Page 50 of Hooves & HeartStrings

“If you're about to get down on one knee and ask me to marry you, I’m going to have to stop you right there.” She laughs. “I’m too young to get married.”

“Haha,” I smirk. “No, not that.” Although, I do plan on making that a reality someday, but I’m not going to tell her that right now. Don’t want to freak her out. “I want to ask you if you would be willing to come home with me next weekend, for fall break.”

She blinks at me a few times, her lips parting. “You want me to go home with you?”

“Yes.” I laugh.

“To like, meet your parents?”

My eyes search hers, wondering if I pushed too far. “Would that be too much?”

“No.” She shakes her head slowly. “I just… I didn’t think you would want that.”

“Why not?” I ask, my eyes widening at her words. “Of course, I want to. I’ve already talked nonstop to my parents about you. They can’t wait to meet you.”

“Really?” Her face brightens a bit and I let out a little breath of relief.

“Yes, really.” Marley hasn’t really talked about her parents that much. I don’t think they have any major issues between them, but I know she’s not as close with hers as I am with mine.

“Okay.”

“Really?” I ask and she laughs.

“Yes, really,” she teases.

“Well, okay then.” I nod, a goofy grin taking over my face.

“Luci.”

“Yes?”

“Kiss me.” She smiles.

“You never have to ask.”

The way she melts into me is everything. The kiss is slow and sensual, sending my heart racing.

“If you two are going to fuck, get a room!”

We break apart with a gasp and look up to find Stacy in the window of their dorm room.

“We would, bitch!” Marley calls up. “But you're always in it!”

“Sorry about that,” Brooks says and my eyes widen.

“What the hell, man! So you two can get it on but we can’t?” I can’t bring Marley back to my room because well, we’re guys and my girl deserves better than the state of that room.

“Yup!” Stacy shouts. “But it’s okay, he’s just leaving.”

“I was?” Poor Brooks sounds disappointed.

“I can’t wait until we get a place of our own.” She sighs. “Because this is just getting ridiculous.”

Did she just say what I think she just said?

I hold back the grin that threatens to take over, trying not to draw attention to the fact she’s thinking about a future with me.

“Yeah. I agree.”

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