Page 40 of Sweet Temptation

“You done?” I growled.

Noah’s eyes were wild, his focus still on my lips as he stared at me. I felt like he was trying to control himself. Like he was on edge and could attack me with his lips again at any moment.

“Well?” I prompted, hugging my arms around the drenched clothes that clung to my waist.

He refused to meet my gaze. “I’m done.”

“Good.” I turned and started running back to school before I could give in to the emotions whirring within me. This was what he wanted. What I wanted. For this thing between us to be over. But if this was what I wanted, then why did I feel like I was going to cry?

Noah would forget me now.

But I was never going to forget that kiss.

CHAPTERELEVEN

Even the next day, my lips seemed to burn from Noah’s kisses. It was like he’d marked himself on them. Like he’d seared his name across every inch of them. They belonged to him, and they ached to return to their owner.

Noah’s kiss had done absolutely nothing to help me get over him. If anything, he had only made being apart from him worse. I needed something to help me take my mind off him. And for once, schoolwork just wasn’t doing the trick. It certainly didn’t help when I had to sit right in front of him during class.

I could feel his presence behind me. The air between us radiated with tension, and I struggled to retain a single thing the teacher said during the business management lesson we shared together.

Lily sat at the desk beside me, and she kept sending strange looks in Noah’s direction. I couldn’t see why she was looking at him so weirdly, but it didn’t make sitting so close to him any easier. I was desperate to turn and look at him, but somehow, I managed to hold myself back.

When the torturous class was finally over and I was out in the corridor, I pulled Lily aside.

“Why did you keep looking at Noah during class?” I asked her.

“He couldn’t take his eyes off you.” She murmured the words and glanced around nervously like she was wary of being overheard. “He seemed upset.”

“Really?”

“If I had to guess, I’d say he’s not over your breakup.” She readjusted her bag on her shoulder and looked back at the classroom as Noah emerged. He didn’t look our way and strode off in the other direction, so I had no chance to see his expression.

“He should be,” I murmured. Especially after demanding one last kiss from me yesterday to help us both move on.

“It’s only been a week. I’d be surprised if he was.”

I blew out a breath. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

We started to slowly move off down the corridor. It was the end of the day, so it was crowded with students rushing to get out of school.

“How are you feeling about the breakup?” Lily asked.

“I’m getting there.” It was a total lie. I wasn’t getting anywhere, especially after that kiss. I hadn’t been able to get it out of my mind, and even now my heart raced a little faster at the thought of it.

Stupid Noah with his stupid unforgettable lips.

She gave me a small smile. “It’s okay if you’re not over it too.”

“I’m that obvious, huh?”

“Just a little.” She laughed. “But I can understand that you don’t want to dwell on it.”

“Yeah,” I agreed. “The sooner I’m over him, the better.”

We emerged from the building and out into the afternoon sunshine. As we walked across the courtyard, my phone started buzzing in my pocket.

I pulled it out and saw my mom was calling. “I better take this.”

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