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“You look beautiful.”
I blushed all the way up into my hairline. Tucking a few stray hairs behind my ear, I fought a smile. My crush had developed into full blown infatuation in less than a week and every compliment made my heart race.
“Where are we going?”
He hesitated, looking me over. When I frowned at him, he blinked a couple times. “Well, I had a plan but now I don’t know if I want to go anywhere.”
I didn’t understand at first until he yanked me over to him and his lips crashed against mine. I gasped, whimpering when his tongue pushed past my lips to stroke against mine. It felt like someone dumped liquid fire into my belly. He consumed me and I could only surrender and cling to him. When he dipped low enough to pick me up, he pushed me against the wall, grinding his hips against mine. He let out a low groan, his grip tight on my thighs.
I dragged my mouth away from his, trying to get some much needed oxygen. I have never felt this needy in my entire life. I’ve had sex before but nothing ever came close to this and never with a guy like James. He kissed and nipped down my neck and if he ever stopped I might lose my mind. I dug my nails into his shoulders, wrapping my legs around him, which only seemed to spur him on.
What I didn’t realize is that when James grabbed me, he never shut the apartment door. He had me up against the wall next to the coat hooks with the door wide open. My neighbor cleared her throat loudly and I was slammed back into reality. I dropped my legs immediately but James didn’t set me down right away. He pulled back, frowning over his shoulder, and kicked the door closed. I saw my neighbor’s jaw drop right before it slammed shut.
I was a panting puddle of desire in his arms and I couldn’t take my eyes off him. He seemed to come back to himself though and set me down gently.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have–”
I didn’t give him time to finish. I grabbed a fistful of his shirt, dragging him down so I could reach his lips and threw myself at him. He didn’t hesitate, lifting me back into his arms. He walked us back to my bedroom but before he could make it, I sucked his bottom lip into my mouth. He snarled, shoving me up against the wall in the hallway. Our teeth clashed as desperation set in. He forced himself away from the wall and into my bedroom, dropping us both on the bed. His hips ground against mine and I cried out, breaking the assault on my mouth.
This time, when his lips were trailing down my neck, his hands did their own exploration, running up my thighs past the hem of my dress. The ache between my thighs throbbed incessantly and I was desperate for him to touch me. He was just starting to pull my dress up when his phone rang.
He stilled, pulling away slightly. I could see the war on his face between continuing what we were doing and answering the phone. He told me once how important his job was to him. He cared about his boss and enjoyed working with him. I didn’t want to get in the way of that but I also didn’t want him to stop what he was doing.
Duty won out eventually and he grimaced, pulling his phone out of his pocket. He answered it, pausing before he pulled away from me and stood.
“I’ll be right back, baby.”
My stomach flipped. He never called me that before. I laid on the bed for a minute, trying to catch my breath. Holy hell that was intense.
I heard a chime from my computer and sat up, brushing my hair out of my face. Apparently being thrown up against walls and onto beds wasn’t great for your hair because my bun had fallen into such disarray that I ended up having to take it down while I snuck over to my computer. I was combing it out with my fingers when I got the email I’ve been waiting for. I held my breath, crossing my fingers as I opened it.
You have been accepted into the Japan study abroad program…
I shrieked, covering my mouth with my hands. After this long, I thought I hadn’t gotten in. My heart raced for an entirely new reason. I’m going to Japan!
James came back, frowning at his phone. When he looked up at me, his eyebrows shot up. “What’s that face for?”
I shook my head. I was too excited to speak. I sucked in a deep breath, trying to pull myself together.
“I got in! I thought I had submitted too late and missed it but I got in!”
He looked confused. “Into what?”
“The study abroad program! They had a last minute opening and a bunch of people applied but they chose me! I’m going to Japan!”
My gaze kept shifting back to the email. I kept thinking I read it wrong so every time I reread it, I was slammed with excitement all over again. I had to call my parents, I need to buy a ticket, I need to start packing…
I was so busy writing a list in my head that I didn’t hear James’s question.
“How long?”
“Huh? Oh!” I beamed at him. “Four months. My final college semester. I’ve been dreaming about this my entire life!”
He frowned. “So it’s like a group thing? You all travel together?”
I shook my head. “Not technically. It’s a program through my school but I go by myself. I’ve never left the country before so this will be exciting.” I was basically vibrating in my chair.
“No.”
