She tilted her head up, uncertainty written all over her face.
I softened my voice. "You can do this, Ruby, I know you can. We both need this to work."
She looked over my shoulder. "Mateo Brook's is coming over."
"Then it's show time, sweetheart. I'm going to kiss you and you're going to act as though you like it. Pretend I just gave you a gift. In fact, I'll give you one, if you pull off this first
meeting."
For a second nothing changed. Then her gaze became determined, and she beamed at me. The expression transformed her face from merely pretty to beautiful.
The change caught me off guard, and I stared down at her, surprised at my thoughts.
"Ethan!" she exclaimed. "You're too good to me!"
To say I was shocked when she reached up, threading her fingers through my hair and yanking my mouth to hers, would be an understatement.
I recovered quickly, holding her tight and kissing her far too passionately for such a
