Page 643 of Rock Me All Night
She waves goodbye. "Good luck." She winks. "Let him earn his forgiveness with his mouth."
My laugh surprises me even more this time. Meg seems genuine, but there's no way to know if she's befriending me because she thinks we'll get along or if it's because I'm supposedly Pete's girlfriend.
I push it out of mind as I unlock the door.
The energy changes the second I step inside. There are two magnets pulling me apart. One tells me to stay and talk to him. One warns me to run far, far away.
Pete is watching a movie on the couch in boxers and a T-shirt. He's wearing thick black glasses. Somehow, he looks even sexier in the dark frames. They highlight his eyes.
I say the first thing that makes it to my tongue. "You look sexy in your glasses."
He meets my gaze. There's all this intensity in his eyes, like there's something on the tip of his tongue. Then he blinks and it's gone.
He turns back to the TV. "I'm sending our housekeeper the grocery list tonight. You need anything specific?"
"No." I sling my bag over my shoulder and take a step towards the stairs. "Enjoy your movie. I'll see you later."
I hide out in my room, but I don't feel any better.
Only colder.
Only more pulled apart.
