She nods, and I can’t help myself when I lean in again, entangling my tongue with hers and pushing her against the wall, wanting just a little more.
I pause our kiss, keeping her pressed to my body as I breathe her in one more time.
When I step back, everything I’m feeling reflects back at me, written all over her face. I take my thumb and wipe her bottom lip, needing one last touch from her.
“I’ll see you soon,” I say as I step back.
She waves goodbye as she picks up everything that she was holding that’s now on the floor. I try not to laugh that she dropped them, knowing, with a kiss like that, I might have done the same thing if something were in my hand.
15
Sarah
I close my door and instantly fall against it. This cannot be happening. Adam Jacobson just kissed me. And holy hell, did he kiss me.
I touch my lips, still wet from his. Chills run down my spine and pool in my belly. I’ve never been kissed like that. With so much want and need that I could feel it in my toes.
My entire body is shaking. I need to do something. A cold shower maybe? I don’t even know what I need as every nerve in my body is on fire.
I look out the window to see Adam jumping back in his truck. His movements are so smooth, and seeing him lights me on fire even more. I want to run out, ask him to stay, but I know he can’t.
He shouldn’t. He has Cailin. This is not a normal dating situation, and I need to remember that, especially since she’s my student.
I grab my phone and call Maggie, not caring that it’s later there and she’s probably asleep.
“This’d better be good …” she mumbles into the phone.
“He kissed me,” I blurt out.
“And I’m up,” she replies, more aware. “Who kissed you?”
“Adam.” My ear stings from the scream escaping her mouth. “Yep. That was pretty much my reaction too, internally at least.”
“I want details. Is he a good kisser? What happened?”
“God, Maggie. He wasamazing. He walked me to the door and kissed me good night.”
“Why didn’t you invite him in?”
“Because his daughter was still in the car. We’d spent the day at the zoo and then had dinner.”
“Wait. Are you, like, dating him now?”
I bite my lip as his words ring in my head. I can’t believe I’m going to say this. “I think so?”
“You fuckingthinkso? Sarah, this is Adam Jacobson we’re talking about.”
I plop down on my couch and drop my head back. “I know. He’s so much more though. He’s actually really funny, and he’s agreatdad.”
“Oh my God, you’re falling for a rock star. Isn’t this the most crazy turn of events in your life?”
I inhale deeply, remembering everything I went through. Of course Maggie would remind me of that. She was right there through the entire thing—the highs and the lowest of lows.
“Don’t remind me of that part. I’m trying not to think about it.”
It actually scares me to death. I’ve tried so hard to forget that part of my life, pretend it never happened. My dad definitely makes sure I’ll never forget. I thought he was going to disown me at one point. He even said I was an embarrassment to him. If I thought my injury was my low, it was nothing compared to the way my father shamed me for it.
I should have learned my lesson then, yet here I am, falling down that same path.
