Total pages in book: 118
Estimated words: 112892 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 564(@200wpm)___ 452(@250wpm)___ 376(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 112892 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 564(@200wpm)___ 452(@250wpm)___ 376(@300wpm)
“Muscle memory,” I said, though she wasn’t correct. I’d hit one wrong note. With her balanced on my thigh, my right arm was stretched around her, out of position. Muscle memory didn’t work as well when your position changed—not that I was complaining about having her so close.
“You really don’t need to watch the keyboard?” Damn, she looked impressed. Most other people tended to look at me like I was a freak. The freak who couldn’t even talk normally.
“Nope.”
“Prove it.” Mia gave me an impish grin, which had me focusing on her mouth again. I remembered how that mouth tasted.
“Okay.” I peered around her long enough to get my hands in position and then closed my eyes. Slowly, the music poured out of me, as steadily as it had before, echoing around the little room.
Mia gasped. “You have to be peeking.”
I shook my head, and then startled when she touched my face, her hand covering my eyes. But I didn’t miss a note as I played on.
At least not until I felt her warm breath on my lips, and she kissed me. Then I hit at least six wrong keys.
But it didn’t matter… my fingers were already off the piano and on her. Gliding through her hair and over her sexy curves. With Mia in my arms, her taste on my lips, her scent in my nose… for once, music was the last thing on my mind.
And it really made me wonder what spending Thanksgiving break with her was going to be like.
31
MIA
It turned out that Chattanooga was a lot of fun even when you weren’t trapped behind a mirror and kissing a hot guy.
The hot guy part was still true, though no kissing as of yet. It was Monday, the first official day of Thanksgiving break. Cody had to attend some kind of practice tonight, so he and Diego would drive up tomorrow. Aaron and I were already here and had the day to ourselves. I was eager to spend time with all of them, but I wasn’t disappointed that it was just Aaron and me today.
It seemed like a good way to ease into a situation that… that… well, I didn’t even really know what this week was going to be like. But I was excited. My leg felt better. There were no classes for a week. And I was staying in a gorgeous condo with gorgeous men.
“This is nice,” Aaron said as he held my hand. We were overlooking the Tennessee River. I’d always liked cities that had a river cutting through them. It was a nice break from concrete and pavement.
“The river?”
“Being here with you.” He squeezed my hand. “And showing off my hometown.” He’d taken me to the Tennessee Aquarium this morning, and then we walked around Coolidge Park. It was so nice to spend time with him without any pressure or expectations.
Not that I thought he’d pressure me, but it was easier out here in the open than tonight, when we’d be at the condo together. I was excited about that on the whole, but I also liked this time when things were easy and simple. And really fun.
Aaron let go of my hand and leaned his forearms against the railing. “It really does feel like my hometown.”
“Isn’t it?” I moved closer to him and put my hand on his back, rubbing lightly. Even such an innocent touch felt a bit bold. I wasn’t used to being out in public touching, laughing, and holding hands with a man. Actually, I didn’t have all that much experience with that kind of thing in private, either.
“Before age seven, it felt like I didn’t have one.”
My hand slid up to his neck and squeezed gently. “I’m sorry.” He hadn’t talked much about that period of his life, and I was afraid to ask.
“Don’t be. I basically won the lottery after that point.”
I couldn’t argue with that. When we’d arrived at the condo this morning, it was even more spacious and luxurious than I’d remembered. The kitchen had been completely stocked with everything we could want to eat. I wondered which of his siblings had done that, or could it possibly be staff? His family was definitely wealthy, but for a scholarship student like me, it felt a little surreal.
But that wasn’t who Aaron was as a person. And I was pretty damn fond of who he was as a person.
He took me to his favorite Indian restaurant for dinner. It was a cuisine unfamiliar to me, but I really liked the spicy chicken and that delicious flatbread.
Back at the condo, we watched some TV, though not too late. Aaron had put me in the same beautiful suite I’d changed in last time. We lingered a little awkwardly at the doorway. After asking permission, he gave me a kiss that made me melt against him, but I didn’t invite him in, and he didn’t ask. This week was about all four of us, not just the two of us. It wouldn’t have felt right.