Page 66 of Destined To Fall

“Didn’t I tell you I was away?”

“Nope.”

“Oh. Are you planning on making a habit of ruining my run?”

“Definitely.”

I shake my head, unsure what to make of that.“You might as well make yourself useful, then.”

He raises a brow as I close the distance between us.

“Catch.” I lift my right leg up.

He grins, taking hold of my foot.“What do I look like, a bench?”

“Benches are usually more silent and get more ass.” I chuckle, touching my nose to my knee, and feel the familiar twinge burn along my muscles as they stretch.

“Smartass. Let me guess, gymnast?”

“Pfft, hardly. Yoga.” We repeat the process with my other leg, and he frowns at me.

“I did not picture you as a yoga enthusiast. It’s rather low-key.”

“You obviously haven’t tried ashtanga or glow yoga.” I grin, taking my leg back and jogging off.

“Glow yoga?” Jeremy asks, coming up beside me.

“Yeah. There’s this class with black lights and glow paint. It’s crazy fun, not your kind of thing at all.”

“Ha ha.” Jeremy punctuates his displeasure at my rib with a shoulder nudge.

I push him back, but I overshoot the mark, my momentum taking me forward. Jeremy captures my wrist in an effort to catch me, but it’s futile. I smack into him instead, and we fall to the ground in a tangled, rolling mess. Jeremy somehow lands on top of me with a grunt, and I laugh, or try to,with half the wind knocked out of me.

“You’re an idiot, Viv. Are you okay?”

“You started it. I think I’m okay. It’s hard to feel anything except, well, you.”I grin.“Now that you have me on my back…”

“Ah, sorry.” Jeremy’s cheeks color, and his uneasy laugh rumbles against my chest. He’s not the only one getting turned on by our compromising position.

I roll on top and wiggle my hips.“On second thought, I prefer being on top.”

“Jesus, Viv.” He grips my hips tightly, his fingers digging into the soft flesh, stilling my movements.“Will you stop moving?”

“Well, I have to move to get off.” I laugh at my own pun. Jeremyrolls his eyes, andI lean forward quickly and peck him on the lips, catching us both off guard. I carry on, pretending nothing happened, but my heart accelerates tenfold.“I told you you’re no fun.”

His surprise morphs, and he glares at me, making me laugh more as I rise, noticing we’ve drawn some early joggers’attention. His eyes widen, and he pulls me back to him, causing me to lose my balance again. I fall on top of him with a thud.

“Ow.” I chuckle.“Have you changed your mind?”

“Sorry. Ah, no, but can you, umm, give me a minute…?”

I bite my lip, understanding dawning on me.

“Yeah, that’s not helping.”

I laugh again, the movement vibrating through me to him.

“Jesus, Viv. Stop making it harder.”

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