I move toward the bathroom and start to take off my bikini.
I slide my jeans on and tug my cami over my head. The door clicks and Emily’s
there, inside this too small space with me. All the air in the room shifts. The
energy has changed and my breath hitches. I lick my lips and she follows the
movement and everything is warm and all I can think is how much I want to feel
this. Her. Us. But I’m so terrified. She takes a step and drops her hands on to
my hips. And it is nothing, nothing like how Luke’s hands felt. She spins me
around so I’m facing away from her and toward the mirror. I can feel her breath
on my back.
Her fingers move over the scars there. Trace the
patterns up my neck to the base of my skull where my bald patch is. Her other
hand is still holding on to my hip and I want to lean back into her. I want to
wrap her around me, feel her strength.
And without much thought, I know I want her mouth on my
mouth. I want to taste her kisses and the wetness of her tongue and see if the
orange Tic Tac smell is her all-over flavor. But she stays behind me with her
hands continuing to trace my scars.
“They’re beautiful because they’re part of you,” she whispers
as her finger circles smooth raw skin. “And you
are beautiful.”
“Emily, I want…”
But she drops her hands and steps back. “You don’t know what
you want. And I shouldn’t be getting involved with this.”
Then she’s gone. My hands tremble as I pull my shirt over my
head. I leave the bathroom, ready to confront her, ready to ask what she wants,
but she’s not in the classroom either. And I’m left even more confused than
ever.
6 comments:
I knew I shouldn't have clicked on this because now I want to read more!! I have the first two books on your list, need to get to them. Of corse I've read Perks. Another really good one is With or Without you by Brian Farrey.
I've read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Thanks for providing me with a list of books to add to my TBR pile! And the excerpt from your WIP is amazing! It definitely makes me want to read more.
I haven't read as many of these as I should have, but I always love it when you recommend books. I'm never disappointed.
Love the excerpt, too. Really looking forward to reading the whole thing one of these days.
Ooh, your blog looks so good, and you know where to find a beta when your done with that WiP. :-) I loved FAR FROM YOU and SHINE and ASK THE PASSENGERS, and I've heard amazing things about ARISTOTLE AND DANTE. Must read soon!
Now my biggest problem is what to read first! LOOOOVE that excerpt, too, btw.
Now my biggest problem is what to read first! LOOOOVE that excerpt, too, btw.
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