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“Not all males act that way.”
She took her keys from her purse and with a press of a button unlocked the car doors. “I know. I honestly didn’t expect him to act that way either.”
Phate, remembering that females liked to have their door opened, opened Tasha’s. “You’ve known him a long time?”
Tasha thanked him with a nod before climbing inside and settling into the driver’s side. “I met him tonight.”
After shutting her door, he went to the passenger side and after a few seat adjustments, he was comfortable. “He didn’t seem very nice.”
“He did. At first.” She started the car and chuckled lightly as she maneuvered out of the onto the main road going to their apartment building. “I said something that set him off, so it was probably my fault as well.”
Phate shook his head. “No. You will not take the blame for any of that. I don’t know what happened before, but no male should ever look or act toward a female as he did.”
She nodded tightly and pursed her lips. They drove the rest of the way home in silence. He pretended to watch the scenery pass by his window but watched her reflection against the glass.
He loved the way she hummed along to the song playing softly on the radio and the way her fingertips beat in time to the music, thrumming against the steering wheel.
His nerves buzzed at being this close to her. She smelled...simply wonderful. He closed his eyes, allowing her scent to envelope him.
She made a right turn. “Wake up. We’re home.”
He opened his eyes to see their building ahead. “I wasn’t sleep. Just thinking.”
“Why do you say, ‘males’ and ‘females’ instead of men and women?”
“Am I saying it incorrectly?”
She pulled into a parking space and shut off the car. “Not necessarily. It’s just a little...”
“Wrong?”
She turned to watch him. “No. I want to say weird? But I also don’t want to offend you.”
He frowned. “I don’t want to be weird. I want to fit in.”
She waved a hand up and down his body. “You’re never fitting in here. You stand out like a sore thumb. Well, maybe not like a sore thumb since you look...um...great. But your accent, the way you look and some of the things you say make you stand out. Like, how you talked about first, second and third base like you got the info from an old movie or something.”
“I did. Is that wrong too? It’s hard to tell what is true and what is fake, especially when it comes to things that are broadcast on television.”
She snapped her fingers. “Like that, Phate. Saying things like that makes you stand out.”
Well, he didn’t want to stand out. He pressed his mouth closed and she laughed.
“Don’t do that. I didn’t mean to embarrass you or anything.”
“It’s hard being from a different...place and coming here without proper guidance or being prepared. If we had colleagues here it would’ve been easier as someone would’ve been on hand to answer our questions about these things.”
She smiled. Her lips were perfect. It was an attraction built deeper than a physical one. His heart felt full as he watched her. He wanted to cup her round face in his hands and kiss her perfect nose. He also wanted to touch his forehead to hers, to be that much closer to her.
“Think of me as your friend for saving me tonight. What do you want to know? Ask me anything.”
He couldn’t take his eyes off her mouth. Her lips looked so soft and plush. “I want to know what kissing you would be like.”
She blinked rapidly. “Like a kiss on the cheek or...?”
“I want to exchange genetic data with you.”
