The Keeping Score Box Set by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle [Kandle, Tawdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tawdra Kandle
Published: 2017-10-10T03:00:00+00:00

“Can we do this every day for the rest of our lives?”

Leo’s voice was tired but sated. I lay sprawled over him, not a stitch of clothes on either of us. His hand drew lazy circles on my back, and his breath was still coming in rapid puffs that stirred my hair.

“You’re sure Matt’s not coming back?” I asked the question for the third time. I trusted my boyfriend, but Matt had always been unpredictable. I wouldn’t put it past him to come bursting in, just to embarrass me.

“I’m sure, babe. I told you. He texted that he was taking Gia back to the motel, and then he was going to crash somewhere else tonight, with one of the guys. And Gia said the same thing, right, that he drove her back? You made sure she was okay with him?”

“Yeah.” I sighed. “She said she was.” I pressed my lips into Leo’s chest. “And in answer to your other question, I’m on board. This. Every day. Forever.”

“Excellent.” He rolled over so that we lay on our sides, facing each other. “Does it make me a wuss that I’m excited to sleep all night with you in my bed and wake up in the morning without either of us having to sneak out? We can actually be like normal people, have a little morning nookie, and go out for breakfast.”

“That doesn’t make you a wuss. It makes you a wise man who appreciates a rare opportunity.”

“That’s what I thought, too.” He trailed a finger down my arm. “How’s it been going at school, Mia? I know we’ve talked and you say everything’s good, but tell me really.”

I feathered my fingers through his hair. “It’s good. Classes aren’t too bad, and professors seem okay. Life’s pretty boring. I go to class, eat at the dining hall, hang out with Gia and Nate . . . study . . . go home and see my mother a few times a week. Sometimes Mom comes over to have lunch with me or take me to dinner.” I kissed his chin, bristly with scruff. “And on good days, I get to talk to my sexy boyfriend.”

He chuckled. “Your sexy boyfriend pretty much lives for those calls. How about the roommate? Zelda? How’s she working out?”

“Surprisingly well. I wasn’t sure when we first met. Actually, I thought we were going to hate each other. We’re very different. But she’s more than what she appears. She’s smart, even though she tries to downplay it. And she’s kind of . . . prickly, I guess, when you first meet her. Defensive. My mom says Zelda has a huge chip on her shoulder.”

Leo slid his knee up between my legs, pressing his muscled thigh to the part of my body still throbbing from his touch. “I’m not going to lie, babe. She sounds like she’s a little challenging.”

“She is. But she’s also funny and kind in unexpected ways. Odd and quirky, yes, but never cruel or mean. And she’s much better than Gia’s roommate, Ellie.

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