Devious by Suzannah Daniels

Author:Suzannah Daniels [Daniels, Suzannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Stone

Monday morning came way too freaking early. To appease my father and to prevent spending another year in high school, I’d stayed up late studying for my final exams. If things went according to plan, I’d graduate in three weeks. I intended to attend the local university, which wasn’t my father’s first choice, but at this point, he was just happy to know that I did plan on going to college. While my father could afford to send me to any college in the country, I knew that I’d never make it into some of his top choices, but mostly, I knew that Dara could never afford to go to college away from home. While she had received some scholarships, they would be just enough to cover her tuition and books. And if Dara was staying on Quail Mountain, I’d be damned if I was going anywhere else.

As I grabbed my backpack and helmet and headed out the door, I wondered if Dara would talk to me today.

It didn’t take me long to get to school, and the ride in the crisp, morning air did wonders for shaking the remnants of sleep from my brain. I pulled into the parking spot beside Dara’s car and rushed into the school, so that I wouldn’t be tardy.

Since Dara was in advanced placement classes and I was taking the bare minimum to graduate, we didn’t have any classes together, and I didn’t get the chance to see her until lunch. As usual, I grabbed us a couple of drinks and some snacks from the vending machines and found her sitting on a bench in the courtyard.

I offered her an orange juice, and she shielded her eyes from the sun and stared at me.

“You do remember that I told you that I didn’t want to see you, right?” she asked.

The pain in her voice made me feel like shit all over again.

“Yeah, I remember.” I stood my ground, watching her facial expressions. “You do remember that you think I’m a sexy beast and that you love me, right?”

“This isn’t funny, Stone.” Her lips thinned as she pursed them together, and she tilted her chin down and stared at the ground.

With both orange juices still in my hands, I sat beside her. “I know, babe.”

We sat in silence. I watched her as she swung her feet back and forth, scraping the toes of her tennis shoes against the sidewalk. She was doing a damn good job of ignoring me.

“It’s just orange juice,” I said, sitting the bottle beside her. “You have an exam this afternoon. You need to keep your energy up.”

Knowing that the school angle would appeal to her, I felt a small victory when she reached for the bottle.

“Dara, I know I screwed up. But believe me when I tell you that I never planned on that to happen. She kissed me, and for a brief moment, I was living in the past. By the time my brain caught up with my lips, it was too late.

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