Page 69 of Losing Faith

When he opens the door for me, I smile up at him like I normally do. I’m about to voice a flirty hello but decide against it.

“What’s up?” I walk past him and he nods in return as he lets the door shut.

“My mom is going to drop Belle off in a few, but we should talk.” He walks into the kitchen and I follow after him.

“Don’t tell me you’re ending things.” I hold my heart. “I told my mom about us.”

A smile grows on his face as he shakes his head at me. “About Halloween,” he starts, but he doesn’t add more.

I raise my brows, gesturing for more.

“That can’t happen again.”

I nod in understanding as I lean against the counter in front of him. “I understand. Trick or treating can be very detrimental. I’ll find a different hot firefighter to go with next year.”

He gives me a knowing look, but I don’t make this easier for him.

“The kiss,” he forces out. “No more of it… If I kiss you again, I don’t know if I can stop.”

I bite back a smile. “Who says we have to stop?”

He gives me a slow once over before letting out a frustrated breath. “I’m hanging out with Sire on Tuesday. I’m going to tell him, then this can continue.”

I nod before pushing off of the counter.

“I mean it,” he says when I take a step away.

“You sound very convincing.” I’m about to walk off when he takes hold of my hand, turning me back to him.

His eyes scan my face before he pushes off the counter, but he doesn’t make another move. “Your brother and I are very close friends.”

“Best friends some might say.” With his hand still holding mine, I rub my thumb along his.

He nods as his eyes trail down my frame again. “And my daughter likes you.”

“She actually told me she loves me,” I correct him before cocking my head to the side and he watches my ponytail swing from side to side before his throat bobs.

“Right.” He nods to himself. “So if this goes south, I’ll be ruining multiple relationships.”

“You’re that big of a heartbreaker, huh?”

He shakes his head as he takes a step towards me. “No, but I don’t bring women around my kid. I know you already knew her, but we’ve been too risky around her.”

I nod in understanding, that part making more sense. “So no more kissing.”

“For now.”

I nod and his eyes follow the small movement. His breath grows heavier as he watches me and I can see the fight in his eyes. I feel my heart rate pick up and my entire body heats as his eyes slowly focus on every inch of me.

“You don’t normally wear this to tutoring.” He closes the distance between us, bringing us inches apart, his fingers threading through mine.

“I don’t.” My eyes land on his lips now as he licks them. “But I like it when your eyes are on me like that.”

He smirks as he trails his eyes back up to my face. “You didn’t have to wear those shorts to get my eyes on you.” He steps between my legs, forcing me to walk backward. “That pretty face gets my attention on its own.”

I smile up at him as my back hits the counter. “You think I’m pretty?”

His arms come beside me on the counter as he cages me in. “You already knew that, baby.”

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