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Just as he passed it to me, I felt his warm lips against my cheek, and my whole body buzzed to life. I gasped as if I had been shocked—and maybe I had. He stepped back warily and glanced out the window. Not wanting him to think he’d done something wrong, I leaned forward to swipe my mouth against his cheek too. Except he turned his head right then and I kissed the corner of his lips instead.
But I could hear his voice, which now was a deep timbre and turned up the butterflies in my stomach. I had known I was into boys even back then, so it sucked that I found him attractive despite his ignoring me.
“Lark?” he called after me. I glanced over my shoulder. “Yeah?” “You, uh, look good.” I inhaled sharply because damn him. “You too.” I noted the hint of a smile before I turned away and continued walking.
OKAY WITH THE SUBTLE FLIRT
XOXO. Four little letters that likely meant nothing, but ones I’d clung on to for years for no good reason. Or maybe reasons I didn’t want to admit.
felt hot all over. Did he just happen by, or did he seek me out? No way he’d do that on purpose. Right? But he’d just met me halfway to the main building—was that by happenstance too?
“Nothing, I just…forgot about your laugh…and how much I enjoyed it back then.” Fuck, my chest clenched. Why did I suddenly feel like I couldn’t breathe?
“Besides, I was barely listening to whatever the girl was saying because I was too busy watching you move those hips.”
OKAY SIR
As soon as our mouths met in a gentle brush of lips, it was as if the universe had stopped spinning and everything that normally felt wrong inside me clicked into place. This, right here, was everything I’d been missing.
No one had ever made me feel that wanted, and I didn’t know what to do with any of it, except touch and kiss Lark more.
