Suddenly Forbidden (Gray Springs University, #1)

by Ella Fields

“I’m gonna marry you someday, Daisy June.” My breathing stopped at the same time my feet did. Spinning around, I stuck my hands on my hips and planted a smirk on my face, hoping it hid the weird feeling bubbling in my tummy. “Really?”

“I think I’ve been in love with you since I could remember, but it’s changed.” Noticing my sudden concern, he pecked my lips, then continued against them, “Gotten stronger every fucking day, month, and year. To the point where you’ve become a permanent part of me, and I don’t know if I could ever exist without you.”

Totally awesome. “Uh-huh, ready to go?” I wanted to go home and watch an episode of Care Bears on YouTube or something.

“I’m going to kiss you. Just throwing it out there so you have enough time to wrap your brain around it.”

Soon enough, only half of the vodka remained and hardly any orange juice. We’d somehow ended up on the floor, having a staring match. “You blinked first,” she said, a bit of a slur to her words.

Meant a lot to each other. We more than meant a lot to each other. We were the breeze that ruffled the dandelions. The sun that scorched our skin red until we searched for reprieve under our favorite willow tree. And underneath the stretch of dark skies, we were each other’s stars.

We’d needed this. To go home, back to where our souls first intertwined.