by Caz May
“I want to kiss you, Ava.”
I’m surely hearing things. There’s no way he feels the same as me. And I’m so shocked I practically scream. He presses a finger to my lips, whispering, “Av’s, shh.”
I know I’m about to play with fire, taunt the devil himself, but I might never get the chance to kiss him again. And I’m excited that my first kiss—a sweet sixteenth birthday kiss—is going to happen with Ezekiel.
My reply is daring, “‘Make me, Ezekiel.”
He groans, and I close my eyes, awaiting his kiss. My whole body ignites the moment his lips crash against mine. His kiss is nothing like I imagined. It’s hard, hungry and desperate. Not sweet, but amazing. His tongue meets mine, and I’m lost in my first kiss. He mutters a breathy, ‘Fuck’ breaking the kiss. But the moment is broken when my brother steps into the room enraged.
He yanks his best friend away from me yelling, “Fuck you! You fucking bastard! How dare you kiss my sister!”
Zeke laughs, a smirk on his face when he replies, “Well, I couldn’t let her be sweet sixteen and never been kissed.”
“You didn’t just say that Ezekiel,” Ashton jeers, rolling up his sleeves and balling his fists. I close my eyes a moment, opening them to see my brothers fist smack into Zeke’s jaw.
“Fuck, Ashton!” Zeke bellows, his hand cupping his jaw.
Zeke isn’t moving, and Ashton is clearly angry. I have no idea what to do, and think about stepping in front of Zeke, but he’d just push me away.
Tears are starting to fall down my cheeks. I can’t believe my brother is doing this, and seeing Zeke hurt is tearing my heart out.
Again my brother throws another punch hitting Zeke’s nose, and then another against his eye. Ashton takes a step back, glancing at me and realising I’m in tears.
“Why Ashy? I...I asked him to.”
“Doesn’t mean ‘he’ should’ve, Ava.”
Zeke is darting his gaze between us, trying not to wince from the pain my brother inflicted. Blood is dripping down towards his lips, and again my brother lifts his fists up again to taunt him.
“Fuck you with a ten foot pole up the arse, Ashton. You’re a fucking tosser,” Zeke seethes at his best friend, before turning his attention to me for a moment. “Av’s, I’m going to go. Happy birthday, gorgeous.”
“Thanks, Ezekiel,” I say softly, smiling at him as he walks out.
My heart is shattered. I’m hurting for Zeke.
I clutch the teddy bear in my hands, holding it tighter against my chest and trying not to cry even more.
“I hate you, Ashton. You ruined my birthday,” I bellow at my brother who is oddly calm.
“No, Ava. He ruined your birthday. And I’m not going to forgive him for this.”
I sniff back tears, replying, “No, if you need to be angry at anyone, be angry at me. Not Ezekiel.”
“Ava, he kissed you. Even after I told him to stay away from you. He broke my trust.”
“You told him to stay away from me?” I ask, still trying to hold back my sobbing tears.
“Yes. He’s not the guy for you, sis.”
“I’ll make that decision,” I say defiantly, heading out of my bedroom in a huff, still clutching the teddy bear.
I don’t really feel like partying anymore, but I descend the stairs anyway.
I’m going to enjoy what’s left of my sixteenth birthday, the best part of which was sharing my first kiss with Ezekiel.
I’d do anything to kiss him again, but I know I’ll probably never get the chance again.
Acknowledgements
Hey lovely readers!
This time I need to shoutout to some special people who have made writing this book a pleasure.
Samantha Wolf (@wolfluna101 Instagram) Girl, as an early reader of this book as I wrote it, your support means the world. Thank you for letting me bounce ideas off you, crazy ones and everything in between. Writing this book wouldn’t have been so wonderful without you.
Elysha (@booktiqu.e Instagram) My fellow crazy Aussie! I love you, and your reaction to my boys. Your support and love of this book from the moment I shared it with you as a beta reader spurred me on to keep writing it. Your support has meant the absolute world, and I’m glad we found each other.
As always, my bestie, Bianca. I love you, B. I think a bit of my cheeky sassy Lorena is you. Thank you for your unwavering support and love. I miss you so much and being able to share my books with you means so much. No matter what I’ll always write for you.
And my bearded hero, my husband Cam. He puts up with me, when all I’m doing is writing and love will never be enough to describe how much he means to me.
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Signing off! For now!
Caz May xx
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