Page 92 of Tempting the President

He reached forward, caught hold of her wrist from behind, and with a little tug, he had her spinning around and facing him. Before she could say anything, he gave Aria a very thorough kiss, enough to have her breathless and him breathing hard afterwards.

For a moment, she could only gaze at him dazedly, but then she seemed to realize how everyone was staring. Her lips parted in a silent groan, and she threw Kellion a ferocious scowl – JERK, it clearly screamed – before hurrying away.

Kellion grinned.

Beside him, Bobby murmured, “I’m glad to see you two doing so well.”

When he turned to her, he was stunned to see Bobby smiling. And itwasn’tsarcastic.

“So your fiancée really does know how to smile,” Kellion remarked to Leandro. “I’ve heard rumors...”

Bobby’s smile disappeared. “Asshole.”

Leandro laughed, curving an arm around her waist as he murmured, “On special occasions like this, shehasbeen known to try not being so snarky.”

“Ha-ha. Go ahead and join forces, stupid Greek jerks.”

Kellion and Leandro looked at each other and, in silent mutual agreement, bumped their fists a moment later.

“Greeeeeks.” Bobby spat it out like it was a curse word.

Leandro kissed her hair. “Sorry. You know how I can’t resist provoking you.”

Kellion said innocently, “He made me do it.”

“Greeeeeks.”

As they resumed walking, Bobby said suddenly, “Can I ask you something?”

Kellion was instantly wary, but he managed to keep his tone even as he asked, “What is it?”

Her eyes were searching as she glanced at him sideways. “You know she’s in love with you, right?”

Slowly, reluctantly, he nodded. He didn’t know why he was unwilling to confirm it. He simply was.

“I’m not going to ask you if you’re in love with her. It’s...it’s an open secret about you and that girl from Greece. But...” Bobby bit her lip. She knew she was intruding, could feel Leandro’s eyes boring through hers, a silent warning for her not to overstep any lines. And she didn’t want to really, but she also wanted to be sure Aria was properly protected.

“I’m not going to mince words. We all know you’re more beautiful than most girls on campus.”

Kellion cleared his throat. “Err...”

She waved a hand. “That’s not my point. The thing is, guys like you and Leandro can be very, very persuasive without even meaning to so...” She shoved her hands into her pockets, looking like she was steeling herself to say the next words.

“I won’t ask you to love her back if you can’t yet, but I hope you’re at least serious about her. You know she deserves that at the very least.”

ARIA

When I came out of my last class, Kellion was there, as promised. He had even sent me several texts, warning me about trying to escape him. He knew me very well, that biker.

He was leaning against his bike, which surprised me. He normally didn’t bring it with him at times like this. As usual, he was surrounded by girls, a sight I was doing my best not to get used to. It wasn’t like Kellion was flirting with any one of them. It wasn’t his fault he was just too gorgeous for his own good or that he was known to be one of the richest and hottest bikers in town.

However, did that mean I should stay here and wait until he noticed me? Should I call out to him? Should I just leave and tell him to meet me somewhere?

I saw Kellion straighten at that moment, and because he easily towered over his circle of fans, he caught sight of me, his eyes narrowing.

I immediately stopped frowning, but it was too late.

A beep on my phone.