Page 60 of Anyone But Her

"Taylor, what's wrong?" I catch up to her as she's leaving.

"Nothing's wrong. That's the thing." She looks at me. "What we were doing was...perfect. Amazing. I've never felt that way just from kissing someone."

I lean against the doorframe and smile. "What way?"

"All..." she waves her hand around, "tingly and...hot. Like burning up hot and...out of breath." She cringes. "I can't believe I just told you that."

"Why? I think it's good you told me. And hey, what we did got to me too." I glance down at my shorts. "But you probably already knew that."

She laughs. "Yeah. But you're a guy so that happens all the time."

"Actually it doesn't. It only happens if it's the right girl."

She glances behind her. "I have to go. It's been a long day and I still need to unpack."

"What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Going to the gym in the morning. Then I'm meeting with my coach. Then I'll probably go to the driving range."

"I could meet you there. I was already planning to go to the range."

She shakes her head. "It's not a good idea. Everyone knows me there. I don't want them seeing us together."

"I'll go with Cal."

"He's busy tomorrow. Going golfing with his coach."

"How about tomorrow night? Let's go somewhere."

"Luke, we can't go out. You know the rules." She waves to me as she hurries off. "Goodnight."

Closing the door I try to figure out what she meant just now. She was reminding me we can't date, so then why did she kiss me? And why did I kiss her?

We both know the rules and yet on our first day living together we're already breaking them.

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