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“Is what Dylan said about you true?” His question is like a slap back to reality, but I try to hold my composure and not let him see just how affected I am by it.
“You’ll need to be more specific. Last time I checked he had quite a few things to say,” I grind out.
“Have you really never slept with anyone before?” he asks, his question a little shocking but surprisingly not unexpected.
“Are you seriously asking me if I’m a virgin right now?” I cock a brow, not sure what he’s getting at.
“A guy likes to know these things.” He clearly finds humor in my reaction.
“Why, so you can up your game and try to be the one to rob me of my virtue.” I grab the whiskey bottle from his hands before he can even get it to his lips.
Taking a long pull, I ignore the burn—loving the warmth that spreads through my body as I shove the bottle back into his hand.
“I don’t rob virtue.” He chuckles. “It’s given to me.”
“Well if you think I’m giving it to you, you’re barking up the wrong tree.” I cross my arms over my chest and look back up at the sky.
“So then it’s true?” I can hear the smile in his voice.
“Oh my God. Yes, it’s true. Are you happy now?” I throw my hands up in the air as I push into an upright position, my gaze once again going to the handsome and yet infuriating man next to me.
“Quite.” He smiles, relaxing back in his chair, the bottle of Jack still in his hand.
“Typical.” I shake my head, mirroring his action as I lean back.
“Despite what you may believe, Tess, I’m not as bad as you think I am. I don’t make it my mission to just fuck girls. I can’t help it if they throw themselves at me. Who am I to discriminate? If a girl wants me and knows what I’m offering, then that’s on her. I don’t lie, and I don’t waste my time wooing a girl I only have an interest in fucking. If I’m gonna make the effort it’s gonna be for someone worth more than that.”
I turn my head to the side, taking in his sincere expression as he stares up at the stars.
“So is this you wooing me then?” I tease, just trying to lighten the mood back up.
I never intended for it to get so heavy, but here recently that seems to be my specialty. Maybe I should actually listen to Courtney and Bree when they tell me I need to lighten up a little.
“Maybe.” He shrugs, giving me a grin that makes my heart do flips inside my chest. “How I’m doing so far?”
“I give you a three out of ten,” I tease.
“Damn, sounds like I need to step up my game.” The grin turns into a full smile, showing off his perfectly straight white teeth.
God, I swear I could spend forever looking at that smile.
I’ve spent two years harboring a secret crush on this guy and now that he’s here next to me, surprising me in ways I never thought possible, I want him even more. I think that scares me more than anything. Because with a guy like Sebastian Baxter, nothing is guaranteed.
“I guess so.” I can’t stop myself from playing right into his hands. What can I say? I’m not nearly as immune to Sebastian as I pretend to be. I think even the strongest girl would buckle under those gorgeous hazels and perfect smile.
“So, Tessa, tell me what it will take to win you over?”
I ignore the giddy feeling that’s swimming through me and try to keep my composure.
“I don’t think you can handle a girl like me.” I give him a smirk, not sure where all this fire is suddenly coming from.
It’s Sebastian. It has to be. He makes me feel a way that no one has ever made me feel before—and we haven’t done anything but spend the last half an hour bantering back and forth. How does he do it?
“Considering you seem to know everything about me, I would’ve thought you would’ve picked up that I’m not someone who backs away from a challenge,” he warns.
“So I’m a challenge to you, is that it?” I quip.
“Among other things.” He snags his bottom lip between his teeth, and I swear it lights a fire under my skin.
