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I feel completely overdressed and out of my league.
“Wow.” He breathes the word more than says it, his bright eyes drinking me in.
Squirming in these heels, I tug at the sides of my dress. “Hey.”
“Hey.” His smile is… something special. He likes what he sees right now, and I could bask in this glow, like seriously sunbathe under the rays he’s firing at me.
But then I remember what I’m supposed to do tonight.
And I can’t feel the warmth of Ethan’s smile anymore. I can only feel the sizzling laser beams Aimee’s trying to liquefy me with.
I turn to glance at her, and she gives me a demure smirk. “Have fun tonight.”
Bella grins beside her. “See you there soon!”
With another thick swallow, I nod and shuffle out the door. Ethan takes my hand, leading me to his truck and laughing again when he spins to look at me.
“What?” I frown.
“You look seriously hot, lil’ mouse. I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“Oh, thanks. So you’re saying I don’t look hot all the time?”
He stops me against the passenger side door, leaning down close and whispering against my lips, “You look hot all the time. Tonight, you are fucking fire, baby.” His mouth is on mine before I can take my next breath, and I basically inhale his tongue. It’s warm and soft and hungry, sweeping into my mouth and claiming me against the car.
I grip his neck, rising to my tiptoes to lengthen this heady moment.
But then, inevitably, he pulls back. His eyes drink me in again, making me feel like I’m somehow special. Which is dangerous, because I’m not. If anything, I’m a full-blown bitch who is going to be humiliating him tonight.
Shit. I don’t want to do this.
So just tell him the truth, then.
I gaze up at his handsome face, my lips parting as I toy with the idea of spilling all. He smiles down at me. That beautiful smile which I’ve loved since the first time I saw it. And now all I can picture is how that smile will transform to a look of disgust.
What kind of asshole plays someone this way?
He won’t think it’s funny because it’s not. And then when I try to explain how I went after him at first but changed my mind and genuinely started liking him, what will make him believe me?
As far as he'll be concerned, I’ve been lying this whole time.
I can’t tell him.
But I can’t humiliate him either.
How the hell do I get out of this?
Spinning around, I open the door with trembling fingers and go to lift my leg to jump in, but this damn dress is too tight.
I let out a squeak and realize I’m going to have to hike the thing all the way over my butt in order to climb into the truck. Ethan softly laughs against the back of my hair before his two large hands grip my hips and boost me into the truck like I weigh less than a sack of feathers.
“Thanks,” I murmur, wriggling in my seat and adjusting the dress.
His gaze skims my legs, running down to those heels before bouncing back to my face. “Hottie.” He grins, and I can’t help but grin right back at him.
I’ve got to admit, it feels kinda cool to be looked at this way, with such open desire. I’m not usually the girl who guys find hot, but look at me go. Ethan Galloway, one of the sexiest guys on campus, is eyeing me up like I’m some kind of cover model.
My heart trills in spite of the fact that it shouldn’t.
