Page 95 of The Scientist
“What the hell is your problem? This is my house too, dude,” Stuart retorted but then stopped short when he realized that Lex clearly had someone in his arms.
“Hey Hadley,” Stuart said suggestively.
“Hey Stuart,” I called back, smiling into Lex’s chest at the thought of how silly we probably looked.
“Could you give us a minute, please?” Lex asked a little more calmly this time.
“Fine, but I’d like to point out that you both have bedrooms, you voyeuristic freaks.” He shut the door behind him, leaving us alone again.
Lex grabbed my shirt and helped pull it over my head as I pulled my bra back into place.
“That was some goodnight kiss,” he said, grinning wickedly.
“I blame you,” I said.
One shoulder lifted. “I’m okay with that.”
I laughed, grabbing my coat and slipping it back on.
“You don’t have to leave, you know. You could stay the night.”
Heat flooded my system just hearing those words. I shook my head. “There’s no way I’d be able to hold back if we were in a bed together.”
His thick lashes lowered. “Does it matter that much after what we just did?”
“Well, we didn’t go all the way, so I’m still considering this relationship un-christened. General rules of dating for womenclearly state not to give it up too soon or the guy might think you’re easy.”
“Except that I would never think that and now that I’ve had a taste, I won’t be able to think about anything else,” he said, lowering his voice and stepping closer to me. I could feel the heat radiating from his body as he pressed his chest to mine before leaning down to kiss me again. I didn’t even try to resist.
“Stay,” he whispered against my lips, and I could already feel my self-control waning.
I don’t know why I was holding back. I knew this wasn’t some one-night stand, but my instincts told me this wasn’t the right moment for us.
“I promise to keep my hands to myself,” he added, pressing his forehead to mine.
“It’s not you that I’m worried about,” I replied, smiling but completely serious.
“Hey guys! It’s pretty friggin’ cold out here, if you wouldn’t mind wrapping it up!” Stuart yelled from outside the door.
I laughed and pulled away from him.
“I’ll see you later. Thanks for the goodnight kiss.” I winked at him before opening the door to let Stuart in.
“Oh, hey Stuart!” I said, pretending to be surprised that he was standing there.
“Don’t ‘Hey Stuart’me. You and your lover boy need to keep your carnal activities to the confines of your own bedrooms,” he scolded, but the look in his eye told me he was genuinely happy for us.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Lex was just checking me for errant moles.”
I could hear Lex laughing from behind me. I patted Stuart’s shoulder before making a quick exit.
“See you guys later,” I called out as I made my way back to my own home, trying to put distance between me and the temptation of Lex’s bed.
Chapter 22
Iwas armed and ready to drop a bombshell on my class this week, and I wanted nothing short of Mentos in a soda bottle-type reaction. I was practically tap dancing with excitement as they took their seats.
Cue drumroll, please!