from ear to ear. As soon as the door clicked shut, I turned on the shower knowing that he would make good on his warning. Not that the idea didn’t sound appeasing. It was because it was so darn tempting that I was ready for school in fifteen minutes flat.
His car was idling in my driveway as I rushed out of the house, a beaming grin still on my lips. I didn’t think there was anything that could damper my fantastic mood. Overheard the sun was sunny and cheerful. Not a cloud in the sky.
I sunk into my chair of my first class with a dopey hearts in my eyes. I could still taste Gavin on my lips.
Tori leaned over the side of her desk. “Well, aren’t you bursting with good news?”
“What?” I asked, cutting off my own personal swoon-fest. I only had one thing on the brain. Gavin. Gavin’s lips. Gavin’s abs. Gavin. He was chili pepper hot today.
Maybe it had something do with what happened between us last night, because I was even more attracted to him. My head was overfilled with all things Gavin. I’d always wanted my first time to be with someone special, someone who respected me and cared deeply for me. Gavin hadn’t disappointed. He made the memory unforgettable. The little display of fireworks might have added to its hot factor.
“Holy shit! You did it ,” Tori said.
She suddenly had my full attention along with the half-filled classroom. There was still a minute before the bell rang to signify the start of school. I narrowed my eyes, prepared to hush her by any means and unleash holy hell if necessary.
But Austin stole my chance. He turned around from the seat in front of me. “Oh. My. Gawd. B. Dish now. Don’t even think about leaving even the teensiest, juicy detail. I want it all.”
The cat was out of the bag.
There was no stopping them now.
I dropped my head int o my hands, my cheeks staining red. “It’s no big deal.”
Tori’s eyes fell. “That bad huh ? The first time is never as glamorous as you imagine.”
“No. That’s not what I meant,” I quickly rushed. “It was…” I struggled for the appropriate word. No matter what I said, Tori and Austin were going to gush. “ …life changing,” I finally decided.
Austin smile was nauseating. “Gavin ’s got game,” he chimed.
I rolled my eyes. “You have no idea.”
“We would if you don’t hold out on us,” Tori said, scooting to the edge of her seat.
Austin adjusted his glasses, swiping an invisible tear from the corner of his eye. “Our babygirl is all grown up.”
I slid farther down in my seat, begging for Mr. Carlson to start class and shut these two up. “Can we do this later?” I begged through my teeth, lowering my voice.
“Lunch,” they both said in perfect unison.
I nodded, agreeing to anything if it got them off the subject of my sex life.
Holy smokes. I have a sex life.
Still, I didn’t want the details headlined in the school newspaper, which was exactly what would happen if Tori and Austin had their way. Decorum was not in their vocab. Today was the first time I did not wish to speed up time, so of course the day flew by.
Twirling a fry between my fingers, I sat at our usual round table sandwiched between Tori and Austin. “You don’t really expect me to answer that?” I said in outrage.
Two pairs of expected eyes stared at me.
I guess that was a yes.
“I don’t know who wrote the best friend code book, but this is nuts.”
“Just spill, Rafferty. There is nothing to be embarrassed about,” Tori scoffed.
“Did you, you know…” Austin wiggled his brows.
Good Lord. Had I ever. I didn’t think it wise to tell them that I shot lightning across the sky and sent the room aglow in magic, however much that was precisely what they wanted to hear. I stared down at my burger and fries.
“OMG. She did,” Austin supplied for me, seeing my face start to turn pink.
I swear I’ve never flushed so much in my life as I have the last twenty-four hours. It was disconcerting.
“I knew that
His car was idling in my driveway as I rushed out of the house, a beaming grin still on my lips. I didn’t think there was anything that could damper my fantastic mood. Overheard the sun was sunny and cheerful. Not a cloud in the sky.
I sunk into my chair of my first class with a dopey hearts in my eyes. I could still taste Gavin on my lips.
Tori leaned over the side of her desk. “Well, aren’t you bursting with good news?”
“What?” I asked, cutting off my own personal swoon-fest. I only had one thing on the brain. Gavin. Gavin’s lips. Gavin’s abs. Gavin. He was chili pepper hot today.
Maybe it had something do with what happened between us last night, because I was even more attracted to him. My head was overfilled with all things Gavin. I’d always wanted my first time to be with someone special, someone who respected me and cared deeply for me. Gavin hadn’t disappointed. He made the memory unforgettable. The little display of fireworks might have added to its hot factor.
“Holy shit! You did it ,” Tori said.
She suddenly had my full attention along with the half-filled classroom. There was still a minute before the bell rang to signify the start of school. I narrowed my eyes, prepared to hush her by any means and unleash holy hell if necessary.
But Austin stole my chance. He turned around from the seat in front of me. “Oh. My. Gawd. B. Dish now. Don’t even think about leaving even the teensiest, juicy detail. I want it all.”
The cat was out of the bag.
There was no stopping them now.
I dropped my head int o my hands, my cheeks staining red. “It’s no big deal.”
Tori’s eyes fell. “That bad huh ? The first time is never as glamorous as you imagine.”
“No. That’s not what I meant,” I quickly rushed. “It was…” I struggled for the appropriate word. No matter what I said, Tori and Austin were going to gush. “ …life changing,” I finally decided.
Austin smile was nauseating. “Gavin ’s got game,” he chimed.
I rolled my eyes. “You have no idea.”
“We would if you don’t hold out on us,” Tori said, scooting to the edge of her seat.
Austin adjusted his glasses, swiping an invisible tear from the corner of his eye. “Our babygirl is all grown up.”
I slid farther down in my seat, begging for Mr. Carlson to start class and shut these two up. “Can we do this later?” I begged through my teeth, lowering my voice.
“Lunch,” they both said in perfect unison.
I nodded, agreeing to anything if it got them off the subject of my sex life.
Holy smokes. I have a sex life.
Still, I didn’t want the details headlined in the school newspaper, which was exactly what would happen if Tori and Austin had their way. Decorum was not in their vocab. Today was the first time I did not wish to speed up time, so of course the day flew by.
Twirling a fry between my fingers, I sat at our usual round table sandwiched between Tori and Austin. “You don’t really expect me to answer that?” I said in outrage.
Two pairs of expected eyes stared at me.
I guess that was a yes.
“I don’t know who wrote the best friend code book, but this is nuts.”
“Just spill, Rafferty. There is nothing to be embarrassed about,” Tori scoffed.
“Did you, you know…” Austin wiggled his brows.
Good Lord. Had I ever. I didn’t think it wise to tell them that I shot lightning across the sky and sent the room aglow in magic, however much that was precisely what they wanted to hear. I stared down at my burger and fries.
“OMG. She did,” Austin supplied for me, seeing my face start to turn pink.
I swear I’ve never flushed so much in my life as I have the last twenty-four hours. It was disconcerting.
“I knew that
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