Total pages in book: 50
Estimated words: 47521 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 238(@200wpm)___ 190(@250wpm)___ 158(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 47521 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 238(@200wpm)___ 190(@250wpm)___ 158(@300wpm)
I shake my head. “You can put whatever name you want on it. All I want to hear is, you’re mine.”
She pulls a hand from mine and slaps me gently on the chest. “Stop. You have to stop this. Nothing can come of me and you. We can be friends, and we’ll see each other at family events and around town, but that’s all we can be.”
I cover her hand with my own, pressing it to my heart. I know she can feel my heart racing. “Can you look me in the eyes and tell me that you don’t feel anything for me?”
“Baker, I just met you last night.”
I bring up my other hand and wrap it around the base of her neck. “I know we just met. I’m asking you if you feel anything for me.”
She’s speechless as she blinks up at me. My voice softens, and I lean in, pressing my forehead against hers. “Tell me you don’t feel anything for me and I’ll walk away, Cass.”
I can see her mind whirling. I’m sure she’s thinking about her mom, my dad, her sister, family gatherings… everything. That’s who she is. She wants to take care of everyone. “Baker.”
I groan, and my hands tighten. “Say it again.”
“Baker… we can’t. I want to, but I can’t.”
“Can I kiss you?”
“No…” she says and then quickly changes her mind. “Yes.”
I want to devour her. “Cass, baby, I need you to give me an answer. Can I kiss you?”
She clenches her eyes together, and I forget to breathe. When she opens them, I can see the answer in her big green eyes. “Yes.”
I don’t hesitate. My lips are on hers in an instant. First just small kisses and then I run my tongue along her seam with a moan. “Open for me, Cass. Let me in.’
When she opens her mouth, I take full advantage. I tilt her head to the side, deepening the kiss. My whole body reacts to having her in my arms, flush against my body and her lips captured by mine. The kiss is everything.
There’s a slam of a door from somewhere down the hallway that jerks us apart. She pulls out of my arms and is panting, trying to catch her breath. She’s looking at me, and I see the shock on her face. I’m just as affected by it, and I reach down to adjust my hard manhood. Her eyes watch my every move, and when she licks her lips, I feel it as if she’s touching me instead.
She moves away from me, her eyes panicked. “I need to go, Baker. I have to go.”
I go after her, but she holds both her hands up, palms out, to stop me. “Don’t you dare. If you come over here, we’re going to kiss again, and we can’t.”
I mimic her and walk toward her slowly. “We are going to kiss again, Cass. There’s no way after I’ve tasted you that I won’t do it again.”
I see her tremble from my words. “Baker—”
I groan and start patting my chest, right over my heart. “Fuck, I don’t know what it is, but when you say it, it hits me right here, baby.”
She whimpers. Fuckin’ whimpers, and for just a second, I think she’s going to give in, but she shakes her head, backing away from me. “I’m leaving, Baker. This is crazy, and it’s all happening too fast. I need to go.”
I physically deflate, but I force a smile to my face. I’m not giving up, but I can give her time. “Okay. I’ll walk you out.”
She picks up her bag and purse, and before she can sling it over her shoulder, I tuck it over mine. “I’m ready when you are.”
She snickers. “Uh, I don’t know if it matches, Baker.”
I put a hand at the small of her back. “Har, har. Funny.”
We walk through the school. There are a few teachers we pass, and they say hello, and it’s obvious they’re curious about me walking with Cassie.
When we get outside, Cassie is looking up and down the parking lot. “Colby’s not here.”
I try to reassure her. “Maybe his mom picked him up. I’ll go check on him before my shift.”
When we get next to her car, she holds her hand out for her stuff. When she grabs it, I don’t let it go. “I want to kiss you again, Cass.”
She wants to. That much is obvious, but she’s still fighting it. “I can’t, Baker. I need to think about this and figure it out.”
“I’m not giving up, Cass. You need to know that.”
Instead of answering me, she tugs on her bag. I release it and open her door for her. She tosses the bag over to the passenger's seat and then sits down. She looks at me, and I realize I could get lost in the green with gold flecks of her eyes. “Thank you for helping me with Mrs. Daniels. And well, everything.”