Desire (Desire, Book 1) - By Missy Johnson Page 0,22

wrong idea if you don’t watch yourself.” I smirked at him. He raised his eyebrows, amused by my little dig. I pointed to the table. “Hot dog?” Devon nodded and sat down next to me.

“Thanks.” I could feel him staring at me as I bit into my hotdog.

“Hey guys.” Ara barreled into the kitchen. “What’s for dinner?” She stopped in her tracks, her mouth dropping open as she stared at Devon. “Hello.” She said slowly, turning to me, eyes wide.

“Ara, Devon. Devon, this is my bestie, Ara.” I shot her a look that clearly said ‘behave’.

“Lovely to meet you.” Ara’s eyes lit up. She winked at me and mouthed ‘he is hot’. Devon cocked his head, amused. Both Ara and I blushed. God, now he probably thought I’d been telling Ara how hot I thought he was. Which I had, but that wasn’t the point.

“Devon,” Sam began slowly, as if lost in thought. I silently thanked Sam for redirecting the conversation.

“Yes Sam?”

“What’s condom?” He asked innocently. My eyes widened in disbelief.

No, no, no!

Please let him not have just said that. Devon burst out laughing and looked at me expectantly. Even Neri and Ara were trying to suppress their laughter. Poor Sam looked bewildered, not sure why everyone was laughing.

Me, I was just plain speechless.

“Where did you hear about that?” Devon managed to stutter in between his uncontrollable laughter. Of course, Sam pointed at me.

“Okay Sam, Neri, time for homework.” I was sure my face was as red as the bottle of tomato ketchup in front of me. Neri shuffled Sam out of the kitchen, ignoring his pleas for an explanation. Ara winked at me and left with her plate. I buried my face in my hands on top of the table.

“That looked much worse than what it was.” I said, my voice muffled against the table, there was no way was I going to look at him. I could hear him chuckling.

“Really?” Devon said, amused. “So I shouldn’t be calling child services just yet, then?” He quipped.

“I was telling Neri to be…safe. I forgot he was in the car.” I moaned. I turned my head slightly and peeked out at him from above my elbow. “I am a terrible, terrible person.” He laughed again.

Sure, he could laugh, but what if Sam went to school tomorrow asking all his teachers what condoms were? How would I talk my way out of that one?

Then I felt it. His hand on my leg. He gently tickled the exposed skin above my knee, and below my skirt. My skin tingled from his touch. There was no way I could read this wrong.

Him touching my hand earlier I’d put down to him trying to comfort me, but his was full blown flirting. I glanced up at him. His dark eyes twinkled as he cocked his head to the side, his hand not leaving my leg.

“Do you have any idea how much I want to kiss you right now, Kait?”

My eyes widened. Was this really happening?

Before I could respond, he pulled my chair so close to him my knees were almost touching his crotch. He rested one hand on my leg, and placed the other around my neck.

“Can I kiss you, Kait? Would you like that?” He teased me with his lips, coming oh so close, then pulling away, leaving me wanting him even more.

“Yes.” I breathed.

“Yes what?” His teeth grazed my lip.

“Kiss me.” I whispered. He pulled me toward him, meeting my lips in a passionate kiss. His lips brushing past mine repeatedly, each touch causing a hurricane of lust rolling through my body. He kissed his way down my neck, I closed my eyes, imagining his lips everywhere, all over my body.

“Oh Devon. “ I gasped. My eyes caught a glimpse of the large clock that hung above the dishwasher. “Oh shit.” I cursed, breaking myself away from him, my tone completely changing. He glanced up at me, confused.

“I have to go to work.” I apologized. “As in right now.” Devon shook his head, running his hands through his thick hair. A smile played on his lips.

“You wind me up, make me need you, and then kick me out?” He smiled, his brown eyes twinkling, as he regained his composure. My eyes travelled from his face down to his groin, where his very obvious erection showed no signs of going anywhere.

“What did you think was going to happen?” I laughed. “My brother, sister and housemate are in the next room.” I blushed as I