Nerdy (Unexpected Lovers, #2) - J.B. Heller Page 0,22

store,” I tell her when we both agree we’ve run out of options.

Sebastian’s face falls. “Seriously?”

We both nod at him, then Everly places her tiny hand in mine and says, “Wet’s dow, Emwee.”

Good lord, the way she speaks is so freaking cute. I want to run away with her and keep her forever. But that would be crazy—not to mention illegal.

Approaching the cashier, I pull out my wallet. “I’ll just take the dress, thanks.”

Sebastian appears at my side and hands her his credit card. “Actually, I’ll take the dress,” he says, smiling down at me.

When the cashier rings it up and announces, “That’ll be two thousand, three hundred and twenty dollars, and ninety cents,” Sebastian’s jaw drops.

He blinks at her then shakes his head. “Whatever the lady wants, she gets,” he says.

Once on the street, I curl my hand around the crook of his arm as he pushes the stroller. “You didn’t have to do that,” I say.

“No, I didn’t. But I wanted to.”

His eyes bore into mine for what seems like an eternity but in reality is only a moment. He lightly brushes his lips over my cheek and smiles. “Where to next?”

By the end of the day, I’m exhausted. Everly is a force to be reckoned with when she’s on a mission, and she wasn’t going home until we’d found the perfect jewelry and shoes to complement my dress.

Sebastian pulls over to the curb out the front of my building and gifts me with a devastating smile.

“I’d ask you to come up, but…” I say then gesture to the back seat where both the girls are passed out cold.

His eyes dart to the sleeping beauties then return to me. “I would have said yes,” he breathes, leaning toward me, his forearm braced on the center console.

I close the small distance between us, and as soon as I’m close enough, Sebastian tangles his fingers in my hair and tugs me the rest of the way until our mouths crash together in a desperate kiss. He swallows down the moan that escapes me and strokes my tongue with his until I’m worked up beyond belief from nothing more than kissing.

Pressing my forehead to his, I close my eyes and catch my breath. That was a freaking amazing first kiss. And with that thought, I laugh.

“That is not the reaction I was going for,” Sebastian murmurs.

Moving my face back from his just enough that I can make eye contact, I tell him, “The kiss was aces. I promise. But I was just thinking how awesome it was for a first kiss and realized we’ve watched each other get off, but this was our first kiss.”

His lips quirk into a smirk, then his tongue flicks out to lick his bottom one, making me want to kiss him all over again.

“Ugh, don’t do that. I’ll never leave this car,” I whine.

“Do what?” he asks, his eyes telling me he knows damn well what I’m talking about.

“Stop being all sexy and shit. It makes me want to sit on your face, and I can’t very well do that with two little girls sleeping in the back of your car now, can I?” I say, narrowing my gaze on him.

He groans, “Fuck me.” Then, he takes a deep breath and says, “Get out of my car before you drive me insane, woman.”

I chuckle, scoop up my shopping bags, and reach for the handle when Sebastian’s hand curls around my bicep, pulling me back for one last scorching kiss.

Driving home with a boner is not ideal, but there’s nothing much I can do about it with Ever and Hazel in the back seat. I pull into the garage, get out, and rearrange my junk before unbuckling Hazel first and carrying her inside.

Storm’s head pops up as I enter the kitchen. “You’re home. I thought you must have forgotten where we live.”

I roll my eyes and take Hazel to her room. When I return, Jake’s already gotten Ever out of the car for me, and he’s taking her to bed. Storm eyes me across the counter, a mug of tea clutched between her palms. “What?” I say, losing my patience.

She grins. “Have a good day?”

“Yeah, it was alright,” I say, turning to grab a beer from the fridge.

“Only alright?” she pushes, and I spin around, beer in hand, in time to see her eyes sparkling with humor.

I flip her off. “Not much I could do to make it better with the girls in tow.”

My twin’s smile widens,