“Then what?”
“Check the mirrors.”She adjusts the rearview mirror a bit.“Then start the car.”
I pass her the key, and she slides it into the ignition and turns it.My old truck rumbles to life, and I swallow hard as she shifts in my lap.
This is going to be torture,I think, as she shifts into drive and we pull out of her driveway.
I’m right.
Larsen smiles, growing more confident and comfortable by the second.
Me?I’m grinding my teeth together so hard that I’m sure I’m going to crack at least one tooth.
I’m losing my mind as we drive over the gravel roads.Larsen bounces and jiggles in my lap, happy to be learning how to drive.Meanwhile, I’m trying my hardest not to bust in my fucking jeans.
It’s torture, but I love every second of it.
She beams at me when we finally park outside her house again.“That was so fun!”
That smile makes it worth every agonizing second.I’m pretty sure my dick has a permanent imprint of my zipper on it.Maybe I should wear sweatpants tomorrow.They’d be more comfortable, but wouldn’t hide my reaction to her.
“Thanks, Kian,” Larsen says, twisting so she can throw her arms around my shoulders.
And I’m a goner.
That curse, or whatever Ransom and Ford called it, has me in its clutches.
And I never want to be free.
FIVE
Larsen
“So…”Blair says the next morning when I hop out of Kian’s truck.
“What?”
She laughs.“Oh, come on!”
I giggle.“So, that’s Kian.”
“And?”
“And we’ve been hanging out.”
She high-fives me.“We should double-date!”
I nod nervously, but she’s too busy texting Cole about setting up a date night and doesn’t notice.
But as we turn to enter the bank, I feel like a stone has settled in my stomach.I hate lying to my friends.I’m already doing it about my car, but now everyone is going to think I’m dating Kian when he’s just being nice and teaching me to drive.
I should come clean and tell my friends everything.I know them well enough now that they wouldn’t think less of me.They wouldn’t make fun of me; they’d offer to help.Still… I can’t seem to do it.
I should probably distance myself from Kian.The more time we spend together, the more I fall for him.I can’t tell people we’re dating.That fantasy is too tempting.Plus, if he ever found out, I’d be so embarrassed when he was just doing me a favor.
Blair and I put our things away and get settled.
“Morning,” Robert says as he comes out of his office.
