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Jace
—6 minutes ago
IsquintasKarliyaspeaks, straining both my eyes and ears to hear what she’s trying to say. The loud speaker blaringTwilightis no help for the soft spoken girl.
I’d been smiling originally, trying to be nice and placate the previous hookup, but it’s already been three minutes and Sienna’s popcorn is going to get cold the longer I stay out here.
Sienna.
My pulse quickens at the mere thought of her. My body is still vibrating with the aftermath of that kiss we’d just shared. Do you think she’d want to do it again? I mean, she kissed me first and I’m freaking amazing at it, so I’d like to think that she would.
I just don’t want to push her too fast. Unlike other girls who I’ve been with—Karliya included—they were easier to get with and then dump. As bad as it sounds, it’s the truth. I’ve had my fair share of women, and they’d wanted the same thing that I did.
To fuck without strings attached.
With Sienna, it’s different, though. We’re a mess of red strings tangled together by the Fates. She’s my past, present, and future (hopefully).
I don’t notice the signs as I lean in to hear Karliya better. She’s in my Communications course, and so I’dthoughtthat’s what she wanted to talk about…I was wrong.
So…so very wrong.
Karliya pulls my face down to her level and kisses the hell out of me. It’s sloppy and the pungent taste of grape soda and chocolate peanut butter fills my mouth. It takes everything in me to not gag.
My hands grip her shoulders trying to gently push her away, but when she drills her tongue into my mouth, I can’t help but to put a little strength behind my second push.
“Wha—”
“What the fuck?!” I gag, spitting the taste of her out of my mouth onto the concrete beside us.
Fuck. I hope Sienna didn’t see this shit. She already doesn’t trust me enough, as is.
“You do know that sexual assault is fucking illegal, right? What the fuck—” I can’t help the second gag. I think I’m going to be sick.
Fuck that.
Iknowthat I’m going to be sick. I groan as my stomach roils. The scent of her wretched perfume sticks to me like a skunk’s spray.
“I thought we had—”
“Shut the fuck up. Oh my God…” I spit again, frowning as the taste of Sienna completely disappears from my mouth. “You’re lucky I don’t report you to someone.”
I can’t even look at Karliya as I snatch up Sienna’s snacks, taking them back to the car. The air is cold when I get back in, and I just know she’d seen everything when she gives methelookas I try to hand her the popcorn. You know the look that moms give when you’re in deep shit? Yeah…thatlook.
She’s mad.
“So…what did I miss?”
Sheblinks at me and her eye twitches. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her this mad. I watch her, from the rapid rise and fall of her chest to her tapping on the door's armrest.
She rips me a new asshole so fresh that I think I’ve just been reborn. Never in my nineteen going on twenty years of life have I ever had a woman talk to me like that.
I blink, stunned and impressed as Sienna curses me from sunup to sundown, shredding my ego in a mere second, andI love it.
Her breathing is rapid as she finishes, trying and failing to focus her attention ahead, but I know she wants to do more,saymore.
Had I been a smart man, I would’ve known not to touch her when she’s like this. Instead of being smart, I reach out for her, softly tugging her chin back to face me.
