Tight Knit by Allie Brennan

Author:Allie Brennan [Brennan, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, Contemporary, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781481235174
Publisher: Allie B Books
Published: 2012-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Lachlan

I really don’t know how I got here, but here I am nonetheless. Talia sits with me on Gram’s front porch. She’s one step down and sitting between my legs. I have my arms wrapped around her shoulders and she’s leaning on me playing with my wristband. I’m slowly getting comfortable with her touching my wrist. I really like that she’s not afraid to ask but never pushes.

It’s probably why I’m sitting here with her now.

I’m not sure how a kiss in a damp basement turned into movie night at my place in a week, but like I said, here we are.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a movie night with a girl.

“Lachlan?”

I jump at her voice.

“What? Sorry, wasn’t listening.”

“I said we have to set up a schedule for working the booth and decide on a theme for the Charity Drive, which means you have to come to the meeting tomorrow.”

She glares when I groan and slaps my hand.

“I also have to do Math homework, a history paper and about a bazillion Chem labs if I hope to pass this semester. That doesn’t mean I want to.” I chuckle and turn her to face me.

She glares harder and I mock her, mimicking her movements until she smiles. I love that smile.

Whoa, like. I like that smile.

“You look like someone just slapped you in the face.” Talia giggles. I’ve never heard her giggle.

I do the only thing I can think of. I lift her up so she is kneeling and we are face to face. I cup her face in my hand and kiss her. It’s the second time we’ve kissed and it’s just as crazy as the first. Like my reaction to a tiny strip of her skin, I’m confused by the way her lips feel against mine. I mean kissing is great, but these lips are greater.

That sounds fucked. I didn’t know there could be a difference in lips. I’ve kissed a lot of girls. Some were good, some not so much. No one feels like Talia.

She wraps her arms around me, and I remember I’m kissing her. I deepen the kiss by tracing my tongue along her bottom lip and they part. As soon as our tongues meet I am instantly ready for a straight up home-run, right outta the park type advancement so I pull away. It’s not easy.

Her breath catches and her cheeks are red. For a second I think it’s cute how totally clueless she is, then I’m stabbed with guilt so intense that it makes me wince. She doesn’t deserve to be dragged into my shit. She deserves to be with someone who is easy, happy… not quite as screwed up as me.

“Are you okay?” She sounds wary, like I’m going to tell her to do me or get off my porch.

I go to answer, but my cell phone buzzes. I slide it out of my pocket, look and slide it back in. When my eyes meet back up with Talia’s her eyebrows are pulled together in disappointment.

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