CHAPTER 73

　　Our mouths met again and this time, I responded with so much vigour I was certain I had lost twenty pounds from just kissing him. My hands entwined around his neck and I heard him groan against my lips.

　　Oh, it didn't make sense. To want someone, to need someone the way I needed Xavier. He did funny things to my insides, made them twist and flutter as if filled with butterflies.

　　I loved him.

　　It was a slow-burning realization that made me draw him impossibly closer as if I was afraid. As if I knew that once the moment was over, what we had would vanish.

　　"Oh for goodness sake!" Susie's voice pierced through the cocoon of passion around us and I groaned, pulling away to glare at her.

　　"Oh for goodness sake to you too!" I yelled. "Why do you always ruin the moment Susie?!"

　　She chuckled evilly. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe because it's fun seeing you two scramble away from.each other like crabs. And what the hell? Have some sense of privacy, you guys!"