Page 89 of Missed Notes (Rixon High 5)

The party wasat Faris’s house. His parents were out of town a lot, so he usually got talked into having the team around.

Music pumped out of the house as we approached.

“Are you sure about this?” I asked Sofia.

She’d been quiet on the ride over. The heat between us cooling enough that I was beginning to think bringing her here was a bad idea.

But she lifted her gaze to mine and smiled. “Yeah. Come on.”

She took my hand and tugged me toward the front door. A couple of guys from the team spotted us and gave me a nod in greeting.

“Sofia, wait,” I said, and she glanced back at me. “How do you want to play this?”

“This?” Her face scrunched in the cutest fucking way.

“Yeah, I mean… shit, I don’t want you to feel pressured about this…” I motioned between us, a pit churning in my stomach as I braced myself for her rejection.

But to my surprise, she tightened her hand around mine and grinned. “Stop overthinking things, Kandon.”

Rolling her eyes playfully, Sofia tugged me toward the house again.

Fuck me.

I liked her like this.

I liked it a whole lot.

We entered Faris’s house and headed straight for the kitchen, the most likely place we’d find our friends.

Just as we reached the door, I hooked my arm around Sofia’s waist and spun her in my arms.

“Cole, wait are you—”

Capturing her lips in a bruising kiss, she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me back, the two of us lost in each other.

“What was that for?” It came out a little breathless.

“In case I don’t get to do it again for a while.”

She gawked at me like I’d lost my mind; like I couldn’t possibly be into her that much.

But I was.

And I wanted to give her the best damn night possible.

Poppy rushed over to us the second we entered the big open-plan kitchen. “You made it.”

Her gaze went straight to where Sofia’s hand was wrapped around mine. “So.” She grinned. “Does this mean the two of you are together?”

Sofia glanced up at me, her gaze questioning. But this was her decision. Her choice.

“We are.” She smiled and my heart soared.

Jesus, I was in deep and barely any time had passed. But I’d watched my friends all fall hard and fast for their girls, so I knew it was possible.

Knew love didn’t play by any set of rules.

Not that I loved her. It was way too soon for that, but it wouldn’t be hard to get there. To fall a little deeper into her every day until there was no coming up for air.

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