One Temptation

Chapter 20 - Epilogue

It's been 5 months, and Cooper and I have been going strong. Today I finally graduated high school.

My parents set up to have a party for Mack, Avery and I.

I'm upstairs getting ready when someone knocks on my bedroom door.

"Come in," I say as I touch up my makeup from this morning.

Avery walks in and flops down on my bed. "How have things been with Cooper?"

"Good," I say with a smile.

"I guess so," she says laughing at me.

"And you and Mack?" I ask her as I go to sit on my bed.

"Great," she says grinning.

"I don't even wanna hear about it," I tell her covering my ears.

She throws my pillow at me but we laugh.

"Girls, are you almost ready?" My mom asks poking her head in the door.

"Yeah," I say standing up.

"The guests are starting to arrive," she tells us nodding towards the hall.

"We're coming," Avery says as she follows my mom and I out the door.

We make our way downstairs and the house is already packed with mostly people that I don't know.

I look around for Coop, but I don't see him anywhere.

"He isn't here yet," my mom says answering me.

I nod my head and follow her into the kitchen.

"So what are your plans?" Mrs. Connelly asks me.

"Well," I say smiling. "I got into NYU, and I plan to move into the city in August before school starts."

"That's great!" She says hugging me. "I still can't believe my baby is leaving state." She says regarding Mack.

Mack got into Yale along with Avery, so they'll both be heading there this summer. I'm so proud of them. And I'm so happy for them.

"I know," I say with a sad smile. "I can't believe it either."

"So are you going to live in the dorms or get an apartment?" She asks me as I pour myself some Coke.

"I haven't decided yet," I tell her as the back door opens.

My dad walks in with a plate of burgers and right behind him is Cooper.

He looks good, wearing blue jeans and a black tee shirt. He has his baseball cap on backwards and a very sexy five o'clock shadow.

"Hi," I smile at him as he walks up to me.

He leans down and gives me a quick peck. "Hey pretty girl."

"You're late," I say noting the time. He was supposed to be here an hour ago.

"I know, something came up." He says gruffly. "Can I talk to you?"

"Um, okay." I say and direct him to follow me upstairs. "We'll be right back." I tell my mother as Coop takes my hand.

We make our way upstairs and I close my bedroom door behind us.

He pins me up against the door and kisses me roughly.

I moan into the kiss and my fingers trail up his arms.

He pulls back and looks down at me.

"What was that for?" I ask looking up at him.

"For being late." He tells me, kissing me again. "But I wanted to ask you something."

"What's that?" I ask playing with the hair on the back of his head.

"I know you don't start school until August, but I was hoping..." he says trailing off.

"Hoping?" I ask him, waiting for him to continue.

He shakes his head laughing at me. "I was wondering if maybe you wanted to move in with me."

And I laugh at him. What? We've talked about school and everything, and this is the first time I'm hearing this. "What?" I ask.

"Instead of staying in the dorms," he says leaning down to kiss my neck. "Move in with me."

"I don't know," I say moaning out loud.

He bites down on my neck and chuckles into my skin. He slowly licks where he bit.

"Need some convincing?" He asks continuing his torture.

"Maybe," I whisper to him.

He pulls back and looks down at me. "Im serious Kenz. I want you to live with me."

"Really?" I ask raising my brows.

"Really." He says as he places his forehead on mine.

"Okay," I tell him smiling.

He returns the smile and kisses me deeply. His hands leave my hips and grab my ass. He grips it firmly and I moan into his mouth.

"We should get back downstairs," he says pulling back from me.

"So unfair." I tell him pouting.

He taps my nose with his finger, "I'll take care of you later."

"I love you," I tell him as he goes to pull away.

He laces his fingers through mine, "I love you more."