amazing.
“Hey! You ready to eat my dust?” I shout at him.
He spins around and gives me his best game face. It’s adorable how seriously he is about go-karts. “You sure can talk the talk, Myers, but can you walk the walk?”
I shake my head at him using my last name. He is so in the moment right now it’s highly amusing. I just pray I can beat his ass fair and square, because if I do, I am going to victory dance all over the track.
Rolling my eyes, I push my eyebrows together and purse my lips up at him. “You can just wait and find out. Whatever you do, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
The guy running the go-karts comes over the loud speaker, telling us they’re powering our cars up, and instantly, they rev to life. They’re so loud I can’t hear anything but the roaring vehicles around me.
Finally, we get the green light, and I press my peddle to the floor and shoot off towards Chase. I launch forward with so much force my body gets pressed against the seat. I can’t contain my laughter as people behind and beside me bump into my car, but I continue to maneuver around the track, keeping them from getting around me.
I shout towards Chase, doubting he can hear me, “I’m gonna catch you, Kenzington!” I love how his last name sounds on my lips. Almost as amazing as his lips feel pressed against mine.
I see his head shake side to side as he jerks the car from one side of the lane to the other, maneuvering around kids and adults alike. I mirror his actions, passing everyone too. As I pull up right behind him, my body is humming with excitement as adrenaline pumps through every inch of me.
“Hells to the yeah!” I shout as I jerk the wheel, bumping into Chase’s back tire, causing his car to skid towards the tires lining the track. I get just enough space to scoot around him. I turn my head to look up at him, and so wish I hadn’t, because his crystal blue eyes sparkle down at me while he gives me his mega-watt smile. I become distracted just long enough for him to shoot back by me.
“Damn you, Chase Kenzington, and your way-too-cute smile!” I shout at him as he peers back at me laughing. He is such an ass!
If I didn’t know it before, I do now; I have it bad for this guy.
After we do a few more laps around the track and have fun passing each other, we get serious for the final lap. No more playtime. I put on my game face and don’t hold back. I run anyone and everyone out of my way, even the dad with his kid in the kart, racing beside me. I know…it’s not my proudest moment, but I’m determined to win!
With the checkered flag flying ahead, I floor it as fast as my car will go and find myself right beside Chase. I’m screaming with excitement as we race towards the finish line. We pass over it side-by-side, tying.
Seriously?! I’m a little disappointed, but I guess tying with a soon-to-be professional NASCAR driver is still pretty good bragging rights.
Climbing out of my car, my body feels numb from all of the excitement I’m feeling. My legs feel like Jell-O as I walk towards Chase. He reaches his hand out and I take it, but instead of walking beside him, I tug on his hand, pulling him to me. Releasing his hand, I wrap mine around his neck and bite my lip as I gaze up into his bright, playful eyes.
His hands slide into the back pockets of my shorts as he pulls me flush against him. Images of us in a similar position to this just last night flashes through my mind, and I can feel my cheeks heat.
Leaning down, he presses his lips to my ear. “You’re adorable when you get flustered,” he whispers before pressing a kiss to my neck. I shiver as his soft lips tickle my skin.
“It’s your fault. You get me flustered every second of the day.”
“Then I must be doing something right.”
Sliding my fingers into his hair, I lean up on my tip-toes, giving him a soft peck on the lips. I don’t dare do more than that, since this is a family place.
“Thanks for bringing me here
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