Incognito
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“You know my mom works the night shift in the hospital almost every Saturday night. You could’ve just used the front door.”
“And where’s the fun in that?” he quips, smirking, and I roll my eyes. “Wanna hang out on the balcony? For old time’s sake?”
I examine his face, noting a vulnerability I haven’t seen in a long time. My chest tightens in awareness. Something brought him here tonight. Something forced him to seek out my company.
Not that I’m in any way complaining. The last thing I’d ever do is deny him anything. Even if his actions unconsciously continue to hurt me. “Sure. That’d be fun. I’ll get some snacks. Can you grab a couple blankets from my closet?”
“You’re the boss.”
I arch a brow, and he chuckles. “Glad you know the lay of the land.” I grin, before throwing caution to the wind. “We should call Ayden.” I know he’s visiting his grandma in the nursing home—he always goes with his mom the last Saturday of every month—but he’ll be back soon.
“No.” Devin’s reply is swift and laced with determination.
“Don’t tell me you two aren’t speaking again?” It’s a familiar pattern these last few months, since something went down between them during summer break, and I hate it. Hate all the tension and discord. All the fighting.
“That’s not it. I just…” He trails off, looking down at his feet. “I just want to be alone with you.” He lifts his head, and I’m surprised to see such raw, naked emotion glistening in his eyes. I feel his pain as acutely as if it’s my own. It’s like I’ve been punched in the gut. “I need you, Ange,” he whispers.
I step toward him without thinking, planting my hand on his rock-hard chest. His heart beats steadily under my palm through the thin material of his shirt. “I’m always here for you. Always. You never have to doubt that.”
He cups my face, peering deep into my eyes. “You’re way too good to me. You should hate me.”
My brow furrows. “Why on earth would I hate you?” Devin is trampling all over my heart, but he doesn’t know that, and it’s not like he’s doing it on purpose. He can screw whomever he likes, and it’s none of my business. Doesn’t matter that every girl, every kiss and every caress I’m witness to, adds another scar to my heart. Outwardly, there is no reason why he should feel like this, so I don’t understand what’s going on in his head.
“Because this … this divide between us is all my fault.”
I skim my hand up his arm, and he flinches slightly. Heat seeps from his skin through my fingertips, igniting my blood and fueling my desire. I gulp, trying to put a leash on my lust. “It’s all our faults, and it’s not too late to fix it.” I peer into his eyes and start drowning. We stare at one another, and an electrical current charges the air. My chest heaves up and down, and his gaze flits to my mouth. His heart thuds more powerfully under my touch. Butterflies swarm my gut as I grapple with the situation. His eyes darken, and his pupils dilate as he continues to stare at my mouth. I don’t know what’s going on, but the tides are changing. Fate is swirling—I sense it, feel it, as if it’s corporeal.
Is this just me or is he feeling something too?
He jerks back suddenly, and the connection is broken. Heat floods my cheeks, and I shake my head of all errant thoughts. Thinking such thoughts will only earn me a world of trouble, and I could do without that this year. “I’ll get the snacks,” I mumble, exiting the room as quickly as my feet will carry me.
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Incognito
When Forever Changes*
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