Underneath It All by Ysa Arcangel Read Free Book Online Page B

almost forced me to look at him.
    “I’m leaving.” I stood from my chair but he grabbed my hand and pinned me to the wall. “For once, I wanted to do something for myself without thinking of whatever people might say,” I spat.
    He released a heavy sigh and ran his fingers through his hair. “Agata, after three and a half years you thought of joining a sorority? For what?”
    My chest rose and fell erratically as I met his eyes. “Once I finish my task and pass the initiation, I’ll be one of them. By that time, I can tell if this guy who keeps giving me mixed signals really feels something for me. They say he only dates sorority girls. If he will not date me, then it’s confirmed—he’s only messing around with me.”
    I didn’t move a muscle as his eyes burned back into mine. A shaky gasp escaped from my lips and I flinched as he reached for my face. After pausing momentarily to observe my reaction, he went on to gingerly brush my tangled hair from my face.
    “Agata, you’re not the type I want to date.”
    I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. His words grated against my ears and it hurt like a bitch.
    “You’re not someone I want to take out for dinner, walk home, kiss goodnight, nor say goodbye.”
    He didn’t stop tearing with the knife, and pierced through the walls of my heart.
    “Because you know what, Agata? I don’t want to just date you and walk you home. You’re someone I want to come home to, someone I want to cook dinner with, to sleep with, to kiss hard, and fuck harder.”
    The words snapped out of his mouth quick enough to petrify me. I looked up at him; his plump lips were pursed into a stern frown. His eyes were darkened, no time for bullshit. I bit my lip, and with every second that I didn’t reply his face grew more and more serious.
    A small smile crept upon my lips and I looked away to hide my flushed cheeks. I couldn’t contain my happiness. I wondered how my mood had changed so drastically in this conversation.
    He smiled, bringing his thumb up to graze my cheek. “You’re blushing.”
    I reached up and quickly wiped my cheeks.
    “Now, are you still joining the sorority?”
    He came closer. Our noses were almost touching, his eyes never leaving mine. I held my breath. I closed my eyes. He was going to kiss me. I could almost feel the touch of his lips on mine, his breath in my lungs. He leaned down, then I heard my stomach growl in hunger, which caused Reeve to chuckle.
    “Hungry? Come on, let’s continue to eat.”
    We kept glancing at each other in silence while we ate.
    “So…” Reeve started. “How’s the soup?”
    “Smells good but tastes even better. Can I have some of your pizza? I feel like I could eat a dinosaur today.”
    “Help yourself.” Reeve smiled, making me go weak in my knees.
    “Do you usually cook?”
    “No, just today. I usually eat outside, order, or eat whatever I see in the fridge.”
    “Don’t you have maids who can cook for you?”
    “I do, but they only come on the weekend.”
    “Are you living here alone?”
    “Nnnope.”
    “Where’s the rest of your family?”
    I noticed I started to get nosey.
    “You are very inquisitive, Agata. You sure you wanna meet them?”
    “Uhm…I don’t know, it’s up to you. Of course, I mean, It’s your family…yeah…whatever.” I babbled like an idiot.
    “Let me get them for you.”
    I was very nervous to meet his family.
    A few minutes after Reeve stepped out of the kitchen, I heard dogs barking.
    Reeve emerged in the kitchen with five huge dogs. I am fond of dogs, but man, a pack of giant dogs really scared the hell out of me.
    I quickly ran into the corner. “Oh my God! Those are huge dogs! I thought I was meeting your family?”
    Reeve was laughing at me. “Yeah, they are my family. I want you to meet Ares, my two-year-old Saint Bernard. This is Optimus, my two-year-old Rottweiler, Tiny, my three-year-old Great Da—”
    “Tiny? For the love of God, he’s even