Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 72519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 290(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 290(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
“Fuck, all right,” Luke hissed, grabbing at her hand to pull it out of the air. “You’re being loud enough to disturb classes, you lunatic.”
“Let them be disturbed. My best and greatest friend in all the world has shown a hot piece of ass his nifty place off campus and not shown it to his best, most loyal and caring friend in all the world. I see how it is.”
“Oh my God, you’re ridiculous. Until this moment, you’ve not shown any interest in seeing where I live,” he argued as she sat on the sofa properly, her left leg crossed over her right.
“Mostly because you were never there. You were always working. Why would I go see your house without you there?”
Luke rolled his eyes. If anything, his conversation with Harper had worked wonders for waking him up and shaking off the cold and fatigue that had gripped him so tightly. “Okay. Fine. We’ll figure out a time for you to come over.”
“Today.”
“No, not today. You forget that I have a bunch of other roommates. I want to give them some warning that I’m going to have a guest.”
There was no way in hell Luke was going to stroll into that house with Harper in tow and not give the demons a heads-up. It would be his luck they would be walking about in their real forms. Harper would run screaming from the house, only to return later to burn it down to save the world from the demons.
But what scared Luke more was the possibility that Harper would get along with the demons and somehow team up with them to take over the world. No, it was better if Harper and the demons never crossed paths.
Harper grunted and slumped on the sofa, leaning more into Luke. “Fine.” She pouted. “But soon. If my friend has the finest pad, I need to see it.” She drew in a deep breath and released it. When she started again, her tone was very restrained and proper. “Now, tell me about Matteo and this kiss. You’re dating?”
Luke rolled his eyes at her but let go of his frustration a second later. “We are…going on a date. A movie, I think. And dinner.”
“Ooooh! Very classic of you.”
He snorted and bumped her shoulder. “Whatever. I’m still nervous, but I’m getting better at talking to him and not sounding like a moron.”
“You’re not a moron.”
“Matteo doesn’t seem to think so, either.”
Harper leaned forward and stared into Luke’s face. With a click of her tongue, she sat back and smiled enigmatically.
“What?” Luke demanded.
“You’re glowing. Every time you say his name, you glow. It’s fucking disgusting.”
A cackle jumped from Luke. “You’re jealous.”
“Fuck yes, I’m jealous. I can’t remember the last time I was so wrapped up in someone that I was glowing when I talked about them.”
“A few days before the beginning of the term. You were excited about Patricia.”
Harper shuddered. “Thank God I came to my senses and didn’t date her.” She suddenly waved her free hand as if trying to physically brush aside our detour. “We’re talking about you and Matteo. So, you took him over to your house and…”
“We got a pizza and watched a movie. Afterward, we went up to my room to study.”
Harper bounced on the cushion and shifted so that she was sitting on the edge with her body turned toward Luke. Her elbow on her knee, she rested her chin on her palm. “Study? Like study, study? Like you studied his dick with your—”
“Holy shii—” Luke hissed at her while waving one hand at her to stop her words. “What the hell? No, nothing like that happened. I’m not a total slut.”
“Ugh, why? You’re a college student. You’re supposed to be. This is the time in your life that you’re allowed to be. No one is going to judge you for it. Go suck all the dick you want. Who cares? Get lost in a forest of dicks.”
Of course, that was the moment that a professor walked by on his way to a class. His eyes widened enough to nearly fall out of their sockets and hit his glasses. Luke groaned and was simply grateful that it hadn’t been one of his professors.
He got what she was saying. This was a time in his life when he should experiment and have all the fun he wanted. But he had zero interest in quick, meaningless sex. He couldn’t separate the physical act from the emotional side of things. He always felt something for a person he was involved sexually with, and he couldn’t understand people who could walk away afterward as if it meant nothing. No matter how hard he tried, he wasn’t built like that.
“Look, we kissed. It might not mean much to you, but I thought it was great.”
Harper’s expression became serious in a flash. “I’m sorry. I was just teasing you. It is great that you and Matteo shared your first kiss. If you’re happy and excited about it, so am I.”