All the Wrong Reasons

All the Wrong Reasons by J. L. Paul

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cooed. “We’re thinking of having a little get together at our place. Are you interested?”
    “I am,” Amber announced to no one’s surprise. I looked at Lucas but he didn’t spare me a glance. He just gripped the back of my chair with a stoic expression on his face.
    “We’re in,” Bailey said with a false smile and narrowed eyes. “We’ll follow you.”
    “Great,” Lucas said. He rattled my chair and I stood. His eyes narrowed at me and filled with desire. I cursed Amber Gordon in my mind as I collected my bag, waiting for Bailey to join me.
    “Lucas, can Irelyn ride with you?” Bailey asked in a sweet voice. “Morgan and I have an errand to run.”
    “Sure,” Lucas said, his eyes sparkling. “Let’s go.”
    I followed Lucas to his truck, not even chancing a look at Amber. I hoped she fumed.
    As soon as he pulled out of the parking lot, I scooted to the middle and kissed his neck, my hand on his thigh. My desire exploded as I made contact with his body. I wanted nothing more but for him to pull over to the side of the road.
    “Hold that thought,” he said, chuckling. “We’ll get rid of Amber, don’t worry. Collin said he had a plan.”
    “If you hurry up and get home, we could…you know…before anyone gets there.”
    He laughed heartily and quickly kissed me on the top of my head. “Patience, love.”
    Plopping into the seat, I pouted all the way to his apartment. We were the first to arrive and I followed him into his bedroom where he dropped his guitar case. He snaked his arms around my waist from behind, resting his head on the top of mine.
    “I want you, Lucas,” I said huskily as I closed my eyes. He squeezed my middle and kissed my neck awakening my dozing desire. I turned in his arms to press my lips firmly against his, my tongue outlining his mouth.
    He groaned, jerking me closer to his body, his arousal very evident. I clawed at his shirt, eager to get it off, when his hands closed over mine. He ripped his lips away and smiled sadly.
    “Sorry, Irelyn, but everyone will be here soon.”
    “Whose stupid idea was this party, anyway?” I grumbled.
    Chuckling, he pecked my lips. Taking my hand in his, he led me to the kitchen where he opened the refrigerator and grabbed a beer, offering it to me. I took it and twisted off the cap while he grabbed another one and leaned against the counter.
    “Lucas, how old are you?” I asked.
    He sucked on his beer, his eyes on me. When he pulled the bottle from his mouth, he managed a smile. “Twenty-two. And you?” He raised a brow as if the thought just occurred to him.
    “Eighteen. I’ll be nineteen in January.”
    He nodded as his lust-filled eyes traveled up and down my body. I wanted him. Badly.
    The others arrived, breaking the sexual tension – temporarily at least. Amber rushed to the kitchen to claim a spot next to Lucas, eager to engage him in conversation. I drained my beer as Collin draped an arm over my shoulders.
    “We’ll get rid of her soon, just wait,” he whispered in my ear. “I have a plan.”
    Bailey and Morgan showed up and joined us in the kitchen. Morgan stuck to water while Bailey matched Spencer beer for beer.
    My body was extremely aware of Lucas all night and it ached for him. Amber pawed at him, stroking his arm and laughing at everything he said. I kept waiting for Collin’s brilliant plan to kick in so I could cut my poor lip a break and quit chomping on it.
    Around two-thirty, a pounding on the door moved the party to the living room. Morgan gripped my hand as Collin opened the door to admit a young woman with dark hair and a dark glower to match.
    “All right, guys, time to break up the party. I need some sleep,” she said.
    “Gotcha, Tori, darling,” Collin grinned. “We’ll wrap it up.” He turned to the rest of us with glee in his eyes. “Okay, party’s over – everyone out.”
    “Aw,” Amber said with a fake pout. She clutched Lucas’s arm, fluttering her eyelashes at him. “Do we

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