Always (Indigo Falls #1)

by Loren Leigh

“I guess I don’t think about much. I mean, what should you think about when you’re kissing someone?” He arches a brow. “A hell of a lot, in my opinion.” “Like what?” I toss back at him.

A flicker of surprise races through his eyes, and his lips part slowly.

I shake my head, my forehead lining. Is that true? Maybe. “Regardless, you haven’t done anything. Why this sudden interest?” “It’s not sudden,” he says smoothly. “My interest is a constant.”

I groan. “You’re frustratingly opaque.” His eyes narrow. “What does that mean?” “It means you’re a puzzle, Kepler. A mystery. A serpentine thing I can’t fucking figure out.”

“To me,” he says quietly, “it feels like I’m the most obvious person in the world. I leave you Post-its because I selfishly want you to think about me.”

“I followed you back here because I wanted to see how you are since I know you had a difficult night. And also, selfishly again, because I imagined shoving you up against the bookshelf and kissing the fuck out of you, even if I’m pretty sure that won’t ever happen. Even if I’ve imagined doing just that ever since that first time I saw you on the Quad.”

‘how long has it been going on?’ I’ll just distill it down to one word.” His eyes warm to a light gray. “Always.”