J. Lynn

I trust you.""Good." There was a flash of a quick smile and then he was out of the Jeep. I tracked him with my eyes, feeling a little dizzy. It was the truth. I did trust him and that was a big deal for me. I really hadn't trusted any guy since Jeremy, anyone except my brother. But I had trusted Jase from the moment I had met him.

Want to know a secret?""Yeah!" His smile grew big and broad."I don't know how to saddle a horse either. And I've never even ridden on one before." His eyes grew wide as the moon. "Jase!" he bellowed, spinning toward his brother."She's never ridden a horse before!" Well, there went my secret.

We are your friends. It is the law of friendship that you tell us things you don__ want to tell us.

Okay._ Chase paused for a beat. __ut can I give you a word of advice?_ __o._ Chase grinned and went on. __f you make Bridget unhappy, you__e gonna make Maddie unhappy. And that__ going to make me very unhappy.

Good, because if the guy isn't making you walk funny after sex, then probably isn't anything to write home to mom about.

What?" she asked."You're beautiful."She rolled her eyes. "Flattery will get you laid.""I sure hope so.

You'll be bereft without me.

Time was a funny and fickle thing. Sometimes there was never enough of it, and other times it stretched out endlessly.

What are you up to?___h, you know, mischief and mayhem,_ he replied.__hat so reminds me of Harry Potter,_ Brit said, sighing. __ need a re-read.__e all turned to her. Two bright spots appeared in her cheeks as she tossed her blonde hair back. __hat? I__ not ashamed to admit that random things remind me of Harry Potter.

Dancing can be addictive if you like it.

I bet you have girls hanging all over you. Dozens would probably kill to be in my spot and here I am, allergic to your bread._ I looked up. __hy? Because of my near godlike perfection?

Come on, let__ go meet the guy who thinks he__ my better half . And dear God, I apologize ahead of time if he starts talking to you about how many eight-point bucks he__ planning to hunt this weekend.

As long as the sun__ shining, shit can__ be that bad.

I started to kiss him back, slower and clumsy where his had been sure, practiced. I was worried I was doing it wrong, but then a deep sound came from him, almost a growl and instinctively Iknew it was a sound of approval.

Good God, you don__ give up.___ope.__ laughed, couldn__ help it, and hissmile spread in response to the sound.____ sure there are plenty of girls whowant to go out on a date with you.___here are.___ow. Modest aren__ you?___hy should I be?_ he shot back.__nd I want to go out on a date with you.Not them.

The silence was killing me.And that's all there ever was. Silence. It was all I knew. Keep quiet. Pretend nothing had happened, that nothing was wrong. And look how well that was turning out.

His lips brushed my cheek, and I found it hard to concentrate."I lied earlier.""About what." His hands slid to my lower back."When I said you looked great? I wasn't completely honest." That was not what I expected. I turned my head the slightest and then bit back a gasp. Our mouths were centimeters apart and I thought about Brit's certainty that he would kiss me tonight. I forced my tongue to work."You don't think I look great?" "No,"he said, his expression serious as one hand followed the line of my spine, resting below the edges of my hair. He lowered his head so that his temple pressed against mine."You look beautiful tonight."My breath caught."Thank you.