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“I was not getting pathetic, thank you very much,” I huff. My three loyal friends just laugh at that and I roll my eyes.
“Well at least you didn’t trip over your own two feet every time you saw me,” JT cuts in with a wry grin.
“Yeah I’m sad you’ve stopped doing that actually,” I return. “I liked seeing you become tongue-tied and clumsy whenever you were in my vicinity.”
“I’ll be sure to keep that in mind,” he winks back at me.
“Ugh, you two are going to be those really annoying couples that make constant sexual innuendos just to rub it in to the rest of us that you’re having lots of hot, frequent sex, aren’t you?” Jace huffs dramatically.
“Probably,” I shrug.
“So when did this actually start?” Eddie mulls, pointing between the two of us.
JT and I glance at each other, that pink dotting his cheeks that I want to lick up. “A while ago,” I admit.
“We did know, just so you’re aware,” Eddie adds. “We’re not as oblivious as you think.”
“I didn’t know,” Benson mutters.
“That’s cos you’re adorably naïve and innocent as a lamb,” Jace returns, pinching Benson’s cheeks.
“Get lost,” Benson huffs, knocking Jace’s hand away but I know better. Benson is a big teddy bear for Jace, and I know he doesn’t mind the teasing.
JT is reluctant to leave me later that day and I feel a pang somewhere deep in my soul when I turn back to look at him. He puts on a brave face as he waves at me, but I can see my boy needs me a little more than usual today.
I wait for him at the end of the day, and he walks straight into my arms, burying his head in my neck and confirming the rumours about us to all the overly interested passersby. I have no issues with this though. All my care and concern is for the boy in my arms and everyone else can take a flying leap.
I know that Mum will be at home, and I don’t want to return JT to his parent’s house, so I propose working on our science project as a way to keep him with me a little longer. I also think it is a good idea to have his mind occupied by something other than our dramas. The way JT readily agrees to my suggestion tells me I made the right choice.
JT is focused as he measures the oil we have extracted from the algae. We spent last week grinding the algae into powder and adding ethanol to extract the biofuel so we’re getting close to our final step. I pull on my specialist maths hat to calculate the yields and JT watches with his teeth sunk in his lower lip as I work out the results.
And then I push the project away and take my boyfriend in my arms. I push him up against the desk and I kiss him and hope I can take some of that sadness away from him as I let him feel exactly how much I care for him.
CHAPTER 28
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To say I’m feeling desperate for Quinn come Tuesday afternoon is a bit of an understatement. Now that I know exactly what I’ve been missing out on I am a little desperate to make up for lost time.
School has dragged like anything today, though it hasn’t been all bad. Quinn sat with me and my friends during lunch today and I like our new arrangement. I could tell that Quinn wasn’t entirely comfortable around my group but a few of the guys like Kye and Marco made an obvious effort to make him feel welcome and I really appreciate that.
Besides, Trey is always there at my shoulder, ready to give anybody the stink eye if they dare look at me in a way he deems unacceptable. I have the best cousin in the universe.
I also have the best boyfriend in the universe, and I am not at all disappointed to discover we have the house to ourselves when we arrive there after school on Tuesday. Quinn is carrying my bag the way he likes to do, and he sets it on the desk before he turns to face me, that half smile on his face that makes my insides melt.
“So,” he drawls, eyes trailing down my body, setting me on fire.
“So,” I repeat.
“Did you want to work on your maths assignment together?” he poses innocently, head cocked to the side.
“No, Quinn,” I reply, taking an artful step towards him. “I do not want to work on my maths assignment.” I close the gap between us and run my hand down his school tie, tugging on the end. I am rewarded when Quinn falls right into my space.
“What is it you have in mind then, JT?” he asks, blue eyes darkening as his gaze dips to my mouth.
“Easy. I want to fuck again,” I tell him, inwardly smirking when Quinn’s eyebrows lift off his face. I’m sure he didn’t expect me to just come right out and say it.
“That can certainly be arranged,” he replies, pressing up to me while his hand trails down my school tie. He wraps it around his fist. “Have a shower with me first?”
