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)
“I’m the one who told you about this spot. How could you take it?” she demanded when she was only a foot away.
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t see a sign where you’d reserved it ahead of time,” Matteo mocked.
She rolled bright-blue eyes at Matteo and shifted her too-sharp gaze to Luke. In a flash, she looked him up and down before giving a little shrug. “At least he’s cute.”
Matteo scoffed. “He’s fucking adorable, and you’re just jealous.”
Heat blazed through Luke’s cheeks at his words. Matteo was insane. He was nothing compared to the hunk standing behind the young woman, but he appreciated Matteo’s words.
“Whatever. Don’t steal my spot anymore. Find your own.”
Matteo stuck his tongue out at her, and she did the same before giggling. With a quick turn on the balls of her feet, she flounced along the aisle with the football player trailing behind her as if it were the most normal thing in the world. Maybe it was for him, but these were all firsts for Luke, starting with sneaking off to steal kisses in the library.
“Sorry about that,” Matteo murmured.
“No problem. Who was that?”
Matteo’s smile became a bit crooked. “Karen.”
“No!”
Matteo huffed a laugh. “Yeah, she hates that name. Curses her parents for naming her that. Typically, she goes by Kay, but I call her Karen to drive her crazy. She’s in my understanding customer psych course. Loves to brag about the spots she’s sneaked off to fool around.”
A grin spread across Luke’s lips. “And you stole this one from her.”
“I wouldn’t call it stealing. This is research. I’m verifying the information she gave me.” Matteo leaned in and stole another soft but brief kiss. “It’s not a terrible place. Busier than I prefer.”
Luke tipped his chin up, brushing his parted lips against Matteo’s, teasing him until the man swooped in for another kiss.
“Very good spot,” Luke murmured prior to capturing Matteo’s mouth in another kiss. He pulled away slowly, sucking on his lower lip. Matteo pressed closer, and Luke swore he could feel a hard cock pushing into his thigh.
Blood rushed to his groin, and he fought to swallow back a needy moan. It had been way too long since he’d last had sex.
Matteo’s strong hand gripped his hip and pulled his groin in tighter, fingers digging into his ass. The sound Luke had been fighting so hard to keep suppressed slipped out. At least they were on the same page when it came to physical attraction.
But this was not the place for this kind of fooling around, as tempting as it was. Karen had already found them. It was only a matter of time before someone else came along. A librarian was less likely to be amused by their stolen moment.
“We should probably stop,” Matteo said, his words shaky.
“It would probably be the responsible thing, even though it doesn’t feel like either of us really wants to stop.”
“Nope. Not at all.”
“Same.”
“You don’t mind?”
Luke’s eyebrows snapped to meet over his nose, and he cocked his head to the side. “Mind what?”
“That I stole you away to make out. I was worried that maybe you don’t like PDA or would be afraid of getting caught. I just wanted to steal a kiss to help me power through this last class.”
Luke hummed, leaning close for a gentle, closed-mouth kiss. “I don’t mind some PDA, and while I’m not a fan of being caught kissing in the library, I am willing to make that sacrifice in the name of helping you get through your next class.”
“So chivalrous.” Matteo sneaked a kiss. “And thoughtful.” He grabbed another kiss. “And generous.”
Luke grinned and snickered so that Matteo’s next kiss landed on his teeth.
“Can I put in a request for you to meet me occasionally between classes so I can sneak more kisses? These might be the fuel I need to survive exams.”
“I’m sure we can arrange something, but don’t you need to get ready for your class?”
“Shit!” Matteo grabbed Luke’s hand and pulled him out of the stacks to the table where he’d left all his things. With Luke’s help, he stuffed his books and laptop into his bag. Matteo sorted library books into things to be re-shelved and things that he needed to check out.
His coat half on and his bag slung over his shoulder, Matteo ran out of the library only to spin back and grab another brutal kiss from Luke that left his head spinning. In the blink of an eye, the whirlwind was gone, racing across campus to make his next class.
Luke dropped heavily into an empty chair at the table Matteo had just vacated. His lips felt bruised in the best kind of way, and his balls ached. Matteo was funny, adorable, and so fucking sexy. If this stolen moment had proved anything to Luke, it was that they really needed to set up their first official date. He needed more than a few stolen kisses. A lot more.