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By the time classes were over for the day, I was more than ready to get back to the apartment and study quietly in my room.
I apologized to Kyzer for Taz’s rude behavior. He had told me it wasn’t necessary. He was curious as to why Taz didn’t like him.
“It’s not that he doesn’t like you,” I had lied, “he just takes his assignment very seriously. He was told to look after me so that is what he is doing.”
“Doesn’t he understand that you and I are friends, Lindsey?”
“I’ve explained that to him, Kyzer,” I replied with a shrug.
“It’s as if he doesn’t trust me with you or something. I mean he obviously feels that you are in danger. Does he think I pose a threat to you in some way?”
The question had caught me totally off guard. Was Kyzer that perceptive or was it something else?
“Of course not, Kyzer; don’t be silly.” I managed a weak smile, hoping that would be the end of it. It wasn’t.
“Perhaps he is jealous of me spending time with you.”
I couldn’t control the blush that appeared on my face.
“That’s it, isn’t it Lindsey? Taz is interested in you as something more than simply someone he is supposed to be protecting.”
“Kyzer,” I said, sincerely wanting to be as honest with him as possible, “Taz is my stepfather’s best friend. My stepfather is his superior, so you understand that I’ve known Taz for a while. I can honestly tell you that he has never once tried to cultivate any type of romantic relationship with me. For goodness sakes, he’s like nine or ten years older than me. So, will you please not jump to conclusions like that?”
“I’m sorry, Lindsey, but I guess before our relationship goes any further I would just like to know where I stand with you.”
“Nothing has changed. We’re getting to know each other, right? I enjoy spending time with you.”
“I enjoy spending time with you, as well, Lindsey. I’m sorry that I jumped to that crazy conclusion. I guess having some agent around makes me a bit uncomfortable. I feel like I’m under some microscope.”
“Trust me, Kyzer, I feel the same way.”
Taz and I rode back to my apartment in total silence. I went immediately to my room, tossing the backpack full of books onto my bed.
Darcy had been home and left again. I could tell when I poked my head into her bedroom and saw the pile of books on the floor, along with the clothes she had left in this morning right beside them. She had to have skipped a class to beat me home by that much. I smiled and shook my head.
I went to the kitchen to check the magnet on the fridge where we always left notes for one another. She had left one for me.
Lindsey,
Jill got back. We went to hit some sports bars. She needs cheering up. Gabe is joining us. You and Taz come on out. We are at Piccadilly’s. Hit us up.
Yeah, right, I thought, rolling my eyes.
Mr. G-man acts like he doesn’t know how to have fun anymore now that he’s on assignment watching my ass.
I turned around to head out and there he was. I jumped in surprise.
“I’m sorry, baby girl,” he said, softly.
His eyes looked almost sad. His hand reached up and brushed my hair back from my forehead. His fingers gently cupped my chin, tilting my face up to look at him.
Our eyes searched one another’s faces, trying to make sense of whatever this feeling was between us.
He lowered his mouth to mine and immediately my arms wrapped around his neck, feeling like that is where they belonged and always would.
His mouth was gentle on mine; his lips, spreading butterfly kisses softly, his tongue gently tracing my bottom lip. I parted my lips and we kissed deeply now, his arms wrapped around my lower back, pulling my ass in so that I could feel the hardness that was his.
All rational thoughts, any residual anger or hurt I had felt earlier was gone. It had fled as soon as he touched me, touched what was his and we both knew it, though neither one of us would ever admit it.
