Read Online Because You're Mine by K. Langston - Free Book Online Page B

saw that?”
                  “Um, yeah. Who didn’t?” she said with a shit eating grin flashing across her face.
                  “He scares me, Katy. I get all these crazy feelings when I’m around him, and I don’t like it.”
                  “Like…what kinda feelings?” she wrinkled her nose.
                  “Ever since I met the guy, he’s all I think about. He has this smile, Jesus Christ, Katy, it drives me insane. I can’t decide if I want to punch him in the face or kiss the ever lovin’ shit out of him. Like I said, he’s an asshole.” I crossed my arms on a huff. I was irritated. I was frustrated. Just talking about him had my blood thrumming with need.
                  Ugh!!!
                  “Holy shit.” Katy laughed. “You really do like him. What’s wrong with that? Go for it. He’s such a great guy. Maddie. I think you two would be-”
                  I threw my hand up. “No ma’am. I can’t even think about that. It would never work anyway. I live in Boston, remember. He lives here. Not happening.”
                  “Why not take a chance though. Just see what happens?” she pleaded.
                  “Shit, Katy, I don’t need this right now. I have way too much going on in my life.” I didn’t mean to raise my voice. I was starting to get angry, not at Katy, but at myself. I wanted to explore these feelings I was having for Holden, but I was too afraid. They were way too strong.
                  Katy wasn’t fazed by my flared temper.
    “I understand all of that. I really do. But if I were you, I wouldn’t ignore feelings like that. True love only comes along once in a lifetime.”
                  True love?
                  “I’m gonna run to the ladies room and grab us another round. Think about what I said.”
                  As I watched Katy walk away, I did just that. I mulled over her words over and over again.
    No.
    This was nothing more than lust. This was not love, true love, or any of the above. I was in lust …pure, unbridled, wanton, needy girl lust . 
    Lost in my deep and utter denial, I didn’t see him approach until he was standing next the table. Looking up into those alluring eyes of his, all of those feeling I kept trying to bury rose fast and furious to the surface. Want, need, and something else I couldn’t quite define thrashed around, searching for purpose.
    His smile immediately disarmed me. “C’mon.” Holden seized my hand from my lap. “Dance with me.”
    Without protest, I let him lead me out onto the massive dance floor. His hand was big and the inside was rough. But it felt so warm and comforting wrapped firmly around mine. We were just going to dance. So why did it feel like so much more? And why did I keep reading into every move he made? This was nothing more than an attraction between two adults. This was just a more intense version of what Barrett and I had shared.
    Way more intense.
    He wrapped his solid arms around my waist, pressing my body close to his. The instant contact stole the breath right from my lungs. My hands found the base of his thick neck, anchoring me to him. I stared at his chest for a moment, trying to calm my racing heart.
    “Maddie,” That deep southern drawl wrapped around my name like silk. Holden was probably a foot taller than me, but the way he dipped his face close to mine made up for the difference in height. We were so close I could feel the heat of his breath feathering my skin. His heady scent flooded my nose, leaving me breathless. “Do you like the band?” His question ejected me from my Holden overload, and I was briefly able to reclaim my senses.
    Music flooded my ears where blood had been rushing feverishly before. I looked towards the stage where a stunning couple sang to one another instead of the crowd. Their sensual words and