(34) Rated R

T- good morning sunshine

M- weird. I was just about to text you. I had a dream about you last night....

Makennah bit her lip and tucked her phone back under the sheets. She didn't want to see what he had to say next and she was even more nervous to respond.

T- oh did you? What kind of dream?

M- rated R

T- you wanna tell me what it was about?

Even though she was alone, she felt her cheeks heat up to an unexplainable level. She started this. Now she had to finish it like Grace said. Take charge. Wow him. Make him think about you. Make him crazy for you. Show him you can be sexy.

M- no. You have three guesses

T- this just isn't fair, Kennah.

T- give me a hint?

M- okay...hmm...

M- how about multiple choice? I'll give you three choices for how the dream started and if you guess right, then I'll tell you what else happened.

T- okay agreed. Hit me. I'm ready

She paused. First she had to come up with one story now she was up to three. She could do this. She wasn't a little child.

The fact of the matter was she was scared to death of his reaction and then seeing him later. Thinking about it made her cheeks flush with heat all over again.

M- okay number one, we're in your car and things get a little heated. Number two, you sneak into the basement while I'm watching a movie and...shall we say...you distract me? Number three, it's after work and I'm closing up and you pull me into a closet.

T- if I guess wrong are you going to tell me anyways?

M- no, so choose wisely ;)

T- you're torturing me.

Makennah bit her lip and sighed. Her entire body felt warm all over. Her stomach muscles clenched in anticipation of his response. The little dots popped up at the bottom of the screen as he wrote his response.

T- alright let's go with option three because that seems a little dangerous plus we already got caught in a closet once

M- awww that was a good shot but just not good enough. Sorry baby see you at school!

T- Makennah! Not fair! Come back!

While she was brushing her hair and applying a little bit of make up (she had to look good to further entice him after she already set him up), her phone dinged with another message.

T- oh I am so getting you back for this. Revenge is sweet

She couldn't help responding to that.

M- not as sweet as me

Because of this predicament she put herself in, Makennah couldn't eat breakfast. Barely said hello to Carolynn. Riddled with her rings the entire way to school. Chewed her lip so ferociously that she thought it might bleed. She was experiencing major regret. She couldn't face Theo. No way.

Her only saving grace was her outfit. She felt confident, strong and feminine. Sexy enough but not too much for her age or the fact she was going to school. Makennah knew she could confidently walk into that school....

...and sprint away from Theo if he spotted her from afar.

Once they reached the school, Makennah swerved the long way to her locker by dodging through the freshman and sophomore halls. The second she reached her locker, she butted into Grace's space to force her attention.

"Help me!" She whispered loudly, glancing all around to make sure Theo wasn't near.

"What's your issue?" Grace nudged her out of the way to get into her locker.

Makennah stuck to her like glue to use her as a human shield from the senior hall. "I did it. I did the thing...I acted sexy, made him want me. I texted him some stuff."

Grace's mouth fell open, all things school forgotten. "Shut up. Show me."

Makennah slapped her phone in Grace's hand. She thumbed through Makennah's messages, reading what she sent to Theo earlier that morning. Consciously, she looked around, expecting Theo to pop up.

"Mack! This is good! I didn't know you had it in you!"

Makennah stole her phone back. "Thanks gotta go!" She darted away.

Grace latched onto Makennah's sweater and reeled her back. "Hold up. Where are you going?"

"To class. Hiding."

Grace laughed. "Why are you hiding? And who are you hiding from?"

Makennah's eyes widened and she gestured as if it were obvious. "Theo duh! I can't face him after that. First of all, he's gonna tease me about it. Second, he said he was gonna get revenge!"

Grace shook her head. "You're an idiot. That's a good thing! That means he's thinking of very dirty very hot ways to get you back. That was the plan! You think he's gonna be thinking about anything other than you today? No."

She never should have taken Grace's advice. This was an awful idea. They hadn't even kissed yet. What was she thinking? She kicked things up to the next level without even passing phase one.

"Okay well I'm freaking out and you're no help so I gotta go!" She spun around and ran away again. She would just hide until class.

"You're being dramatic!" Grace yelled after her. "Oh hey Theo!"

No, no, no, no, no.

Run, run, run.

Makennah sped up, clutching her sweater around her body in an effort to hide. She weaved through packs of students, whizzing by teachers. Her feet stumbled over other kids passing by. She couldn't seem to move fast enough away from impending danger.

As she cleared the junior hallway, she ducked to the left down a quieter hallways hoping Theo would assume she went right down the sophomore hallway to hide amongst the groups of students.

Her pace slowed but she kept up a steady fast walk. She glanced behind her and didn't see anything.

She was about to clear another hallway and circle around to the theatre when she barreled into another person at the intersecting junction. Makennah gasped loudly and stumbled backwards.

Strong firm arms grabbed Makennah around the waist and steadied her. With wide surprised eyes, Makennah glanced up into the eyes of her savior and tensed immediately when she saw it was Theo. She pushed him away but he held on.

"Well what do we have here?" Theo smirked like he was already planning something.

His scent intoxicated her. He smelled so dang good. It wasn't fair. What she wouldn't do to press herself into his chest and curl up in his arms to get a good whiff. She hadn't realized that she recognized his scent before she even looked at him. Her body naturally relaxed, knowing it was him who caught her after she tripped up.

