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earlier? It hurt me. I didn’t like seeing you like
that and I just wanted to hold you… make you feel better.”
    “Jared, I don’t…” Turned out I didn’t
know what I planned to say again.
    “Just let me kiss you,” he said softly,
tucking one hand behind the nape of my neck. “Just once… and if you don’t feel
anything we can go back to the way we’ve always been. Friends.” Yeah, like that’ll happen. A tiny ball
of fear was already beginning to swell in my belly. In the last five minutes our
relationship had already begun to drastically change and I was so bloody scared
there would be no going back from that. “Just trust me,” he whispered –
settling his lips on mine before I could respond.
    Holy fucking WOW.
    My lips melted into his, parting
slightly and allowing him to delve deeper with his tongue. Every so often he
would slip out, running his tongue over my new lip-ring - stinging the tender
flesh just slightly - and my hands tailed up his strong arms and settled in his
sandy-blonde hair, impatiently pulling him closer to me. I’d never felt
anything this intense before. For the first time it wasn’t just the swell of
excitement between my legs (though that was most definitely there) spurring me on - it was the pressure of my heart
hammering against my ribs, the force of the blood rushing through my veins, the
throb of the pulse in my neck…
    A soft moan escaped my throat and Jared
pulled me in tighter to his chest. I could feel his heart racing as violently
as my own as I breathed an intoxicating scent I’d never noticed coming off him
before. My nose revelled in the smell of his spicy aftershave… but it ran
deeper than that. With every breath I took I could smell more of him –
almond bodywash, minty toothpaste and a hint of an unfamiliar musky scent that
I’m sure belonged only to Jared’s skin.
    “So, saffy…” he murmured, pulling away
and nudging my nose with his. “What do you say? Fancy giving us a shot?”
    Yes.
    YES YES YES!
    “I-I don’t know.” Argh! Why wasn’t my
mouth working properly? I wanted so desperately to say yes but the word just
wouldn’t come out.
    “What are you afraid of?” he asked
curiously, pulling back a little further. “You know I wouldn’t just fuck and
run. I’m not that kind of guy.” I raised a disbelieving eyebrow at him and
almost choked on the solitary laugh that burst from my throat. “Okay… so let me
rephrase that. I’m not that kind of guy with you .”
    Pushing Jared away from me, I gripped
onto my chair and pulled myself over.
    “I’m sorry, Jared. I just… can’t.”
Risking a glance at the face I didn’t realise was so beautiful until tonight, I
expected to be met with an expression of disappointment. But instead, his green
eyes twinkled and he flashed me his infamous goofy grin.
    “You can. And you will . Just you wait and see.” Huh? What the hell was that supposed
to mean? Turns out I didn’t have the balls to stick around and find out.
    “Goodnight, Jared,” I said simply,
turning around and making my way to the lift in the dining room.
    “G’night, saffy.”

Chapter Three
    Jared
     
    Well , it’s game on. How the hell didn’t I
realise what that annoying fluttering thing that’s been going on inside my
chest was? Well now I know. It’s the feeling of my heart being pulled towards
Rachel and I don’t care how girly that makes me sound – I want her and
I’m bloody well going to get her.
    With my new mission fresh in my mind I
woke up with an extra spring in my step. Rachel’s parents had already left to
visit one of Caroline’s friends by the time I got downstairs so with nothing
else to do, I started mentally preparing my Win Rachel plan. First on the list?
Breakfast.
    Now I know what you’re thinking… bacon,
eggs, beans – the works, right? Wrong. The only way to Rachel’s heart is
through an Original Curry Pot Noodle with four slices of heavily buttered (the
good stuff, none of that