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“I like law,” I argue.
“Come on, nobody becomes a lawyer because they enjoy it.” She rolls her heavily made-up eyes. “Anyway, back to sexy arrogant Noah. The more I think about it, the more I think this is exactly what you need. A good, no-strings fuck to get you out of your rut.”
“Kara,” I say, laughing. “I can promise you that there is no way in hell that is going to happen.”
“Bet you fifty bucks you cave,” she grins.
“You're on,” I smirk.
We both jump when a horn blasts downstairs. Annoyed that he’s so early, I glance at the clock and realize he’s actually on time. I’m the one who is running late.
“Crap,” I mumble, struggling to zip up my suitcase. “You know where everything is, right? Just don't trash my house, and look after my cat,” I say to my friend.
“I know, I'm a very capable house sitter, you know. I've even got references,” she yells out after me.
I bolt out of my apartment, giving my cat Penny an affectionate tickle behind her ear along the way. After fumbling my way down the single flight of stairs with my suitcase, I push through the complex door and step outside. Noah leans against his car and I stifle a groan. He looks hot dressed in distressed jeans and a leather jacket, his short curls just begging my fingers to run through them. I ball my hands into fists, keeping them firmly beside me. Ignoring him might be harder than I thought.
Keep your shit together.
“Hey, Sloan,” he drawls, his dark eyes piercing right through me. “Ready for our road trip?”
“As ready as I'm going to be,” I mumble.
“Have fun, you slutty bitch!”
I glance up to see Kara hanging out of my apartment window, waving like a maniac. I cringe and Noah raises his eyebrows at me as he reaches forward to take my luggage.
“Friend of yours?” he asks, tossing my suitcase in the back.
I roll my eyes. “Let's just go.”
“What’s the rush?” Noah asks. “I thought we could get to know each other a little better before we go. You know, cut through some of this obvious sexual tension.”
He backs me up, trapping me between him the car, not giving me a chance to react. Then, he leans closer and kisses me square on the lips. It’s so unexpected that it catches me completely off guard. As shocked as I am, even I can't deny that I felt the earth move the moment his lips met mine. My body trembles as I push him away, struggling to regain my composure—while also trying to ignore Kara cheering from above.
“What the hell was that?” I growl, refusing to acknowledge how fucking incredible that kiss really was.
“I thought I’d break the ice.” He shrugs like it was no big deal that he just had his tongue down my throat. “You need to be convincing as my girlfriend or this is not going to work.”
Ineed to be convincing?
We’re not even at his damn work function yet.
Angry, I slide into my seat and slam the car door shut. My lips still tingle from his kiss and I find myself reaching up to touch them. Noah walks around the front of the car and slides into his seat, the soft aroma of his aftershave engulfing me, making me feel light-headed. I shake my head, annoyed at myself.
“Please don’t kiss me or touch me again,” I say firmly.
“You didn’t like it?”
“That’s not the point—”
“Ah, so youdidlike it.” He gives me a shit-eating grin that I just want to reach over and smack off his face. “You sure kissed me back like you enjoyed it.”
“My body reacted,” I retort hotly. “When I realized what you were doing—”
“Ah, so your body wants me but your mind doesn’t,” he clarifies.
“Just shut up and drive,” I growl.
