Chapter 43: Doomed From the Start (The Good Kind)

We were still kissing, and by that point, I'd stopped making any serious effort to pretend I had much self-control left. Nicole was close enough that I could feel her warmth against me, and every time I thought we were finally going to pull apart, one of us would lean in again. Usually, it was me.

I'd known I wanted to kiss her. That much wasn't exactly a mystery anymore. What I hadn't accounted for was how quickly kissing her could leave me thoroughly turned on.

Nicole shifted back slightly, and I followed her for a moment before realizing she was simply moving away from me.

For a second, I almost pulled her back in for another kiss, ready to forget about self-control entirely and see where things went. Instead, I stayed where I was as she rose from the couch, leaving me to sit there and take stock of my situation while my brain slowly remembered how to function.