his arm and I rest against his side. “You smell so good.” I press my nose against his armpit and inhale deeply. He smells spicy and warm. “I could totally eat you right now.”
“You’re wasted.” I take a bite of his chest and he laughs, pushing my head away.
I am not to be thwarted. I reach down and touch his thigh, dragging my hand between his legs. When I get to his crotch he reaches down and pushes me away. “Bad, Raina.”
“I thought you like bad girls?”
He clears his throat. “We’re not alone,” he reminds me.
I look over at Sophie. “I’m hungry.”
“I see,” she says, appearing amused. “This is me. Thanks for the ride. Bye, Raina.” She leans over and kisses my cheek. “I had fun. See you at work. Take what you want, girl.”
“Bye,” I whisper, but she’s already gone.
“We’re alone now,” he grumbles.
I peek at him. “Are you mad at me?”
“Who is Jax and why were you all over him? Did you two hook up?”
“No!” I shout, probably too loudly. “Of course not. The only guy I want to hook up with is you, Kent.” I roll my eyes like duh. Because come on. Duh.
“So nothing happened?”
“Nothing. Sophie made out with Samantha. Does that count?”
“Not tonight.” He slows down and pulls into a Burger King parking lot. “Still hungry?”
My stomach growls in response. I undo my seat belt and lean over his lap to stare at the menu. As I do, he kisses my cheek. I look curiously at him.
“I thought you were with him.” He looks upset. “I was sure I was going to kill him.”
“Who?” I ask stupidly.
“No one,” he says, smiling lopsidedly at me. “Order what you want.”
“What if all I want is you?” I settle on his lap.
“You’re drunk.”
I sigh and blink at the menu. “I want a burger with cheese, fries, chicken nuggets, and a chocolate milkshake.”
“Is that all?” he teases.
I sit with my back to his chest, ignoring the steering wheel. One hand holds my stomach and the other guides us to the order pickup window. The cashier smiles at him.
I have half a mind to snap at her and growl like a cavewoman. Instead I remain quiet.
Like always.
“As much as I like having you on my lap, I need to drive.” His voice is deep and rough in my ear.
I shiver against him. “But I like it on your lap.” I wiggle down deeper into him.
Laughing somewhat uncomfortably, he leans over so he can see my eyes. “Go sit down so I can drive. Please?”
Pouting, I do as he says. I sit as close to him as possible and dig into my fries. “These are so good.” I eat ravenously, uncaring of crumbs and proper manors.
I’m growing more confused and less cognizant as the minutes pass by. I glance at the side of his face, tracing his silhouette as he drives. The sun is rising behind him and it encases his body, draping him partially in shadow and partially in fire. His hair looks translucent on one side and golden on the other. Half of his mouth is dark pink and the other is pale and supple. A need is unleashed inside of me.
Sensing me staring, he looks at me. I turn away because there’s no way I look as good as him right now.
“Stay away from Sophie.”
“Why?”
“Because she’s knows exactly what she’s doing. There are girls who do things without knowing, and then there are girls who do them knowing exactly what they’re doing. Some girls get off on ruining other people’s lives. Willow was one of those girls. Nothing ever ends well for them, but especially not the people who are dumb enough to fall for it.”
“Tell me about her. Willow,” I say bitchily. Right now I don’t like the sound of her name on his lips. I can drunkenly admit that to myself. “Tell me about her.”
“You’re drunk.”
“Of course I’m drunk. I drank. A lot.” I angrily shove a nugget into my mouth. “With Jax,” I add on purpose.
His jaw tightens. “Well, he won’t be drinking with anyone for a while.”
“Tell me one thing about her. One thing you loved.”
“Why do you want to know?”
“Because I want to know what’s so good about a woman who lets a man like you go. If you were mine I’d never let you go. No matter what,” I add firmly, having a revelation.
He inhales sharply. Turning into our apartment complex, he sighs as if what I said could never be true.