I lean back against my car.“You better be ready.”
She pauses and turns to face me.“For what?”
“Starting tomorrow, I’m going to chase you.You’ll have me panting after you like a dog, baby.I’m going to woo the shit out of you.”
She looks stunned.Then she snorts.“Sounds romantic.”
I grin.“It will be.”
She licks her lips, eyeing me carefully.
I straighten and close the distance between us.“Cancel your date, baby.You’ve already found your man.”
She’s panting, her body leaning toward mine.I want to kiss her so damn bad, but I force myself to step back and give her space.That seems to snap her out of her daze.She clears her throat, turns, and walks to her apartment door.
“Sweet dreams, Suri.”
“Goodnight, Devon.”
With that, she disappears inside.
I grin as I move back to my car and slip inside.Tomorrow can’t come soon enough.
5
Suri
I thoughtI knew what Devon romancing me would be like.
But I’m not prepared for the reality.
I’m woken up by him knocking on my door.He hands me a hot chocolate and a breakfast burrito before I can even say hello.
“Thanks,” I rasp, my voice rough with sleep.
“You look like an angel,” he says, grabbing my hips and kicking the door shut as he backs me up against the entryway wall.His hands leave my hips to rest against the wall on either side of my head, caging me in with his body.
“What are you doing?”I squeak, staring up at him wide-eyed.
“Telling my girl good morning.Properly.”
“I—”
Devon cuts me off, his lips claiming mine before I can get another word out.
The kiss steals every thought from my head.I gasp, and he takes advantage of it immediately, pulling me closer until no space remains between us.The breakfast burrito nearly slips from my fingers as his hand slides around my waist, anchoring me against him.
For a second, I can only stand there in shock.
This is Devon.This is the boy I’ve spent years watching from afar, the man I wrote hundreds of letters to, the man I dreamed about more times than I can count.
And he’s kissing me.
His mouth moves against mine with a hunger that makes my knees weaken.It’s as if he’s been waiting for this.Like he’s wanted this as badly as I have.
A soft sound escapes me.Devon groans, as if the sound unravels whatever restraint he has left.
His hand tightens on my hip while the other slides into my hair, tipping my head back so he can deepen the kiss.Heat rushes through me, spreading from my chest all the way to my fingertips.
