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liquor.”
I nodded. “Kami’s a tank, Kyle.”
Kyle chuckled as he looked to Luke. “Yours is definitely drunk.”
“Hey!” I slurred as I wobbled slightly now that I was no longer spinning around and around in dance. “I’m not his. I’m mine.”
“Whoa!” Kami slid her arm around my waist as Luke moved quickly forward.
I heard his voice sound deep and low beside me. “I’ve got her.” And then his arm had replaced Kami’s. It was so warm and strong, I didn’t protest. Instead, I leaned against the hard expanse of his chest, inhaling the crisp clean scent of him. Lowering his head, he asked against my hair. “Are you smelling me, pretty girl?”
I nodded, inhaling once again. When I spoke, I slurred. “You smell ssssooo good.”
Kyle chuckled as he moved closer to Kami, sliding his arm around her waist. “Yeah, yours is definitely past intoxicated.”
Luke nodded. “I’ll take her home and get her settled in bed.”
I straightened, but I couldn’t find the will to push away from his warm hold. “Kyle and Kami are supposed to drive me.” I swung my face up to Luke’s. “Didn’t you drink? You can’t drive if you drank either.”
He shook his head. “Didn’t drink, pretty girl.”
“Oh.” I sighed, resting my face against his firm chest. “You’re boring.”
Hadley asked, “What did you guys do all night?”
“We had pizza and played poker.” Collin replied.
Kyle spoke again. “Kami made us pizza we had to throw in the oven before she left. The woman is a pizza Goddess.”
Logan piped up, “Damn, Reese’s nachos are world class too.”
“You know Hadley makes the best lasagna.” Collin stated matter of fact, ever the competitive type.
I wasn’t paying much attention to the conversation until Kami spoke. “If you think you know world class, just wait until you’ve tried Ember’s enchiladas. They are to die for.”
“Really?” Kyle raised a brow and I nodded.
“Yep! They’re good.” I smiled. “My mom taught me.”
Collin chuckled. “Well the next man night will be at Luke’s. How about you make us a platter of those legendary enchiladas?”
“Um,” I thought for a moment. “Okay.”
Luke tightened his arm around me and then I felt his thumb move over my side as he caressed me gently. I sighed, loving the feel of his hands on my body like this. It was so easy, so comfortable to be in Luke’s arms. I didn’t know how I’d spent an entire month and a half without experiencing this - the feeling of his embrace - his caress. It was extraordinary.
And I was intoxicated.
I tried to tilt my face up to look into Luke’s rich dark chocolate eyes, but I wobbled forward instead, entirely off balance. His caressing hand caught me quickly, gathering me into his arms as I heard his voice announce. “Alright, I better take her home before she passes out.”
“You’ve got her?” I heard Kyle ask with a seriousness that surprised me. Kami had told me of his protective side, but this was my first time to witness it.
Luke nodded. “Yeah, I’ve got her.”
“Drive safe, Luke. Don’t let her take any stairs on her own - it’s better to just carry her.” Collin called as though speaking from experience.
Luke chuckled as Hadley scoffed. “Night.”
When we arrived at Luke’s big black truck, I startled. I couldn’t remember walking through the house. As he opened the passenger door and picked me up into his arms, I protested. “I can get in myself.”
“I don’t think you can, Ember.” Luke’s voice wasn’t one to question, but I did anyway.
“Luke?”
“What?” He paused, holding me against him. God, it felt so good - the world felt right, balanced, when I was against Luke.
I forced my words to sound in the charged space between us. “Why are you still here?”
He frowned. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t understand why you’re still here, with me?”
“I don’t know what you’re trying to ask me, Ember?” He
I nodded. “Kami’s a tank, Kyle.”
Kyle chuckled as he looked to Luke. “Yours is definitely drunk.”
“Hey!” I slurred as I wobbled slightly now that I was no longer spinning around and around in dance. “I’m not his. I’m mine.”
“Whoa!” Kami slid her arm around my waist as Luke moved quickly forward.
I heard his voice sound deep and low beside me. “I’ve got her.” And then his arm had replaced Kami’s. It was so warm and strong, I didn’t protest. Instead, I leaned against the hard expanse of his chest, inhaling the crisp clean scent of him. Lowering his head, he asked against my hair. “Are you smelling me, pretty girl?”
I nodded, inhaling once again. When I spoke, I slurred. “You smell ssssooo good.”
Kyle chuckled as he moved closer to Kami, sliding his arm around her waist. “Yeah, yours is definitely past intoxicated.”
Luke nodded. “I’ll take her home and get her settled in bed.”
I straightened, but I couldn’t find the will to push away from his warm hold. “Kyle and Kami are supposed to drive me.” I swung my face up to Luke’s. “Didn’t you drink? You can’t drive if you drank either.”
He shook his head. “Didn’t drink, pretty girl.”
“Oh.” I sighed, resting my face against his firm chest. “You’re boring.”
Hadley asked, “What did you guys do all night?”
“We had pizza and played poker.” Collin replied.
Kyle spoke again. “Kami made us pizza we had to throw in the oven before she left. The woman is a pizza Goddess.”
Logan piped up, “Damn, Reese’s nachos are world class too.”
“You know Hadley makes the best lasagna.” Collin stated matter of fact, ever the competitive type.
I wasn’t paying much attention to the conversation until Kami spoke. “If you think you know world class, just wait until you’ve tried Ember’s enchiladas. They are to die for.”
“Really?” Kyle raised a brow and I nodded.
“Yep! They’re good.” I smiled. “My mom taught me.”
Collin chuckled. “Well the next man night will be at Luke’s. How about you make us a platter of those legendary enchiladas?”
“Um,” I thought for a moment. “Okay.”
Luke tightened his arm around me and then I felt his thumb move over my side as he caressed me gently. I sighed, loving the feel of his hands on my body like this. It was so easy, so comfortable to be in Luke’s arms. I didn’t know how I’d spent an entire month and a half without experiencing this - the feeling of his embrace - his caress. It was extraordinary.
And I was intoxicated.
I tried to tilt my face up to look into Luke’s rich dark chocolate eyes, but I wobbled forward instead, entirely off balance. His caressing hand caught me quickly, gathering me into his arms as I heard his voice announce. “Alright, I better take her home before she passes out.”
“You’ve got her?” I heard Kyle ask with a seriousness that surprised me. Kami had told me of his protective side, but this was my first time to witness it.
Luke nodded. “Yeah, I’ve got her.”
“Drive safe, Luke. Don’t let her take any stairs on her own - it’s better to just carry her.” Collin called as though speaking from experience.
Luke chuckled as Hadley scoffed. “Night.”
When we arrived at Luke’s big black truck, I startled. I couldn’t remember walking through the house. As he opened the passenger door and picked me up into his arms, I protested. “I can get in myself.”
“I don’t think you can, Ember.” Luke’s voice wasn’t one to question, but I did anyway.
“Luke?”
“What?” He paused, holding me against him. God, it felt so good - the world felt right, balanced, when I was against Luke.
I forced my words to sound in the charged space between us. “Why are you still here?”
He frowned. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t understand why you’re still here, with me?”
“I don’t know what you’re trying to ask me, Ember?” He
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