me really dislike my parents at this moment. I just want to get lost in this young man who stands in front of me.

Lightly, he kisses me. I want more than that, but Kyle is just too damn good to let me.

“I’m not gonna let you get yourself into any more trouble than you’ve got coming to you. You don’t need to tell them everything, Al. Remember, they don’t need to hear every detail of what we’ve done.”

The light flashes again, this time with a yell from my mother. “Alyssa, dear, time to come in.”

I watch Kyle climb into his tall truck. He waves at me as he pulls out of the long, steep drive. Turning back to the house, I see that my mother stands on the porch, waiting for me. I brush past her as I walk back inside.

Her hand on my arm pulls my attention to her frowning face. My father stands. “We need to talk, young lady.”

Great, this should be relatively painful!

CHAPTER 2

EDEN

Stars fill the sky over the pristine, white mansion. Dim light by the swimming pool shines in Linda’s eyes. Though nowhere near as beautiful as my Alyssa’s, they’re still pretty.

The touch of her hand on the back of my neck makes me aware of what she’s about to do. Although not our first kiss, it’s been some time since she’s tutored me.

I’ll be eighteen in three days. I’m going to see my Alyssa, face to face, on my birthday, after all this time.

Plump red lips touch mine. My heart beat increases slightly. Linda’s hair is roughly the same length as my Alyssa’s.

I wrap a long piece around my hand. My arm moves around her waist, pulling her closer to me.

Linda is the same size as Alyssa, part of the reason she’s the one tutoring me. She’s wearing a perfume with just the right mix of sweet and citrus. I must remember to ask her what kind it is. Alyssa would probably like to have some.