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When I was finally coming back from what could only be described as a rebirth, I opened my eyes to see Lars staring at me like Adam must have looked at Eve when God had presented her to him. His hazel eyes were blown with desire and need, and I’d never seen a boy look so breathtaking.
Ever so slowly, Lars removed his fingers from my body, and I felt trapped by his gaze as he reached up, put his fingers in his mouth, then licked them clean.
Holy crap.
Just then, the bell for class rang, ruining the moment, snapping us both back to reality. I didn’t say a word as Lars buttoned my jeans and righted my shirt. Blood rushed through my ears as I watched him adjust himself, a part of me wondering if he was going to find another girl to take care of that for him.
However, before I could make a bigger fool of myself, he said, “I want you waiting for me at the bleachers after school, Edie.” He eyed me. “I mean it. If I have to hunt you down, you’re going to regret it.”
So much for sweet pillow talk
“Okay,” I croaked, my body still adjusting to what just happened to it.
Lars’ left hand came up to cradle my face, his right hand back between my legs, though over my jeans. “We’re also going to talk about what just happened, Edie.” My eyes widened with this serious version of Lars. “I…I have a couple of things that I need to take care of first, but wearegoing to talk.”
I could only nod like an idiot. “Okay.”
Helping me down off the counter, the second warning bell rang, but I didn’t care. What Lars had just done to me was worth being late to class for.
Chapter 15
The red flags that we always see coming.
Edie~
“Well, I guess I owe you an apology.”
There was so much going on in my head right now that it took me a second to actually hear what Calliope was saying to me. Honestly, ever since Lars walked me out of that restroom yesterday, everything had been feeling rather surreal, almost like I was a spectator in my own life.
Things had certainly felt different after Lars had given me my first orgasm yesterday, but I wasn’t sure if they had changed for the better or if it’d just made things worse between us. Lars had gone on to act as if nothing had happened, treating me like business as usual, though he’d given me a kiss on the top of my head when he had dropped me off at home. However, other than that, he had acted normally, even giving me some space to hang out with Calliope and her friends during our last break.
This morning, when he’d come to pick me up, he’d given me another kiss on the head, then had driven us to school, acting just as normally as you please. For fear that he would label me a rookie after yesterday, I’d done my best to act just as unaffected, though I feltveryaffected. For better or for worse, yesterday had been mind-blowing, and I totally understood all the fuss now. I’d give almost anything to feel those incredible sensations again, and no wonder girls were always quick to forgive their boyfriends for being jerks if that’s what was involved in making up.
I could also appreciate how Lars hadn’t gloated over his win. By the time that I’d been done coming down from that euphoric experience, we’d both known that he’d won. I felt something very real for Lars Finley, and if it was simply lust clouding my judgement, then so be it. I had no problem figuring out what I was doing along the way, and if he broke my heart, well…I was only eighteen, so he wouldn’t be the last guy to ruin me, right?
At any rate, Lars was occupying all of my thoughts and emotions right now, so it took me a second to focus. “What? What are you talking about?”
Calliope was leaning against the locker next to mine, a sly grin on her face. “For a second there, I really thought that Finley had the hots for you, and that’s why he was growling at every guy that looked your way. In fact, lots of people had been thinking that.”
It took a second for me to process her words. “Huh?”
“Well, turns out, he really was just picking up from where Talon left off,” she continued. “Apparently, he’s hooking up with Rosa Venice, and I know that he’d never fuck you over like that.”
Rosa Venice?
“I…” Shutting my locker door, I shook my head a bit. “I thought Rosa was dating Parker Hart?”
Calliope’s eyes widened with mischief. “Well, supposedly, he cheated on her with some sorority chick, and Rosa found out. While I don’t know the details, all kinds of drama ensued before she dumped him, but since he was cheating on her, I don’t think that he cared about getting dumped.”
I did my best to keep my voice even. “What’s that have to do with Lars?”
“The rumor is that she’s a woman scorned,” Calliope chuckled, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about her finding humor in someone else’s heartbreak. “She’s on a revenge kick, and she’s chosen Lars to get her revenge with.” Calliope shrugged. “I mean, honestly, if a girl is going to use anyone for some revenge sex, it’d be Lars Finley. If his reputation is anything to go by, he can definitely make Rosa forget all about Parker.”
My chest felt tight, and my stomach felt like it was souring where I stood. “So, they’re hooking up?”
“I’m not sure if they have already, but she’s put the word out, and Lars would be stupid to pass up Rosa Venice,” she huffed. “I mean, hell, if I swung that way, I’d be all on that. The girl is perfection.”
I wanted to cry.
