“I saw the way he was looking at you. He looks at you the way that I do.”
“And how’s that.”
“Like he wants you.”
“Well I don’t want him. I want you.” I tilt his face up and repeat the words. “I want you, Killian.”
“Even though I am such an asshole?”
“Especially because you are such an asshole. I seem to find it an attractive quality in you.”
He kisses me and we spend the next few hours making out and talking. He tells me a teeny bit about his family. His mom actually lives a town over, but he doesn’t offer much more than that, but I consider it progress. It is more than he would have shared with me a week ago. I want to ask him why he hates his dad and stepmom so much, but I know he will tell me when he is ready, I hope.
“You didn’t tell me. How was your appointment?”
“It went good. I have my prescription and will start my pills next week.”
“Why next week?”
“That’s kind of personal.”
“Was your doctor a male or female?”
“Female. What’s with all the questions?”
“Good. I don’t want another man seeing you naked.”
“It is a bit different when it is a doctor.”
“Did I tell you I wanted to be a doctor once?”
“No. Is this something from when you were a kid or recently?”
“Right now actually, and I think I need to examine you.” He bites my neck and rolls over me. His hands move up under my shirt, teasing at removing my bra.
“Your fingers are cold and if you’re a doctor shouldn’t you be wearing gloves?” I beam up at him and he tickles my ribs.
Chapter 24
Liri
Hayley arrived an hour ago in tears and Killian left so we could talk in private. She ran into Liam and he wouldn’t tell her where he was last night, and someone told her they saw him picking up Jackie. For the first half hour she was here she locked herself in the bathroom and refused to come out. I told her that whoever said that was probably trying to stir up crap, but her source was Woodrow. I don’t know why he would lie, but I also don’t get why he would rat out Liam to Hayley.
Now she is laying on her bed in sweats and crying in her pillow.
“What exactly did he say?”
Using the hem of her shirt she wipes her face. I get up and grab a roll of toilet paper from the bathroom. “Thanks.” She sniffs. “You know when you and Killian started seeing each other I thought our roles would be reversed.”
I laugh. “Me too.”
“Well I was coming out of my English class and he was waiting for me. I point blank asked him again where he was last night, and he was all I told you I was helping Mack, why are you riding my ass? I shoved him and called him a liar. Told him I was there, and he wasn’t. He went pale, Liri, and my stomach dropped.”
“What happened after that?”
“I told him that he could either tell me where he was or not to bother speaking to me ever again. He just stood there looking at me with this sad puppy dog face, and I felt it in my heart. He cheated on me. I know he did. And with that skanky whore to beat it all. He could have chosen anyone but her. It’s not like I don’t have sex with him. But why her? I just need to know what I did or didn’t do…ya know?”
“How did Woodrow get involved?” Jackie is a total cow, but I thought Woodrow was a good guy.