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I turn the car off and climb out before she can protest. I open her door before I grab the bags from the back and take her hand in mine.
We make our way up the same stairs to her apartment door, where she turns to face me.
“Thanks again.”
“Anytime. I mean it. In fact, we should do this again. Maybe tomorrow night. After we go look at dogs?”
“Maybe,” she says coyly, and I grin down at her.
Her cheeks start to heat again, and I wonder if she’s thinking about kissing me goodnight, too.
My heart is racing as we stare at each other in the dimly lit hallway, the soft hum of the overhead lights providing a cocoon of intimacy around us. Pia’s eyes are locked onto mine with a mixture of anticipation and warmth. It’s a look that I want to remember for the rest of my life.
Our first kiss.
My hand reaches out, my fingers brushing against her cheek and then down to the back of her neck as I pull her towards me. A current of electricity passes between us, a magnetic pull that I'd felt ever since the day we met, growing stronger and stronger as our lips inch closer toward each other.
"Pia," I say, my voice coming out as a husky whisper. "I've been wanting to do this for a while now."
Her breath catches in her throat as his lips met mine, soft and sure. I see her eyes flutter closed as she gets lost in the sensation, the world outside our embrace fading into insignificance.
My hand moves down from her hair to the small of her back, pulling her closer until there is no space left between us.
She pulls back, trying to catch her breath, and I chase after her. I’m not ready for this moment to be over.
My mouth claims hers once again, my lips moving against hers passionately. It’s like I’m trying to show her what she means to me with this kiss. I’m pouring all of my feelings, all of my wants and desires for her into this.
She drops the takeout bags, and her hands find their way to my chest. I wonder briefly if she can feel the way that my heart is racing underneath her palms.
Footsteps sound in the stairwell behind us, and I reluctantly pull away from her. We’re both breathing heavily as we stare at each other. Her bright purple eyes are at least two shades darker and her lips are plump and swollen from mine. Seeing her like that only has me wanting to kiss her all over again, but the footsteps are growing closer so I force myself to take a step back from her.
“Tomorrow,” I tell her softly, and she shakes her head but smiles.
“I’ll see you at work,” she says.
I watch as she grabs the takeout bags and unlocks her front door. She gives me one last smile before she heads inside and closes the door behind her.
I smile to myself as I turn and start to head down the stairs.
SEVEN
Pia
Walking backinto work on Monday has the same butterflies in my stomach as last week. This week, though, they’re there for a different reason.
Levi spent the whole weekend texting me. After our date, I was half in love with him, but then spending the whole weekend texting with him and smiling over his sweet words, and now I’m pretty sure that I’m completely in love with him.
I was this close to going and looking at dogs with him, but Lila wasn’t feeling well, and I couldn’t leave her. He seemed to respect that when I told him on Saturday morning that I would be staying home all weekend, but I could tell he was disappointed.
I was a little disappointed, too.
He’s just so darn sweet and charming. I’ve never had anyone pay me as much attention as he does. It’s like he’s fascinated with me. It’s like he’s in love with me too.
That can’t be right, though. Why would a handsome billionaire, who is sweet, funny, and charming, fall for someone like me?
Why hasn’t anyone else snapped him up yet?
He told me on our date that he was busy with work and studies in college, but surely there must have been some time to date.
