Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
In fact, the first time I had introduced Lace to him, he totally took the fact that she was an aspiring NBA coach in stride. No sarcasm, no surprise, no disbelief – just a straightforward question about what she had done so far to make it happen.
Honestly, there were just so many things to love about him I was starting to worry that maybe I had to be nicer just so he’d have as many reasons to keep loving me.
Kellion suddenly glanced at me. “Is it bothering you?”
My eyebrow shot up in confusion. Huh?
“Is that why you’ve been staring at me? Are you bothered by how good-looking your boyfriend is?”
God, this biker.
Too cute and too arrogant for his own good. And so I stepped on his foot. Hard enough to make him grunt, but not enough to kill the wicked grin on his face.
“It’s okay, baby,” he said soothingly. “I’m just as bothered at how hot you are.” And then he went back to talking to Lace, as if he hadn’t just said the most embarrassing things.
God, this biker.
Deciding not to dignify his words with an answer, I turned my head away from Kellion. KC nudged me at the same time just before passing me her phone.
KC: Has either of you said ILY yet?
I choked on my burger. KC had this thing about couples exchanging ‘I love you’ with each other, but honestly just the thought of doing it gave me the creeps. It just wasn’t my thing, and I didn’t think it was Kellion’s either.
Honestly, just thinking about it—-
I shuddered.
Yuck.
Kellion pounded me on the back. “Okay?”
I flashed him a thumbs-up sign weakly.
“Sure?” He glanced at KC’s phone curiously.
Oh no you don’t. Before he could even think of reading what KC said, I quickly pressed the button to clear the entire message.
Kellion frowned. “Now you have me curious, terataki.”
I pulled out my board. IT’S NOTHING.
He looked at KC. “Was it nothing?”
KC said slyly, “Depends on how you say it.” When she looked at me, I had to wonder why I ever thought she was innocent. “Did something or nothing happen, Aria? You tell me.”
I glared at her. Shut up!
“I’m confused,” Kellion announced.
“Me, too,” Lace piped in.
I waved my board at them, emphasizing my last words. IT’S NOTHING.
Lace’s gaze narrowed. “I think there’s something—-”
KC said brightly, “Really?”
I kicked her under the table.
KC winced. “Okay, I’ll shut up.”
Kellion was checking his watch. “Lunch break’s about to end soon.” He glanced at my half-finished burger. “Finish up. We can always talk about this later.”
I threw my hands up. Did he not read what I wrote? I pointed at my board. IT’S NOTHING!
“Yes, yes,” Kellion said as if talking to a stubborn kid, which would be me, I supposed. “Now, will you finish eating your damn burger? I know you didn’t eat breakfast this morning.”
Lace and KC were whispering in front of us and my heart sank when Lace’s eyes widened. “Oh, so that’s what!” She smirked at me. “I’d like to know the answer, too.”
I threw my board at her, but she caught it handily. I knew she would, but it was nice taking a shot at her anyway.
I glared at them even as I munched on the last of my burger. IT’S NOTHING. When I was done, I gulped down some water and pulled Kellion up with me. It was definitely time to go, before either of those two would end up saying something unnecessary.
Kellion was grinning as I practically dragged him away from the nasty duo. “Slow down.”
I shook my head without looking at him, doing my best to walk faster.
He fell into step next to me, his grip changing so that he was the one holding my hand. It was a very alpha gesture, which I should have found ridiculous but instead my heart ended up skipping more than a beat at it.
God. I was so in love with him it was just not funny. At all!
As we started for the stairs, Kellion asked, “What was it really?”
I knew that tone of his. It meant he wouldn’t stop at nothing until I gave him an answer. Impulsively, I blurted out, “Sex.”
The air around us changed the moment I said the word, Kellion’s nostrils flaring while heat uncurled inside me, burning the strength from my limbs and making me feel like I could fall any moment.
Zero.
Suddenly, it was all I could think about.
Zero, zero, zero, zero.
I had tried so hard not to think about this number but now that I did, it really was all I could think about, and it did even crazier things to my body, chopping my breath into tiny pieces while my heartbeat became as erratic as a toddler pounding on the piano.
Zero days left to wait because today was the day—-
Oh God, I couldn’t even bear to finish the thought.