My Heart Goes Bang by Keris Stainton

Author:Keris Stainton
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781471406836
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Published: 2018-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Ella held on to the belt loops of Nick’s jeans as he struggled to open his door.

‘Our door sticks too,’ Ella said, her cheek resting on the bit between his shoulder blades.

‘It doesn’t usually,’ Nick said. ‘I think … my hands are shaking.’

Ella turned her face and pressed her forehead against his back. How could he just say that? How could he tell her that and not even be embarrassed?

‘I probably shouldn’t have said that,’ he said.

‘No,’ Ella said. ‘No, it was good. I’m glad you’re nervous too.’

Nick laughed. ‘Shitting myself. Not literally. This time. Again.’

Ella snorted, hiding her face against him again. ‘Do you want me to try?’

‘Shit, no,’ Nick said. His hands dropped down by his sides. ‘I feel like if I can’t even get a key in a door, you’re not going to want to have sex with me.’

Ella laughed again. ‘Turn around.’

‘You think I can do it with my hands behind my back?’

‘Shut up. Turn round.’

Nick turned around and looked down at her. His eyes were wide. They looked grey in the semi-darkness of the street.

Ella tipped her head back, but he was so much taller than her.

‘Hang on,’ she said. ‘Swap places.’

‘I can open the door, El! Let me try again.’

‘Swap places,’ she said again, raising one eyebrow.

Nick stepped down and Ella stepped up. She curled her hands into the front of his coat. It was soft. Warm. And then she tugged him towards her a little. And he finally got it. He was staring at her mouth. She stared back at his. Her heart was rabbiting in her chest and she could hear herself breathing quickly.

‘I don’t know why I feel like this,’ she said, raising one hand to brush her thumb over his cheekbone. ‘I hardly even know you.’

‘You know enough,’ he said, his voice low. ‘And don’t get ahead of yourself. We might be really bad at kissing. Each other.’

Ella laughed. ‘I don’t think so.’

‘Come on then,’ he said. ‘Let’s see what you’ve got.’

Ella grinned. ‘You’re annoying.’

‘I’ve been told.’

She moved her hand over his cheek, stroking her thumb over his bottom lip. He shuffled closer on the step until his face was so close she couldn’t even bring it into focus. She closed her eyes. And touched her lips to his. Gently at first and then more firmly. She heard herself gasp. Wanted to pull him hard against her, have him press her back into the door. He turned his head, fitting their mouths together more neatly. She could feel his tongue running along the seam of her lips and she opened her mouth, still gasping. Her hand was on the back of his neck, even though she didn’t remember moving it there, and she could feel his hands on her waist, squeezing, his fingers pressing.

‘I need –’ Nick said, against her mouth. ‘I mean. We need to –’

‘Yeah,’ Ella breathed. ‘But –’

Nick pulled away and for a second Ella followed him involuntarily, before leaning back again, tapping the back of her head gently against the door.

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