Hearts Attached by Scarlet Wolfe Page B

you’re scared, and I know you’re scared right now, but we’ll get through this. He can’t hurt you anymore.”
    I don’t know how long we sit like this, but I notice Luke has fallen asleep. “Luke, wake up. You should probably get home.” As my legs lay in between his, I lift myself up from his chest.
    Glancing down, I notice that one of my hands is still entwined with his, and the other is holding his shirt. “I’ll wash this for you.”
    He’s staring at me intently before he leans over and presses his lips to mine. They stay there for a few seconds, and my heart is pounding. Has he been thinking about me since I kissed him in the bathroom yesterday?
    “Kenzie, please don’t ever blame yourself for this. Your dad is a mean man, and it’s for the best that he’s gone. If you need me while Liv is sick, tell me. I have more shirts I can loan you.” He gives me his cute smile again.
    “Thanks, Luke.” I like him and want him to kiss me again, but I think Liv would hate me if he did.
    ***
    “K enzie, it’s your turn to come back to earth,” Luke says, running his hand down my hair.
    “I have something to show you.” Going to my dresser, I open the bottom drawer and sift through it until I find the t-shirt. I hand it to Luke before he opens it up and holds it out away from him.
    “No way. Is this the shirt I was wearing that night?”
    “Yeah. Sorry I never gave it back. I have a confession to make.” He appears lost in thought as he stares at the shirt. My words finally click with him, and he looks up at me.
    “What is it?” he asks, smiling.
    “I slept in it until ... until a year and a half ago. I stopped that day we sat in your car in the rain.” I feel my face warming, so I glance away.
    Reaching out, he grabs my wrist before yanking me down on top of him. His tongue plunges into my mouth, and he kisses me passionately as my fingers delve into his hair. Like every time we’re against each other, I feel as if I can’t get close enough.
    “You were already mine then, Kenz. I should’ve made it official that day in my car. I’ll always regret it.”
    Luke
    I wouldn’t be surprised if my heart exploded. I have it so bad for McKenzie Baker.
    “I wish you’d kept wearing my shirt. I like knowing you did all that time.”
    She props her forearms up onto my chest, so I can see her face. “We were fourteen when you gave it to me. I wore it a long time, but since we were older, it felt weird. I was also afraid Liv would show up one morning and find me in it.”
    My hands shove into her hair, and I hold her head still. I need her to believe my words.
    “I was afraid of messing up our friendship, Kenz. That and Liv are the only reasons I didn’t try to have more with you. I’ve always wanted you.”
    “Luke, I understand. I fully remember our past conversations about it. It’s why every time I dreamed of us being together, which was often, I would have to bury my deep feelings for you.”
    Flipping her over, I cover her with my body. I’m devouring her mouth and neck while my hands move along her curves. “Kenzie, as much as I’ve always wanted you, you’re doing even crazier things to me now.”
    “I want you too, Luke.”
    “Then please, baby, let me touch you,” I whisper in her ear as her fingers grip my hair.
    “OK,” she says breathless.

Chapter Nine
    Luke
    I ’m staring into Kenzie’s angel eyes at her locker. She smiles bashfully. Leaning over, I run my tongue around her ear. “I want to touch you again.”
    “Yeah, I feel like I freed a caged animal.”
    “It’s a lot of years of pent up sexual frustration, but mostly it’s you, Kenz. I told you, you do crazy things to me.” I go back to licking her ear.
    “Get a room already,” Dalton says as he walks up to us. I lift my head, and Kenzie is beet red.
    “I have to go.” She gives me a quick peck on the cheek and slides out from where I have her pinned. I turn around and find Dalton smirking.
    “Wow, you two