Luna of Mine (39 page)

“
They are, actually,” I
said, licking a bit of sticky white stuff off the right side of my
mouth. He watched me intently, his look even sweeter than the
candy.

“
Try it,” I offered,
stepping forward and putting the stick to his lips. He leaned in,
closed his eyes, tilted his head, and touched his lips to the same
exact place where mine had been.

I breathed in, smelling the smoke from
the fire in between us and enjoying the moment. Until he squinted
his eyes, pursed his mouth, shook his head, and totally broke my
trance.

“
Way too burnt,” he said,
scratching his tongue on his teeth to get rid of the taste. I loved
the way he touched my face as I leaned toward him. His eyes changed
again, as he stared right at me, running his fingers down my cheek,
then my neck. His thumb passed over my collarbone, and then slowly,
so slowly, he gripped my neck, right under my ear where I’d gotten
hurt a few hours before. I closed my eyes; hopeful he would kiss me
again. Burning with anticipation, and buzzing from beer, I felt no
pain. Then, he stroked the skin behind my ear.

“
Ouch,” I protested,
before I could stop myself.

Acting quickly, I leaned up and kissed
him, distracting from the worry that had crossed his face. When our
lips parted, he looked more shocked and concerned than turned on.
Crisis averted, I sent a silent thank you to the Universe and hoped
my cut would take care of itself

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Thank you for reading this sample of
CLICKS and to Quinn Loftis for sharing it.

The sequel, ECHOES, comes out June
2014.