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Chapter 27

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Chapter 27

       "So, there's nothing there?" I asked all nonchalant-like as my fingers traced the intricate design of his tattoo.

       Adriel sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time and adjusted his other arm around my waist. "No, for the tenth time, nothing is there. She just works for the company and was going over the statistical analysis of the week with me."

       I bit the inside of my cheek and tapped against the firm muscles in his upper arm. "You two seemed pretty touchy for analyzing statistics." I grumbled against his chest. I could almost feel him roll his eyes.

       "Larkin, you know me. I don't make it a habit of being 'touchy' with anyone—except you." And then the sound of his hand slapping my ass echoed throughout his room.

       "Ow!" I screeched and tried to rip away from the fuck-face, but he just wrapped those stupid arms tighter around me and rolled us over. "You're a fucking pain in my ass! Literally!" I snapped as he pinned my body between his and the bed. The jerk only laughed.

       "As much as I love this whole jealous side of you," He chuckled and bent down to bite the tip of my nose, "you don't need to be. I've already made it very clear to Charlotte I'm not interested."

       "Oh! So, she has tried to sleep with you. Funny you mention that now."

       Dri dropped his face into my neck and groaned. The sound was so deep and annoyed it shook through my entire body. "You're impossible." He grumbled against my skin but didn't pull away. "She asked me out when we first moved here, and I said no. Then there was you, and she tried to ask me out again, and I said—very clearly—that I wasn't interested, at all. Happy?"

       Not really, but it wasn't very fair to keep bothering him with my jealous little fit. "I didn't like see her touch you." I pouted like a child, but instead of another annoyed groaned he leaned up and smiled down at me. Though it was more of that smirky smile than anything else.

       "I can tell."

       I slapped him lightly on the arm, which was a little awkward to do since he still had me caged against him and the bed.

       His chuckle washed over me, before that smirk slowly fell away. "It's just you, Lark. I swear. There's no one else in the world that I want. I love you, stupid." He pressed his lips to mine, like he was sealing his words inside my mouth so they couldn't escape. The stupid comment and all.

       My heart thundered like a jackhammer. I stared at him wide-eyed as he pulled away, that smirk shining all smugly on his idiot handsome face. "Why do you look so surprised?" Dri laughed and did that silly forehead nudging thing to mine. "I've been making it pretty obvious for a while now."

       "Yeah, well, I'm pretty awesome so I just figured it was a natural response."

       Another eye roll and nose bite later, he finally unwrapped those iron bars away from me and rolled onto his side. I turned to face him and let my hand rest against his bare chest. I hadn't forgotten about my conversation with Luke, even though my crazy, jealous teenage hormones put it on hold for a while.