Page 14 of He's All In
“Be right there. Just, um, saying goodbye to Luke.” Kelly blinks a few times and then takes a deep breath.
“Oh, can you add Gatorade to the list?” Marco says, and I raise my chin.
“You got it.”
“Thanks, man.” He goes back inside, and if he suspected anything was going on, clearly it didn’t seem to bother him.
“I’ll be back soon,” I tell her and tuck a lock of hair behind her ear. Then I bend down and give her another not-so-quick kiss goodbye. Of course I want more, but if I’m going to get anything done, I need to control myself.
“Don’t take too long,” she says quietly, and I see the shy grin on her lips before she runs back inside.
Damn, I’m in trouble. I should be totally focused on what I need to do next, but instead, all I can think about is getting her into bed.
Maybe there’s time for both.
Chapter Nine
KELLY
What the hell was that? I touch my lips and feel Luke’s kiss still lingering there. I can’t believe that happened.
“Is Luke going to be my new daddy?” A wicked grin is pasted across Marco’s face, and it’s kind of adorable.
“You hush.” I make sure I lock the door out to the garage to be safe. After that, I double-check the alarm too.
I’m not sure what the next few days are going to have in store for us. Is Luke actually going to do whatever it is my father wants or are we going to be in hiding? I pray I don’t get him hurt because of my family’s mess.
“I like him.” Marco shrugs. “This place is pretty badass.”
“Language,” I scold, and he rolls his eyes. I don’t know why I bother.
“We’re gonna stay here, right?” He shifts on his feet.
“For now.”
I don’t want to lie. I’m not sure what is going to happen, but what I do know is I don’t belong in Luke’s world. This is different from Paul. He and I were faking it together, but that’s not the case now. I’ve pulled Luke into this, and for me there’s no faking the way I feel about him.
But that kiss… Maybe he feels more too.
“Why is your face turning pink?”
“It’s not.”
Pressing my palms to my cheeks, I can feel how warm they are. Damn it. I shouldn’t be surprised because my whole body lit up like a Christmas tree when Luke kissed me. I’ve heard people say a kiss could take your breath away, but I never believed it. Until now.
“I’m not going to call you out about the kiss.”
“You already did! Twice,” I point out.
“It’s my brotherly duty.”
“Duty?” I give him the same eye roll he gives me all the time. Actually he probably learned it from me.
“My right?”
“Don’t you have homework?”
“That’s why I came looking for you. I need help.”