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Mom turned to me, her eyes softening. “Ryan will take you home, darling. I love you.”

I said my goodbyes, especially to Nikolas, yawning as I walked towards the elevator. It took forever for it to arrive, and I leaned against the cool metal as it slid down to the ground floor. The doors pinged open, and I searched for Ryan. I frowned, pulling my phone out to find I had no signal. I waved it around, feeling like a crazy woman when I heard a voice drawl from behind me.

“What are you doing, Phillips?”

I spun around to see Theo leaning against a wall, as he gazed at me with amusement. I shuffled towards him as he searched my face, his hands reaching out for mine.

“Trying to get a signal. Mom said Ryan—”

“Ryan’s wiped. I told him I’d get you home safe. I also told him you might spend the night at mine.”

“Did you now? That’s assumptive.”

Theo wrinkled his nose as he studied me, lightly kissing my fingers.

“Is it? I think you’ll find that when we get good news, it’s best to celebrate immediately. So, I thought, what better way to celebrate than to take you home to my bed?”

My body ached for him when his lips met mine.

“Don’t, Zane might turn up,” I groaned as he smirked against my jawline.

“So? With all due respect Han, they don’t scare me when it comes to you.”

Theo kissed me again, and a moan left my lips.

“So, to mine?” Theo asked, gripping my hips as he pulled me close to him.

“Yes,” I murmured as he buried his head into my neck.

“Good. Because now you seem much more likemyHannah.’

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” Theo murmured, his lips crushing mine, silencing the words that no longer needed to be said.

9

HANNAH

We were silent on the ride home. The only sound was the engine purring as Theo drove. I stole a glance at him, his dark curls escaping the hat he wore backward, a look of concentration on his face. The thought of fucking him,actuallyfucking him, made my insides turn to jelly.

Part of me still felt unsure.

What if afterward he just went back to being the fuckboy I knew?

I wouldn’t expect him to change who he was, but I had to accept that it would change us forever if we did this.

But then there was the way he made me feel…Like no one else did. I couldn’t deny that I was so curious to see what else he could do to me. I shivered as I saw his house, and he smirked at me.

“Bet you’re getting nervous now, aren’t you?”

“I’m hardly a virgin, Theodore.”

“Huh. ButI’venever fucked you,” Theo said, his hand stroking my thigh.

“I could still change my mind.” I smirked back, and he shook his head.

“Of course. Just say the word, and I’ll drop you home. It’s there.” He smiled, pointing over to my house as he cut the engine. “So, are you going home? Or—”