Page 52 of Making It Up

My grin grows, but I shake my head. “Three out of ten. Definitely lots of room to work on improving. We should practice a lot.”

He chuckles, the sound low and sexy, rumbling through me and making my pussy flutter.

“No, that was an excellent first kiss,” I tell him.

“Agree.”

I grab the front of his shirt as he tries to step back. “But just first, right? I mean, there will be more, right?”

He lifts his hand and drags his thumb over my bottom lip. I swear my nipples tighten.

“It was nice hunting with you. I’m just sending you home with a warning this time.”

“A warning? To not hunt out of season? Or trespass?”

“To not wear a lipstick the next time you and I are alone together. It makes it very obvious that I kissed you.”

Then he pulls me away as he opens the door to the truck, lifts me up onto the seat, and says, “Drive back to town safely. I wouldn’t want the cop to pick you up for erratic driving or speeding.”

Then he shuts the door and steps back. I’m not sure what else to do, so I start the truck and shift into drive.

As I start to pull out, I see him get into his truck. He follows me all the way out onto the highway and then into Sapphire Falls. He does turn off, however, when I make the turn to go to Charlie’s house to return the truck.

Charlie answers the door only seconds after I knock, obviously having seen me pull into his driveway.

He props his shoulder against the door jamb. “So how did it go?”

I hand over the keys. “He came out. We talked for a long time.”

Charlie motions with his hand for me to go on. “That’s it?”

“And I kissed him.”

Charlie grins. “Good job.”

I nod. “Then he kissed me.”

Charlie nods. “Okay. That’s awesome.”

I tip my head. “Have you ever told him the term ‘book boyfriend’?”

Charlie looks surprised for a moment then says, “I might’ve mentioned it. Why?”

“He just said it tonight and it seems like a strange term for him to know.”

Charlie looks puzzled. “I agree. I don’t know where else he would’ve heard it though. Maybe I said it in passing? I’m not sure.”

“Well, anyway, the next date needs to involve dirt bikes or four wheelers. He says that’s what he likes to do most outside. And he wants to teach me how to ride. How can we set that up?”

Charlie chuckles. “That’s the easiest thing ever. We’ll just have a bonfire. Invite some people out. We can ride ahead of time. That’s very casual. If a bunch of people show up, it’s not like your dad can think it’s a date with just you and David.”

“That’s true.” Though I have to admit that I am disappointed by the idea that we won’t be alone.

“And then you guys can always linger after the bonfire,” Charlie says, practically reading my mind.

I perk up at that. “That’s true. Oh. Maybe I could camp out there. I have no idea how to do that. He’d have to stick around and help me right?”

Charlie laughs. “I don’t think David is gonna let you camp out there.”