Tempting (Inked Hearts 1)

I press my fingers into my thighs. "It takes two people to bet."

Brendon stops next to me and drops to one knee. "I'm sorry, Kay."

I keep my eyes on my legs. "Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why are you sorry?"

"I shouldn't let him talk about you like that."

"Why?"

"It doesn't matter if you're a virgin," he says.

"But why don't you want Dean talking about me like that?"

He sits next to me. His fingertips trail over the backs of my hands. "You're barely eighteen."

"So?"

He draws a star on the back of my hand. "Look at me, Kay."

I shake my head.

He peels my hands off my knees. Takes one between his thumb and his palm and runs his thumb over my fingers.

I force myself to look him in the eyes. "If you're going to tell me I'm a sweet girl, you can leave now."

"It's not an insult."

"It feels like it. Like I'm a puppy."

"You're not. Puppies are energetic."

I can't help but laugh. And flip him off.

"You're more like a cat. Independent. Smart. Patient."

"Moody and difficult?"

"No." He moves closer. "It doesn't matter if you're a virgin. No one cares."

"I care."

"I don't believe you."

"Fuck you."

"It wouldn't be hard for you to find a guy to fuck."

"How do you know?" My temper flares. He's such a fucking know it all. "Maybe I haven't slept with anyone because no one wants me."

"Bullshit. Every guy in that room would kill for a chance with you."

"Kill who?"

"Me. That's the only way it would happen." His eyes bore into mine. "You're fucking irresistible, Kaylee."