Page 141 of How to Lose at Love

“Who can be sure? You won’t say what you’re thinkin’!” He cackles. “What’s goin’ on in that pretty brain of yours?”

“You want to try…this?Us?” Oh my God, I said it. I SAID THE WORDS.

Us.

“Yes, us. Do you see anyone else here?”

My head shakes. “Let’s do it.”

I blush again at my words, the bravado I don’t feel.

But when Dallas closes the gap between our bodies and puts his mouth on mine, I sigh into it, happy and content, my nerves tingling when I part my lips so his tongue can slip inside.

His arms go around my waist, and he pulls me over until I’m in his lap, kissing him.

“You’re the fuckin’ cutest,” he mutters, lips sliding to my neck, kissing me below my ear, causing me to tingle.

Shiver.

“Am I?”

“Since when are you shy?” His lips are still creeping over my skin, softly pressing into my flesh.

It’s a beautiful distraction.

“I’m not.”

“Sure sounded like it, tryin’ to tell me you have the hots for me.”

“Oh God,” I groan. “Is that going to be a thing? Are you going to constantly be telling me that?”

“Probably.”

thirty-six

dallas

“Once we started dating, I became as horny as possible in every awkward situation.”

– Dallas

Well,hell—if this don’t beat all.

Ryann Winters wants to be my girlfriend.

I hold on tight to her, burying my face in her neck, and close my eyes.

I want to remember this moment, as fucking cheesy as it sounds, because I’ve never had a moment like this before.

Never had a girlfriend if you don’t count the ones in middle school that last for a week. Never had the time.

Scratch that: never made the time.

My mom always says you make time for the things that are important, and I never figured that meant other people, just family—certainly never a woman. I figured she meant football, and Lord knows that was a given.

Making the time to hang with Ryann these past few weeks was easy.

Diego Lorenz did us both a gigantic fucking favor when he dumped her. I’m not sure how the hell I’m going to break the news to him that I’m bangin’ and datin’ his ex, but I’m confident he’ll get over it considering he never gave a shit about her to begin with.

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