Page 104 of Rock Me All Night
Sally's face lights up with joy. Hell, the girl looks like she's about to wet herself. I nod, yes, obviously, I can't play your drinking game because I'm needed desperately by the hot rock star. See, I'm fun. I'm cool. I'm not a buzzkill.
Miles leads me outside. It's dark and cool, and he looks damn beautiful under the light of the moon.
He brushes my hair from my eyes.
I can see his breath, that bit of heat escaping his body. Hell, I can see right into his eyes. It doesn't tell me enough. I don't know what he's thinking.
"You're sober, aren't you?" I ask.
He nods.
"I think we're the only two sober people at this party."
"You looking for a ride home?" he asks.
"No." I move to the patio furniture. My backpack is still on the table. I sit next to it. "I don't know. Were you looking to get out of here?"
He sits next to me. "Soon. What about your friend?"
"She's fine. Drew cleared his room for her."
"His room or his bed?"
"You can't tell by his mood?"
Miles laughs. "I can, actually. He's not fucking her."
"Is he that obvious?"
Miles nods. "Is she?"
"Sort of. We haven't talked about guys in a while. I've been trying hard not to think about anything but midterms and medical school."
"Have you made any decisions about where you're applying?"
"Not yet." I pull my gaze back to Miles's eyes. There's so much in them, so much I'm never going to figure out. "But I don't want to think about it tonight."
"Princess, I think you might be taking advantage of me."
My lips curl into a smile.
"Just because you're royalty, that doesn't mean you can use me for my body. Even if I am a scoundrel."
"No?" I take his hand and place it over the curve of my hip, so his fingers graze my bare skin. "You're not desperate for me to take this off?"
He shakes his head.
"So you're desperate for me to leave it on?" I press my body against his. "You have a fantasy of screwing the princess?"
"You sure this is what you want?"
I nod.
"Then let's go."
"Where?"
"My place in Malibu."
"Now?"
He stands and offers his hand. "Hey, Princess, I've got the fastest ship in the galaxy. I can get you wherever you want to go in the blink of an eye."
"You mean the death bike, don't you?"
He smirks. "You'll hurt her feelings."
