“Tweaks ‘em,” I whisper. “Definitely. They’re like that even when it’s in the nineties outside. How is that possible without manipulation of some kind?”
We’re both still trying to hold back the laughter when the front door opens and Niki’s gorgeous face appears.
“Wow, who is that?” Madison whispers while I see Deirdre perk up even more than she already is before sauntering over.
I know I’m grinning like an idiot when I say, “That’s my boyfriend.”
“Shut up,” she whisper-shouts at me. “Are you serious?” Before I can answer she says, “Oh fuck, Deirdre has him in her sights. Remember when I went on that low-carb diet, and then I almost orgasmed when you brought me that chocolate donut?”
“I do,” I whisper back. “It was a very awkward moment for me.”
“Well, that’s exactly how she’s looking at your man. Want me to tackle her?”
I grab her arm when she starts to take off and shake my head. “No, just watch.”
She shrugs, and I can tell she thinks I’m crazy, but Niki’s eyes have already found me, and I trust everything I see in them. When Deirdre steps in front of him, giving him one of her big smiles while she not-so-subtly arches back so her boobs look even bigger, he doesn’t even glance at her. He just steps out of her way, never taking his eyes off mine until he’s right in front of me, cupping my face and kissing me like he hasn’t seen me in weeks instead of hours.
“Goddamn,” I hear Madison whisper, and the awe in her voice is exactly how I feel becausegoddamn.
“Morning,” Niki whispers against my lips.
“Morning.” I smile up at him. “What are you doing here?”
“I brought you breakfast, and I want to drive you to class.”
“Really?” I ask.
He grins while grazing his thumb over my cheek. “I can’t let my girl go to class hungry.”
“Oh my god,” I hear Madison whisper in athat’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heardtone of voice.
I laugh and look over at her. “Madison, this is Niki,” and because I can’t not say it, I add, “my boyfriend.”
From somewhere behind me, I hear Deirdre mutter a “Whatever,” before stomping out of the room.
“She’s not used to her nipples failing,” Madison says before telling Niki, “Nice to meet you.”
“I didn’t notice them, and I really wish she’d stop trying to get me to,” Niki says while he gives Madison a friendly nod.
Madison grins at us and then mouths the worddamnwhen Niki turns his back. I give her a smile and a wave as I follow Niki out to his car. When I’m sitting in the plush leather seat and smelling the delicious scents of hazelnut coffee and a bacon sandwich, it hits me that this is my life now. My boyfriend is an insanely gorgeous guy with a brilliant mind and enough tattoos to always make my heart speed up, and he’s also the kind of man who loves to bring me breakfast and drive me to class.
“Better eat fast, sweetheart,” he says, when he’s almost to my building and I’m still staring at him from my seat.
“I can’t believe you did this,” I say before taking a big bite.
He gives me one of his shy smiles before placing his hand on my thigh and giving it a squeeze. “I missed you,” he admits, and my heart breaks into a million pieces right here in his car because there’s no way it can contain everything I’m feeling right now. This man shatters me in the best way possible.
“I missed you too,” I tell him.
He darts his eyes to mine before making a left turn onto campus, and even though it’s just a quick one-second look, it’s enough to spark me right back to life.
Keeping his eyes on the road, he squeezes my thigh and says, “Eat, baby.”
It’s hard to chew when my smile is this big, but I know I’ll be starving by lunchtime if I don’t try. I manage to eat it all and drink half my coffee by the time he pulls up in front of my first class of the day. I unbuckle and scoot closer to him.
“Thanks for not noticing Deirdre’s boobs again,” I say.
“Please don’t thank me for that. I have no desire to see anyone but you.”
