Looking exhausted and dazed, he shifted his eyes to the cookie in my hand, and mumbled slowly, “I think I’ll have that cookie now.”

Nothing registered until I saw his lips part and my fingers disappeared into his mouth. Oh. My. GOD! My pulse skyrocketed and I whimpered from the warmth of his tongue and the sensation that shot up my arm. My fingers were very wet sliding out of his mouth. I even felt the feather-light graze of his teeth; and I could swear every single muscle in my body became limp.

His jaw worked quickly, chewing. It was the sexiest thing I’d ever seen. He made eating a cookie so hot. After he swallowed, he turned the other way, picked up my cup of milk, and chugged down whatever was left.

Looking like he couldn’t believe he just drank milk, he placed the cup down. “Good night, Alex. Don’t ever go racing without me,” he ordered, and then he left.

What just happened? Milk and cookies will never be the same for me…EVER.

Chapter 15

Elijah

I was so close to kissing Alex…again. What the hell was I thinking and what the hell was wrong with me? She was my roommate. To top it off, she was in a relationship with someone or whatever the hell was going on between them. I had no clue. All I knew was that Liam was an ass**le. He didn’t even deserve to be with her.

If Alex were my girl, I would treat her so much better than he does. I would be with her whenever I got the chance. Either he was a dumbass or he was sleeping around. I didn’t know which one was better. Why the hell was I even thinking like this? I was not interested in being in a relationship in the first place.

Thank God for that cookie. After using every ounce of my will power to move my lips away from hers, I needed something in my mouth. That cookie saved me. I didn’t mean to finish it, but I wanted to stick her fingers in my mouth at the same time. That put me over the edge and I would have taken her right there on the kitchen counter if she’d let me.

I didn’t mean to go off on her like that, but what if I wasn’t there? What if I hadn’t seen them? She might have ended up in jail or worse. I wouldn’t be able to handle that. I know she can take care of herself, but I have this need in me. Ever since she moved in, it was as if my body was tuned in to hers. I am always aware of her.

Now that she’d seen what it was like, I guess I could tell her that I was going to be the next one to race against Nolan. I wondered what she would think of me then. Too exhausted to think anymore, I closed my eyes. I went to sleep thinking about my brother.

White board:

Just a reminder rent is due next week.

-E

Three weeks has passed since school started, but it was the first day of school for me, at least for this boring class. To top it off, it was on a Friday. I only took it to get an easy “A,” but now I’m thinking I shouldn’t have taken it at all…until I saw Alex.

With her backpack slung over her shoulder, she scurried down the stairs as fast as her legs allowed, and so did that fine ass of hers in those jeans. I watched her take every single step toward the front. She was late to class. I knew the reason why. Liam had visited her last night. He was probably still there.

I didn’t know we shared art history class together, but then again, this was the first time I had shown up. I didn’t bother to look at what classes she took, even though her schedule was attached to the fridge. Now I had an excuse to study with her. What was I thinking? I had told myself I wasn’t even going to look at her that way, but now that I knew she was here, all I could do was zone in on her. The girls that had purposely sat around me to get my attention disappeared just like that.

The class was held in a huge auditorium. That was a good thing. My plan was to sit in the back since she liked to sit toward the front. Maybe she would never find out that I was in the same class. But if she looked at the schedule, she would have known. When she glanced around as if she were looking for someone, she looked straight at me. She knew exactly where I was seated. I’m sure it was a coincidence. When she turned back without acknowledging me, I figured I was wrong. Then she looked at me again and rewarded me with the biggest coy, sexy smile.

My heart skipped a beat, and then it took a nosedive. That smile f**ked me over. All I could do was lift my pen up in the air as a way of greeting. Damn! How was I supposed to concentrate after that? I’ll be thinking about that smile all day.

Alexandria

I didn’t mean to look for Elijah, but I had no self-control. When Lexy confirmed he was taking this class too, I about had a heart attack. I saw it when I looked over his schedule, but since I had never seen him, I thought he dropped the class. A part of me felt so guilty that my heart pounded faster every time I thought of him, but I brushed it off thinking that I was just physically attracted to him. What female wouldn’t be?

A part of me knew Liam and I wouldn’t last. I was on the verge of breaking up with him, but when he stayed over last night and was really sweet to me, I became soft and gave in. Deep down inside, I knew Liam wasn’t going to be the best boyfriend if we ever got to that point, but no one was perfect. No relationship was or ever will be. Maybe I was determined to make it work, especially since my parents’ marriage fell apart. Maybe I was holding on, unable to let go of anyone. My heart couldn’t take too much pain right now.

While jotting notes down as fast as I could, the girl next to me kept looking at me and whispering something to her friend. Having had enough, I turned to her. Turning red, she gave me a quick smile and asked me a question. “I was wondering, are you Elijah’s roommate?”