Page 46 of Manny's Surprise Baby
I scowled. “I don’t get why you care about being close to me.”
“Me either. At least, not when we first met.” He sounded breathless. “But now I’m drawn to you.”
“Why?”
“No idea.”
My rage was draining away slowly, leaving me emotionally exhausted. “I can’t stay here till Sunday.” I shook my head weakly. “I just can’t.”
“Why?” He moved closer.
“For one thing, I’m pissed at you.”
“Right,” he said quietly. His eyes were a soft yellow brown, different from the usual deep chocolate. “But I don’t want you to go.”
I met his gaze, feeling torn. The omega part of me didn’t want to be angry with him. That side of me wanted to forgive him and submit to him. It was pure instinct and completely the opposite of what my human side wanted. My human side wanted to put him in his place. But it seemed that my omega was more in control of me at the moment.
He flared his nostrils. “How about I tell you a secret of mine, and then we can be even?”
That seemed an odd thing for him to volunteer. But if the moon was affecting me, I guessed it might be influencing him too. Perhaps that was why his eyes were almost the same yellow as the moon.
“Why would you do that?”
His gaze flickered. “I don’t know. I guess to make it up to you.”
“What kind of secret?”
“Something personal. Something embarrassing.”
Curiosity got the better of me. “Okay. Shoot.”
He licked his lips, scanning my body. “I’m… I’m really attracted to you. Sexually.”
My body flushed with surprise and arousal. “Really?”
“It’s been a shock, let me tell you.”
“I thought you liked girls.”
“I do.” He hesitated. “But all I can think about lately is you.”
“And you find that embarrassing?”
“Yes. But I can’t stop.”
The air between us buzzed with an unseen electrical current. “Why would you be interested in guys all of a sudden?”
He shook his head slowly. “I don’t know. But I’m sure that’s why I pushed so hard to find out more about you. You wouldn’t tell me anything, and it frustrated me. More than it should have. I had to know more about you. I just had to.”
Even though I was still mad at him, my curiosity about his revelation was stronger. “Tell me more about these thoughts you’ve had.”
He winced. “You don’t think I’m embarrassed enough already, just admitting that?”
“Maybe. But isn’t that the point?”
“True.”
“So what kind of thoughts have you had?”
