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“Yes, we’ll steal you away,” Julian said. “I’ll want some alone time with the birthday girl so I can give you your present.”
“Oooh,” Larissa exclaimed.
I went bright red, but it didn’t bother Julian at all.
“Miss. Davenport, take your mind out of the gutter. I haven’t even kissed the lovely Miss. Appleton yet.”
He picked up my hand and kissed the back of it. “Though there’s a start.”
I felt all shivery as his mouth left the slightest moistness on the back of my hand. When we left, would we all head home together or would Larissa and Jeff leave us? Would Julian want to kiss me?
I became so nervous I barely ate my main course, bringing the headache out as an excuse for the second day in a row.
Sure enough, Larissa and Jeff said their goodbyes and Julian agreed to take me home. He drove me back in his Lexus and pulled up further down the street.
“I’ll walk you to your door in a moment, but first I want to do this,” he told me. Then he leaned over and kissed me. His lips landed clumsily on mine at first, but then we tilted our heads together and found a steady rhythm. His mouth was soft and warm, and when he tried to put his tongue in my mouth, I let him. He tasted of hickory sauce. He didn’t try anything else. It was nice. That was all I had to say about it. Nice. There was no passion awoken in me like when Parker kissed me. Maybe it was the fact my kiss with Parker was forbidden and that made it hotter?
We broke the kiss and then Julian walked me to the house.
“So, can I take you out again?” He asked.
“I have so much going on this week, getting ready for the party, so can our next date be the party itself? I’ll have more time when that’s out of the way.” I told him.
He looked disappointed for a moment and then he rallied. “Sure. Plus, I’ll see you at school too. When your party is out of the way, maybe we can go out, just the two of us.”
“That sounds nice,” I told him. There I was again with that word.
He kissed me on the cheek and walked back down the street to his car. I waved to him and was about to go into my house when I saw him, right across the street.
Parker.
I stared at him.
He stared at me.
I was about to turn and walk up the steps to my door when I saw him put up a hand. He beckoned to a restaurant down the street. All of a sudden, my appetite returned. But was it for food, or for Parker?
As I stood there, he crossed the street.
“Come to dinner with me.”
I peered around. “What if someone sees us?”
His posture was stiff, muscles rigid. “I don’t care.”
“Parker. You could lose your job. You were right. What we did last night was foolish. You need to leave me alone. I have a boyfriend now.”
“That child?” His jaw was set, and he spat out the words.
“He’s a few months older than I am, so thanks for clarifying what you think about my age.”
“You need a man, not a boy.”
Tension knotted my neck and shoulders. “I need to not bring shame to my family for kissing my teacher.” I spat back. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I haven’t seen them since early yesterday evening.”
He grasped my hand.
“It’s killing me.” He said.
