4 Chapter 4

Drew hopped off near the entrance to the alley and sped past me like a bullet. “Beat ya! I won!” He dropped his backpack to the ground and danced around, pumping his fists in the air.

“Now who isn’t being fair?” I jogged up to meet him and arched an eyebrow at him.

“You’re a sucker to fall for that.” The smug look on his face made me grin.

“I’ll show you a sucker.” I stalked toward him, backing him up against the brick wall. Caging him in with my palms to the brick on either side of his head, I leaned my face down to make better eye contact with him. “I bet I can still make you do the math homework. Call it a punishment for cheating.”

“Oh yeah?” he challenged with a lift of his chin. “How do you suppose you’re going to do that?” We were both breathing heavy from our run, and his breath ghosted my cheek. He licked his lips, drawing my attention to their pink wetness.