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Shannon’s songs for Johnny.

Fuck me.

“You look really nice,” Shannon said, cheeks so hot I swear I could feel the heat radiating off them as she gestured to my clothes. “And you smell great.”

“Uh, thanks.” I shifted in my seat, feeling a huge swell of relief.

“I love your haircut,” she added, reaching over to trail her fingers through it. “You kept the length on top.” She hesitated and moved to pull her hand back but then settled it on my cheek. “You’re beautiful.”

A shiver rolled through me, her words hitting me deep, and I leaned across the seat.Jesus. “Come here.” Tangling a hand in her hair, I pulled her face to mine, knowing that I was about to be plastered in lipstick but not giving a shite either way.

The moment my lips fused with hers, I was done for. Every coherent thought, plan, and notion I had for tonight went clean out the window when I felt her tongue sweep out to duel with mine. Shannon moaned into my mouth and the vibration against my lips caused the semi I’d been sporting to shoot to full mast. I heard the sound of a seat belt clicking and then she was right there, scrambling over the seats to straddle my lap.

Jesus Christ, this girl is going to ruin me.

My hands moved of their own accord, clamping down on her hips to hold her still as I pushed against her, driving myself to the point of pain with the need I had to just bury myself inside this girl and never come back up for air.

“Johnny?” she gasped, breathing hard against my lips. “What do you want to do tonight?”

Jesus, that was such a loaded question with endless possibilities. She didn’t need to be giving me any notions. I needed basic instructions right now because I was in unknown territory andshewas all I wanted to do.

“I don’t know.” Striving for self-control, I leaned back to look at her. “I was waiting to see what you wanted to do.”

“I just want to be with you,” she replied simply, placing her small hands on my chest and setting my body onfire. “I don’t care if we sit in this car all night.”

“Do you want to go to the cinema?” I offered, knowing that staying in the car all night was a dangerous idea—tempting, but very dangerous. “Or we could go to Biddies for a game of pool? Or Spizzico for dinner?” I shrugged, feeling flustered. “Whatever you want.”

“I…” She glanced down at my chest before tipping her chin back up, eyes locked on mine. “I don’t want to go anywhere?”

Was that a question?“You don’t want to?” I asked, uncertain. “Do you want to go home?”

“No.” Shannon shook her head. “Not…” Her words broke off and she ducked her face again.

“Not what, baby?” I asked. “If you don’t tell me, I won’t know.”

“I just want to be alone with you,” she whispered, looking up at me through hooded eyes. “You know?”

Iknew.

But I also knew that it was a terrible idea.

“You want to go to my house?” I asked, feeling my body ache with the pressure it was taking to take this slowly. I knew I needed to, but Christ, she wasn’t making it easy for me. “My room?”

She nodded. “If you do?”

Fuck.

40

I’m Coming!

Shannon

The moment Johnny drove through the opened gates of his property, he killed the lights of the car, leaving us completely in the dark. Excited and nervous, I kept my eyes trained on his face and my hand on top of his as he changed gears, slowing to a complete halt halfway up the long, narrow laneway.

Cutting the engine, he turned to look at me. “I’m going to take you up to my room, but we’re going to have to sneak in through the front, okay?”

Nodding eagerly, I whispered, “Okay.”

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