H's
s apartment which was not
t I had a feeling that even if I did, he
care of my drunk father and I already had a rough night. He walked up his front porch and pulled the door open. A dee
the faint bite of expensive cologne and the cool sce
un into each other in the kitchen one night. It was a silent interaction, although with a few lingeri
me to his room and it wasn't until I sat on his bed that
lost,"
over his shoulders. "Are you still seeing my brother?" His eyes were deep brown and masked
with some meditation he
an do it myself," I reached for the antiseptic but he gl
it, as though it wasn't a request. Hardin knelt in front of me, the movement s
ely and he rested my arm gently in his
it hurts." H
n pad brushed over th
ed up at me again. "So I take the answer to my last question
nize me after seeing me that night. "Well what my brother does is not my business," He said flatly. I
w," I replied. "It's
ig fight?" I nodded. "I caught him kissing my best frie
ecause I felt
d silence settled bet
n't fall far from the tree." I muttered. I heard the stories, just like everyone else at Ashwood High about how Hardin slept with all the girls
rom me, pretendi
be surprised if you do
h people up
ace," I reiterated. He bit d
huckle escaped my lips for the first time that night. "It's
am?" He fina
ay from me, leaning against his closet with his arms folded. For a second, a s
hoodie was how muscled he was and also the vine tattoos that ran across his arms. He was about six feet tall, with broad shoulders
s met mine, I got
uld make out his eyes and the w
as his eyes dropped to my lips. After such a horrible night, I wanted to feel something.
how that turned out. Now, I didn't care anymore and a part of me pulsed with
an kiss him, granted we never spoke about it after tonight-It was a perfect pla
l me..." He said with
elieve my pulse was racing because of his older brother. Impatiently, Hardin pulled me towards him and our lip
nce of restra
and my fingers slid into his hair before carefully settling a
cared you," He was breathi
is fingers slipped inside my dress. I
t of a Greek god before kissing him back without hesitation. My hands ran along his
almost inaudible sound
efore a sharp sting bloomed where my neck met my shoulde
sped, jerk
t he'd just bitten, his chest rising and falling in ragged breaths. "What..." I touched my
was clenched so tightly I thought his teeth might crack
had deepened into molten gold, bri
his shirt. "It's not possible," I could hea
ppened?"
when he turned back around, his eyes we
an't do this." H
me two seconds ago
kno
hell just happe
ow and unsteady breath. "You
right next to his shoulder before brushing past it. I looked
in muttered. "I'l
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