ach S

anger who's asleep next to me. My head is spinning and I can't seem to think of anything oth

scar on his arm. It's hard to make sense of the scar because of the dim light in the r

't trying to invade his personal space momen

ying to hide the awk

s my lips in his in one breath. And everything...just...stops. I part

s if we've done this so many times before that we've

how long, we

ame for the first time toni

and I never asked. And I can't call him

ouch my for

his arms and cuddles, giving me the kind of

out of his grip. The desire to continue to be in his arm and the need to get out of this bed bec

ss before I know it. My bun is messy but I don't make an effort

prickles with goosebumps. The things his piercing gaze does to me. I clear my t

ow. I have to...ge

he'll sum two plus two together and realize I'

can drop you of

o. You don't have to. We're m

eet him again. As great as the sex was, I don't think I want to meet again, this man who took m

door but his voic

her time, Peaches." he says,

Is that a nickname for me

ap out if it. I force a sm

...." I

." he

o delete the app as soon

*

want to land a permanent job with them after graduation. But as I get out of

s. The sound of an engine revving loudly approach from afar before a black Lamborghin

iracle I'm not

after the car, raisi

mojo as I walked into the bui

ith the message in th

orientation i

urpose? Don't even try to back out of this in

n be dramatic sometimes. I have to put up with them since they're th

ied in a car accident when I was just ten years old. Then Marienne and I moved to Brooklyn

omore year and we bec

i

f the conference room. I've been to this place once for the

Their faces lights up and Marienne rushes to my si

best part!" Ma

fingers twitching around my arm. "But we didn't get to mee

?" Marienne quickly adds. "They s

is car that tried to hit me. Shit! I threw a middle finge

Adrian st

a blow-by-blow of the encounter,

eir faces rea

ienne immediately leans in and whispers

she says as she st

es

nt would lik

feel Marienne and Adrian's eyes following

mind is reeling with possibilities. Maybe it's not about the encounter. M

some shares. I doubt the proposal even got to him since I left it with his secr

ep inside with Mrs Barnes and I immediately sight a man sitting be

up. My first instinct is to plead the fifth

my voice echoing in the room as I bow my hea

e he can hear my

me a middle finger?" his

hivers run through my body as he holds my gaze. This man in front of me, is the

ch and all I can think of a