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“You never asked…”
“Well, I’m asking now.”
“Tyler. But everybody calls me Tell.”
“Nobody actually calls you that!” I’m giggling, giddy, as I kiss him through my words. God, I can’t stop. Stress must have broken my brain.
“Oh, yeah, they totally do.” He’s breathless, dragging his lower lip up the side of my neck, along the edge of my ear. My head tips into it, desperate for more of his teasing touch. “For good reason…”
“And what’s that?”
“Because everybody always tells me their secrets. They can’t help it.”
“Is that so? You think I’d tell you any of mine?”
“I think it's only a matter of time.”
“I am a lot harder to read than you might think.” I bite his lip as I say it, grinning up at him. He’s not the only one who can play.
His eyes pop a bit in excited surprise.
“That makes two of us,” he rumbles softly as the back of his fingers graze my cheek. The touch is delicate. Almost… affectionate. It matches a softness in his smile as he takes me in. That look makes my heart stop.
No one has ever looked at me like that before.
“W–what are you even doing here?” My mouth is talking before I can stop myself. The ache inside me says I should be devouring him, not asking questions. On the other hand, logically, I should be pushing him away and heading back inside, but he’s right about one thing.
I can't help it. He’s got me hooked. Not just on the feeling of his arms holding me, his finger tracing my jaw.
I need more. Of him. I need to know more.
“Well?”
“Just stopped by to check on my cousin, make sure he doesn’t try to drive drunk.” It sounds plausible, if a little rehearsed.
“Your cousin goes here? Which one was he?”
“He was the one with his underwear on his head, hanging from the banister.”
“Oh! Well, you might want to check on him…” I regret saying it the second it’s out.
“You must not have seen him pass out right after diving into the pool of baby oil. I put him to bed upstairs. He’s done for the night.”
“But I’m not,” I whisper, pulling him back down.
Tell holds back, just slightly.
“I thought you were working?” He lets me get a kiss in between words, igniting my desire again. Rules be damned, I need this. Even if it’s just making out, it’s been WAY too long.
But of course, with my rotten luck…
“Yo! Michaels, where the fuck did you go?” Todd’s voice shatters the mood.
My shoulders sag, a sigh fluttering through my lips, but Tyler—Tell—puts a finger to his lips, dragging us deeper into the shadows.
“I should—” I nod toward the door, keeping my voice at a whisper.
“Don’t go back in. Come with me,” he breathes into my ear.
