Chapter 39: Mia

He presses another kiss against me. "Yup, we're talking dinner and the whole shebang."

His smile is contagious. "Now you've piqued my interest."

"Good. It goes a little something like this-I'll pick you up and take you to a nice restaurant, and then afterward, we'll find a secluded spot to make out for a while. We can pretend we're back in high school again."

I laugh, loving the sound of that.

"Maybe we should practice the making out part to be sure we get it right." I add shyly, "We can head back to my place after we're done working. Alyssa won't be home for a while."

"Nope," he says firmly. "All messing around will have to wait until after the date. We're going to do this right."

My heart melts into a puddle of goo.

What's this guy doing to me?

A grin flashes across his face. "What?"

I shake my head and trace his lips with my index finger. "You're not the guy I thought you were."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

When my finger dips inside his mouth, he bites down gently, a