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He was pissing me off. “Yes, Cal, and I haven’t had feelings like this ever.”
He laughed. That asshole actually laughed. “Oh shit. You are so screwed.”
“Please don’t remind me.” I glared at him. As much as I appreciated him having my back, I also knew he was going to have a field day with this.
“Can we go back to the part where we never discuss feelings and just mess with each other all the time?”
“Yes, please,” I replied. “This is more sharing than I’ve done in the past ten years, and I’m feeling faint.” I fanned myself for dramatic effect.
He grinned at me. “What if we head over to the brewery after this and bust Liam’s balls for a bit.”
“It’s a start.”
18
ASTRID
I didn’t knowwhat to do. Declan kissed me. And it wasn’t just a kiss. He had owned me, body and soul, for a few sweet moments. A meteor could have hit the earth and I wouldn’t have noticed.
The feel of his body was imprinted on me, and I couldn’t shake the fluttering in my chest every time I thought about it.
I was in deep trouble.
First, he threw me over his shoulder and jogged up a steep hill like it was nothing. I was impressed by his strength but also a bit surprised by how much I liked being manhandled. I had never been with a big, dominant guy before, and it was a major turn-on. Declan was a man, a big strong man who was radiating pure sex and lust. Just the memory made me shiver.
But what did this mean? Did I screw everything up? I needed to talk to someone, someone who could help me figure this out. I grabbed my phone and texted Emily.
Astrid: SOS
Emily: You ok? Do you need bail money? Help burying a body?
Astrid: No. Need advice re: romantic shit
Emily: Give me 5 min.
A few minutes later my phone rang. “What happened? Are you okay?”
I let out the breath I was holding in. “Yes. I’m fine. Declan kissed me after the festival.”
“And?”
“And it was amazing. It was intense and gentle and hot and rearranged some of my brain cells. Happy now?”
“Oooh.”
“And now I’m confused and horny.”
“Let me make sure I get it. You guys walked back to his truck.”
“Actually he carried me back to the truck.”
“Aw shit. That’s hot.”
“I know. It was incredible. And then he kissed me.”
She squealed. “Aww, this is so romantic. I love it. A sweet first kiss!”
“No, it was a full blown make-out session with some light over-the-clothes petting, if we’re getting technical.”
