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"Mark is outside. He's watching us. So just be aware."
"Oh, that asshole. Okay, what's he doing?"
"So far, he's just staring at us."
"Um, should we kiss again?" Not that I was begging. Hell, who was I kidding? I was totally begging.
He smirked. He leaned down and nuzzled my nose with his. "I'm afraid if I do that, I really won't be able to stop this time. Hell, I almost didn't stop last time."
"Right. Who wants a kiss? That would be crazy." Oh yeah. Just play it off like he didn’t kiss me so good I needed him to give Mark lessons.
"I didn't say I didn't want to. I just mean that it's probably better for the both of us if I don't."
"Right. Absolutely better. You're a stranger. I don't even know you."
"Exactly. Also, I'm kind of what my last girlfriend called a fuckboy."
I laughed nervously.
He wrapped his arms tighter around me. "Fair warning, I'm going to do something that is really inappropriate. But Mark is headed this way, so we need to make it look real, okay?"
I blinked in surprise. "But you're not going to kiss me. Are you going to—" Oh,that'swhat he was going to do. He slid his hands over my ass, cupping me before tucking me against him. I swear to God, I lost all ability to think. I was holding my breath. I was probably going blue under my brown skin. But I didn’t care because, oh my God, his hands were on my ass. And he had enormous hands. Fucking huge. He cupped me easily. He leaned down and tucked his face into my neck. "This has been the most interesting first-time meeting I’ve had with anyone. Ever."
I just continued holding my breath as I nodded.
Lazily, I looped my arms around his neck, and he said, "Oh, that's good. This screams, 'You're taking me home.’"
"Why are you helping me?"
"Let's just say Mark is an asshole. He cheated me out of an internship at Fisk Industries. I had it lined up, then something happened and he got it. We were both in the hospitality program."
"Oh, that was you?"
"You know about that?" He pulled back slightly, frowning down at me.
"Just that his uncle called a friend at Fisk about his nephew who was fighting for some internship, and then he said, 'Oh, it was easy getting it.’ He didn't even have to interview when it came down to it."
Jensen cursed under his breath. "Fuck me."
My body really thought he meant it, especially as his hands tightened on my ass. "Excuse me?"
He cleared his throat and slid his hands back up my back. "Sorry. That's not what I meant. And Mark is gone." He pulled away slightly, setting me about a foot away from him.
I told myself I wasn't going to look down his body because that was a recipe for disaster. I was not going to look down his body. I was not— Oh my God, that chest. Broad shoulders that tapered down to a lean waist, and oh my, that bulge in his jeans. I skittered my eyes away immediately. "Um, thank you for the rescue. I'm sorry that Mark was a dick. At least—this sounds terrible—but I'm glad it's not just me."
"No, he's a grade-A asshole. I'm sorry you had to deal with that."
"Whatever, I guess. The problem is, Sasha is my roommate, so I'll be stuck with her all next semester."
"Oh, fuck. You could get housing to change you."
I shrugged. "That's unlikely. It’s too far in the year already. We've all already signed on. I could go off campus, but I can't afford to live on my own. This is just bullshit."
"It's a tough ride."
"Thank you for what you did in there. You didn't have to. I'm a perfect stranger."
He shrugged. "Like I said, he's a dick. He had it coming. And you are too beautiful to be made sad just before Christmas."