Nervously, Makennah chuckled. "Um..."

"Oh you have nothing to say now?" He raised his eyebrows. "Interesting. You had plenty to say this morning."

The nervous giggles took over.

"Except you left me hanging."

She couldn't stop the laughter.

"I'd like to change my answer," Theo said with a mischievous grin. He released her and crossed his arms over his wide chest, biceps bulging right in front of her eyes. It wasn't fair.

So she slacked a hip and brushed her hair away from her shoulder to draw his eyes to her bare skin. Her mouth may not cooperate but she could make her body say somethings.

"No, you're not allowed. You agreed to the terms," she said in a quiet voice.

Theo's eyes traced the line of the off-the-shoulder holey sweater. The fabric was light and airy, a little see-through which is what made the white lacy bralette underneath even more enticing. His gaze trailed down over her torso to her ripped black jeans and brown leather high heel boots.

"So let me get this straight," he started, taking a deep breath. Eventually, his eyes connected with hers again. "You text me and tell me you had this rated R dream, right? Mind you, we've never gone down this path before." She assumed he meant dirty texting...or almost anyways. "So I'm treading lightly but this little...sex kitten vixen comes out through the phone and tells me to choose a dirty dream and if I guess correctly, said sex kitten is going to go into great detail about it." Theo clenched his jaw sexily, the tendon flexing. Purposefully placing a hand on her hip, he nudged her against the wall and leaned a hand on the wall above her head, caging her in. "I'll admit, I had hope that you'd tell me even if I guessed wrong since you started this. But no. You leave me hanging. And you say things like not as sweet as me. A side of you I've never seen before. And then you show up to school wearing...this." As if it were a rewrite of the night at the party, Theo slipped a finger underneath the lacy strap of her bralette and rubbed his finger down her smooth skin, dipping briefly under the neck of her sweater, drawing near a space that would be otherwise inappropriate since they were at school.

Makennah gulped. She felt a little heady and lightheaded. Her pulse drummed under the surface of her skin that begged to be touched. Makennah cast her eyes down over his body, inconspicuously checking him out the same way he did to her. If she wasn't wrong, Theo put a little extra effort into his outfit that she did. "That all sounded about right." He really needed to stop smelling so good. It was getting to her and clouding her judgement.

His pulled his finger free from her bralette and rubbed his thumb over her bare shoulder before dragging his hand down her arm. His touch sent tingles up her spine. "Somebody is playing games."

Well she couldn't deny that. "What kind of games?" She asked in a breathy whisper.

Theo grinned. "I'm not sure yet. I'm still trying to figure that out."

"Maybe it's not a game. Maybe I really did have a dream," she answered, folding her arms together to act as a shield between him and her.

"No." Theo shook his head. "You started all that to get my interested. I'd bet money you didn't have a Dream. You just wanted to keep me hanging and get me thinking about you."

It was scary how accurate he was. But she would never tell him that.

She shrugged and smiled, fighting off nervous laughter. "I guess you'll never know."

Theo cocked his head and narrowed his eyes at her. "Even if you didn't have a dream, I'm sure something was on your mind. You had to think of scenarios. If I could change my answer, I'd definitely go with number one."

Things getting heated in his car. Good choice.

"Whys that?" Makennah was faintly aware that the bell would ring soon.

Theo reached up and brushed a hair off of her shoulder. A chill creeped up her spine. How did he do that so easily? "Well we spend a lot of time in my car. In the dark at night by ourselves. Plus there was that one time that I brought up making out with you and touching your thigh...all in my car."

Makennah unconsciously bit her lip and his gaze instantly dropped to her mouth to watch with intrigue. "Mmm that wasn't the dream. But nice try!" She said cheerily, trying to throw him off.

An unreadable look crossed his face. He couldn't stop looking at her lips. "I don't believe you. I bet you pictured me leaning across the middle and pulling you close to me and kissing you...gently at first." Theo dipped his head to whisper in his ear. Her entire body tensed up in anticipation. "Then after a little bit, I'd slip my tongue in your mouth before I'd work my way down to your neck." It was like everything he said was a sext except it wasn't. It was out loud in person. "And I'd lick and bite your ear..." damn him for knowing what that did to her "...before I'd kiss your neck and maybe work down even lower."

Despite the fact that her insides turned to mush and a sweet hot ball of energy coiled up in her belly, Makennah forced herself to remain steady and focus. She knew what he was doing. He was planning to work her up and then ditch her the same way she did to him this morning.

She couldn't let that happen.

Gently, very gently, Makennah traced a light finger down his sternum. "That...is very close. But not quite." Makennah slid her hand behind his neck and pulled his head down to her mouth. "The only difference is I'd be on top of you...straddling you with my hands in your hair and all over your chest. And it would be my lips on your neck. Not the other way around." To accent her point, Makennah wetted her lips and brushed them along the delicate skin of his exposed neck.

His breath hitched.

The bell rang.

She wormed out of his arms and tucked her hair behind her ears. "See ya later." Brazenly, she winked and pivoted on her heel, sauntering away and making sure to pop her hips for his pleasure.

He was totally right though. She totally dreamt about the car.

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Two chapters in one night, yes yes yes!!

Xoxo

W. Carolina