Draw Four was under the pad of my thumb.
I stared at it.
She saw my expression and narrowed her eyes.“No.”
I hesitated.
She pointed at me.“Don’t you dare.”
I played it.“Blue.”
Her jaw dropped.“You absolute traitor.”
“You would have done the same,” I said.
“No,” she gasped.“I would have let you win because I’m kind.”
“That is a lie.”
She flopped back dramatically.“I trusted you.”
I laughed.I couldn’t help it.The sound felt foreign in my chest, like something cracking loose.
She crossed her arms.“You’re lucky I like you.”
“I know,” I said.“I live dangerously.”
She drew her four cards, glaring the whole time.“The disrespect.”
“Just playing the game, babe.I like to win no matter what.”
She wrinkled her nose and arranged the cards in her hand.“I can still win.”
“Yeah,” I agreed.“You can try to.”
She laughed and shook her head.“I don’t know how, but you are still sexy as hell even when you betray me.”
I winked at her and waited for her to throw down her next card.
She then proceeded to kick my ass, but at least it distracted me.
She gathered the cards into a messy pile and leaned in to kiss me, quick and warm.“See?Distraction.”
I kissed her back, slower.“Yeah,” I admitted.“Thanks.”I tucked her hair behind her ear.“I can think of something else we can do to distract me.”
She sucked on my bottom lip and climbed into my lap.“Yeah?”she whispered.“Tell me.”
For the rest of the night, I didn’t think once about tomorrow.All I cared about was Star.
Chapter Twenty-One
Star
The room was dark except for the faint glow from the streetlight bleeding in through the curtains.
Cole lay beside me on his back, one arm tucked behind his head and the other resting loosely over my waist.I was curled on my side, facing him, tracing idle shapes into his chest with my fingertips.
Out of nowhere, he huffed a quiet laugh.
