Beach Town Bad Boy_A Briarwood High Novella by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen [Dallen, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Deacon

The earth stopped spinning. The world as we knew it ceased to exist. All that mattered was Ellie in my arms. Her lips were soft and lush, and she tasted even sweeter than I could ever have imagined.

And then she was gone.

After what may have been the briefest kiss of all time, Ellie pulled back and dropped her hands from my chest. My skin still burned where she’d been touching me.

She blinked up at me as she bit her lip. I saw the moment self-doubt rose up in her and I hated it. “I-I’m sorry,” she said quietly. “I shouldn’t have—”

I cut her off with another kiss. This one was far less sweet and I had no intention of letting it be anywhere near as brief. Her lips parted with a gasp as I wrapped my arms around her waist and crushed her to me.

I’d been waiting a lifetime for this moment, and I meant to savor it.

After a moment of shock, she softened, her body melting as her lips met mine with an eagerness that made me groan. Kissing Ellie was everything I’d thought it would be and more.

So much more.

She was all sweetness and light, soft skin and smooth curves. She smelled like heaven and her arms twining around my neck held on for dear life. That’s how I held her too. Like I never wanted to let go.

Which was exactly why I had to. I pulled away gently but it was still agonizing. I mean, this was everything I’d always dreamt of. The way she was holding on to me, the dazed look in her eyes as she blinked up at me. That look was not friendly. It was hot and heady and…perfect.

She was perfect.

And I was in way too deep. It was one thing to have a crush from afar on the girl who’d run away. It was one thing to let myself daydream about what ifs and maybe one days…

But she was here, in real life, and come Monday morning she’d be gone. Again.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

I leaned down and touched my forehead to hers, my hands gripping her waist, holding her close even as I put some much-needed distance between us so I could think. “Nothing’s wrong.”

“Should I not have kissed you?” She pulled back a bit to meet my eyes and her gaze was filled with remorse. “Did I ruin things between us again?”

It was the again that killed me. “That kiss didn’t ruin anything. It was perfect.”

She grinned and the sight of that smile knocked me on my ass, like always. “It was pretty great, wasn’t it?”

I couldn’t have stopped my answering smile if I’d tried. “Yeah,” I said. “That was…”

“Epic,” she finished.

“I was going to say long overdue.”

Her brows shot up in surprise. “You think?”

I bit back a groan. Was it possible she still didn’t get it? If tonight was all about coming clean and being honest, maybe it was time I did just that. “Ellie, I’ve had a thing for you for a while.

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