Page 29 of Becoming His

"You knowwhat. Why did you move earlier?"

He hooked his finger through the belt loop of my shorts, pulling me close to him. His hands rested on my waist when his lips met mine again, my hands running through his hair as I kissed him hungrily. He moved me around so my back was against the wall, lifting me easily, my legs wrapping around him as we kissed.

No, Annabelle. He treated you like shit.

I pushed him away, and he growled in frustration.

"I can't forget what youdid. How you treated me." My lower lip trembled, but I refused to cry. "The fact that you kiss me like that doesn't change things. Any girl in the world would fall for you. I'm no different."

"But youare.So different, Annabelle."

I closed my eyes so I didn't have to see his eyes, lips, or tanned skin. But I couldn't shut down my senses as his fingers laced with mine.

"Bailey, I need to go home," I whispered, aware that I was totally out of my depth.

"Need or want? You could just come to my room with me."

My eyes snapped open as I shoved him.

"Are youstilltrying to win your bet?"

He frowned in confusion as he held my hands tightly.

"No, of course not; I paid Chase, the bet ended, I told you. No one was winning that; you are too special. Although I genuinely couldn't think ofanythingbetter than fucking you, if I am honest." I couldn't breathe as he continued. "But kissing you is more than enough; I swear I have never felt this way from just kissing someone."

Silver-tongued bastard.

"But you still did it."

He sighed, running his hand through his hair.

"Cliche, yeah?" he muttered with a sad smile.

I nodded. "Yep."

He looked at me then.

"So in stories, I would be the dumb jock who made a bet on the hot geek. Don't they always end up together?" He grinned at me and placed a hand on either side of my head, rapidly increasing my heart rate.

"The geek usually doesn't find out until she has fallen in love with him," I mumbled as I gazed into his eyes.

"Damn," he murmured as he leaned closer to me. "I take it youhaven'tfallen in love with me yet."

I laughed at his audacity.

"I'm definitelynotin love with you, no."

"Yet," he said before kissing me softly, more tenderly than ever.

Oh, but how I was falling.

Fourteen

Ruin

“So you heard about the bet. I’m sorry I was a prick. I’m a shitty loser.”

I slammed my locker to see Chase grinning at me.