A Million Junes by Emily Henry

Author:Emily Henry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2017-04-11T15:34:29+00:00

Twenty-One

SAUL’S laugh is still grating through him when his mouth catches mine. It travels through my cheeks and my stomach, hips, and fingers.

His hands slide around my back, catching bare skin and conjuring goose bumps as he pulls me closer in increments of millimeters. It’s possible I’ve spent my whole life flexing every muscle in my stomach and now, relaxing for the first time, I might liquefy.

His arms tighten as he steps me back to the wall and presses his mouth, unhurried and deliberate, against my throat. His palms climb down my hips and thighs, back up to my neck like they can’t sit still, and I don’t want them to.

We’re both a little clumsy, and I keep laughing because he feels so good. His smile widens, and our teeth bump together, but neither of us cares. The warmth of his stomach melts into my skin, but he’s still too far away. His hands skim my back, press into my legs, rise up; they circle my waist beneath my shirt and settle at the bottom of my ribs, fingers gliding along the grooves between them.

He kisses me again, for the span of four sharp heartbeats, and when he pulls away, his hair is almost messy. He lifts my wrist and kisses the inside of it. “Are you going to disappear again?”

“What do you mean?”

“Will it be days before I hear from you?”

“It depends what grade I get on my next story.”

“June.”

“No, Saul. It won’t be days.”

He folds his arms around my waist and draws my stomach into his. “Now all we have to do is figure out how to navigate a thin place and tell your parents.”

“No problem. I’ll write them a note: Dear Mom and Toddy, My tutor and I made out in the sunroom. Here is a diagram indicating which wall and pieces of furniture you should consider burning. Best wishes.”

His laugh turns into a pseudo-groan as he slides his hands down my legs. “Maybe we should start by telling them my real name.”

“God, sometimes you can be such a Mike.”

He rolls his thumb across my bottom lip thoughtfully, then sinks into me again, his teeth skating across my lip. At the front of the house, the door whines open, keys jangle, and a jumble of voices flood inside.

Saul and I run into the living room and toss ourselves onto opposite couches, swiping books off the coffee table as my family’s parading in.

“Shadow won!” Grayson shouts, storming toward us. “Hey, Mike, do you want to play video games?”

Saul looks at me, smirking, and adjusts the book over his lap. “I think I need to get home. Can I play next time?”

“I did not win.” Shadow tromps in. “I scored, but my team lost.”

Scored, Saul mouths at me, and I badly hide a laugh within a cough. “Well, at least you did well, right, bud?”

“Next time’s fine, Mike!” Grayson shouts over his shoulder as he turns the TV on.

Mom and Toddy filter in last, slowly appraising the situation. “Back from the library already, huh?” Toddy says.

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