business-like and confident, I note.
He smiles one of his sexy half-smiles, making my stomach twist. “Are you now?” He rises from his chair, placing his palms flat on the desk in front of him, leaning in toward me. “So eager this morning. What changed your mind?”
“You,” I say boldly, meeting his eyes.
He watches me cautiously, neither of us moving. That familiar buzz of electricity still hums between us.
My eyes flick down from his, and instead focus on his hands, still flat on the desk. I don’t know why, but suddenly I feel self-conscious around him. “Thank you for what you did.”
“Thank you for that donation honoring my mother. That was very kind of you.”
I nod silently. “So about my next assignment…that’s not the only reason I came down here.”
He smiles, tilting his head as he watches me.
“I do intend to stay, but there’s something more I want too.”
“More?” he asks, a slight smile tugging on his lips.
And after everything he’s already done for me, how can I possibly be asking for more? But his impish little smile urges me on.
I take a deep breath. “Us. The girlfriend thing…is that all in our past?” I look down, blushing.
Suddenly he’s around the desk, standing in front of me, lifting my chin to meet his eyes. My heart flies into my throat. The contact of his skin sends a jolt through my stomach and my body clenches in response.
“I hope not, because I was quite fond of that idea.” He brings his hand up to cradle my jaw, his thumb skimming across my bottom lip. I eagerly open my mouth, my lips complying greedily at his touch. His voice washes over me in just a whisper, “I’m game, if you’re okay with teaching me about this whole having a girlfriend thing. There’s a lot I don’t know.”
I nod. “I can teach you.” My voice is breathless as my body instantly responds to his touch. “And there are probably a few things you can teach me too.”
He looks at my quizzically. “Like what?”
“My eighteenth birthday is next week.” I wait for my meaning to sink in.
His eyes get wide. “Always so sassy.” He shakes his head. “But you forget, I make the rules around here now.”
“And?” I challenge.
“Maybe I’m not so keen on waiting anymore.”
Colt leans down to kiss me, stopping before our lips touch. The wait is agonizing. “God I’ve missed you,” he murmurs against my mouth.
I groan as his words tug at me, feeling wanted and very desirable. I reach up and grab his hair, forcing his lips to mine. Turns out, I’m not so keen on this waiting thing either.
After a deep kiss, Colt pulls back and peppers my lips with several chaste kisses. He’s smiling. It’s so good to see him happy. I take stock of how I feel. And in this moment, I decide nothing could be better. I’m choosing my future: a relationship with Colt, this crazy school, all of it, and feeling very up for my next adventure. Life is good.
“So you’re in charge now?” I ask, while Colt nuzzles into my neck, inhaling deeply. But it’s really not a question, more of an observation.
He smirks. He looks confident, completely in control, yet I can’t help but remember his comment from before about not wanting all this.
“How do you feel about all that?” I inquire.
“I got this, baby.” He leans down to kiss me again. I wonder if he’s talking about being in charge of the school, or learning how to be a proper boyfriend. Or maybe both.
Without breaking the kiss, he kicks the door closed behind us. Colt being in charge is going to have its perks.
Stay tuned for book two, the sexy conclusion to In Too Deep…
Tempted
by Eliza Jane
Seventeen year old Taylor has survived her first year at the Wilbrook Academy for gifted teens. Even more difficult than her hacking assignments is learning to trust that her boyfriend Colt’s manwhoring ways are history. But if she can get over his past, she may get her first chance at love. When an extended field assignment takes Colt and his ex-fling Bria to London, Taylor gets stuck entertaining Colt’s younger, and just as tempting brother, Reis. Can she trust Colt alone with Bria? And what about when emotionally available and baggage-free Reis makes his feelings for her clear, will she be the one tempted to cheat?
Tempted will be released November 4, 2013
