The First Time is the Sweetest by Erin M. Leaf Read Free Book Online Page B

friends, but most people knew to leave her alone. This felt like the same kind of crap she’d had to deal with in school. “This is ridiculous,” she muttered, looking around for something to throw at the group of boys.
    “I agree,” Jimmy said, moving to the side as Darrin lunged. Sabrina moved with Jimmy, trying to stay out of the way. Darrin tripped over his own feet and landed on one of the tables. He looked dazed, so he must have hit his head. She almost laughed aloud before thinking better of it, as Darrin’s three friends seemed to be getting angrier. They were no longer jeering. One of them moved in to grab her while another tried to hit Jimmy. The third crouched near Darrin, who lay on the ground, clutching his head.
    Jimmy ducked and backed up, avoiding another punch as Sabrina dumped her tea on the guy who was threatening her. By the time the guy stopped sputtering, she had her hands on a glass sugar dispenser. He regarded her warily, wet hair plastered to his face. She could tell he wanted to smack her. She breathed deep, trying to calm down when she noticed they’d attracted quite a bit of attention. She figured the cops would come soon since they weren’t that far from the station. They just needed to wait and keep from getting into a brawl. A worse brawl, she thought.
    Unfortunately, Darrin’s buddies weren’t too smart. They kept trying to hit Jimmy, who ducked faster than they could move. After a few more missed punches, Sabrina saw Jimmy sneaking a laugh at the ridiculousness of it. She felt herself smile, reluctantly starting to believe they’d get out of this intact when a gunshot rang out. Everyone flinched as the large bay window of the bistro’s front facade shattered.

 
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 3
     
    Jimmy lunged for Sabrina and hauled her beneath the iron table on their right. Another shot hit the table surface and ricocheted, hitting a large vase of flowers and sending the shards and dirt crashing around them. One more shot glanced off the ground near where Darrin still lay dazed. She could see the fear on his face when the rest of the patrons panicked, overturning chairs and running away. Darrin’s friends abandoned him and dashed off just as the police arrived with flashing lights. She was squashed under Jimmy, his hands on her head keeping her face near the hot pavement. Adrenaline raced through her as Jimmy cursed, but there were no more shots. Two officers jumped out of their car, crouching next to the tires behind the open doors.
    “Everybody okay?” one of the officers shouted, looking around wildly.
    “Yeah, we’re good,” Jimmy yelled back, still not letting her up.
    “Just stay down until we secure the area,” the cop responded, motioning to the other officer. “It looks like the shots were fired from across the street, possibly from that building.” His partner nodded and spoke into his radio.
    A few minutes later, another police car pulled up across the street, and the cops jumped out, crouching and looking around before dashing into the building across from the bistro. It wasn’t a very tall building, but it was at least three floors higher than the one-story restaurant. Jimmy and Sabrina waited on the pavement. She closed her eyes so she wouldn’t have to look at Darrin. She could feel every inch of Jimmy on her back as she began to shake from the adrenaline letdown.
    “Shh,” Jimmy soothed into her ear. He eased up on her head and stroked her hair. Sabrina relaxed into his caress, enjoying the way he felt above her. Then, shockingly, he grew hard as she shifted slightly beneath him, pressing her ass into his groin as she tried to get more comfortable.
    “Oh God,” he whispered, his voice low. Sabrina gasped, then arched her back slightly. She loved that she could arouse him, even in the middle of the most violent situation she’d ever been in.
    “Evil woman,” he groaned, shoving his erection against her. She wiggled some more, feeling herself flush