Lovely by Jez Strider Read Free Book Online

caress my lips with the tips before sliding his hand behind my neck and into my hair. My breath quickened and I kept my eyes locked with his. He leaned down and kissed me with a needy passion. The kisses he’d given me before were amazing, but never had he done so with such aggression and lust.
    My arms went around his neck and I returned the affection with equal, if not greater, intensity. His other hand slid down my side and he cupped my right butt cheek through my jeans. When I let out a soft groan of approval, he picked me up and pressed against me, pinning me between him and the door. The bag fell from my hand and popcorn scattered across the gray carpet. At any moment, someone could return to their apartment and catch us making out in the hallway.
    His hand tugged my hair gently, urging me to lean my head to the side. Then his hot breath was against my neck as he leaned down and inhaled my scent. If this was the way vampires shared the dark embrace, I was in. But Gavyn was all human and all man. I had known that even before I felt his bulge pressing into me through my clothing.
    “I need to go, ” he moaned with his lips still on my skin. He returned to suckling and nibbling on my neck.
    “I need you to stay, ” I whispered and he returned his mouth to mine, kissing me deeply for a long moment. His tongue forced its way between my lips with no resistance from me.
    He pulled back a little and , as he lowered me, I let my legs fall from around his waist to support my weight. They weren’t doing a great job. I was weak in the knees.
    “I wish I could. You have no idea how bad I wish I could.” He cleared his throat. “We should probably slow down… I don’t want to mess things up.” The obvious hard-on in his pants begged to differ.
    “You’re right.” I agreed, surprised at my own words even though I knew they were true. “I like what we have going and I don’t think it would be good if I caused you to lose your job.”
    He glanced down at the floor, still not moving from his position close to me. “You spilled your popcorn.” He smirked.
    I ran my hands up his chest and grabbed a handful of t-shirt in each hand. “Oops.” I pulled him into another long kiss before releasing him and turning around to unlock my door.
    “You’re one of those girls that’s secretly bad, aren’t you?” He asked as I pushed open the door.
    Turning back to him, I smiled. “Don’t they always say to watch out for the good girls? They’re a myth.” I touched his chest again and then gave him a little playful shove. “Go to work.”
    “You really push my buttons, Farrah. All the right ones.” His feet crunched the popcorn as he headed toward the elevator with his hands in his pocket. This time it was my turn to watch him walk away and the amazing view made me shiver with anticipation.

Chapter 12
    Conflicting schedules prevented us from getting together for a date the following week. The next time Gavyn and I saw each other was at school. He jogged up to me in the hallway and immediately pulled me into a hug and kissed me in greeting.
    “Finally. We’re going to have to work something out so we see each other more often,” He said.
    I laughed. “I missed you, too.” We headed into class holding hands and sat side by side.
    As the professor droned on, I barely heard what he was saying. Gavyn was turned away from me at an angle, scribbling something onto a piece of paper. I tried to inconspicuously catch a glimpse of what he was writing, but I couldn’t see. When he finished, he folded the piece of paper and handed it to me underneath the table.
    I quirked a brow as I slid my chair back a little so I could unfold it out of view of everyone.
    It read:
    “Want to go steady?”
    There were two boxes. I almost laughed out loud, but covered my mouth. Beside both of the boxes the word “yes” was written. “No” was not an option. He was grinning at me as I turned my back to him and hid the paper from his view. I