Jump The Line (Toein' The Line Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
I open my door, ready to bust Stoke in the face, but then when I see Aidan, I think: I’m dreaming. But adjusting my eyes to the now darkened hallway, I know. No, I’m not. There’s a man standing in front of my door. “Hey,”I say, yawning. “What’re you doing here?” “Alaina,”he says,“You and I need to talk.” Recalling my embarrassment last time I was with him, the way I threw myself at him in his Buick, I swallow my cadaver breath and fight my feelings. After all, I’ve convinced myself there’s no such thing as love at first sight. Is there? He pushes past me and inside my apartment. His hands brushing my bare shoulders, he spins me gently around like a sleep-dazed zombie, guiding me back inside my apartment’s entry hallway with him, where we stand staring at each other. “Let’s get some coffee,”he says. “Looks like you could use it. I know I can.” “Uh, okay,”I say, wondering what time it is. My first class is a nine o’clock. Before leaving for class, I like to spend an hour getting ready, giving myself plenty of time, since I have to hitch a ride to campus. My body’s telling me I should still be asleep, but thinking they can sneak past my sleeping brain, my traitorous eyes begin exploring Aidan. My little chorus line goes to work, kicking up tingly sensations in my tummy. The moment enfolds me. It feels sexy, sleepy, made for sex. Inhaling his masculine scent, the mixture of sweat and leather and rumpled clothing, I fight my urge to climb his frame and, once again, make a fool of myself. Not this time: I won’t throw myself at him again. I lean against the wall and stare, one eye shut, the other half open. I can only imagine what kind of spectacle I present. “What time’s it?” Better yet, why are you here? I yawn, his touch warming my sleepy brain. After my big screw-up in the Buick, I should feel embarrassed by what I’m thinking, but sadly, I’m enjoying it. Hiding another yawn, I watch him close the door, step in, and take charge. It’s way too early, but while my brain needs more time, my body catches up, coming fully awake. Like it did in the Buick, my world shrinks to a hot, intimate space. This is the only man in the world I’d swap my Graeter’s for dessert. I want to eat him. He’s becoming a craving of mine, I realize.
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