Chapter 27

Lydia

Beep. Beep. Beep.

I groaned trying to reach for the alarm. Pressing the button on it, I sighed feeling my head throb second by second. The sudden realization that I shouldn't have invited Jamie to my house yesterday crossed my mind. I got carried away by the wine,the coke, the movie and the kiss. To think that for a split second, I wanted to straddle him and rake my fingers in his hair.

"How about we start over? That's why you came here right? To help your new neighbor settle in. Would you like to come in? Probably share a cup of coke?"

"Mmh I can't refuse a cup of coke, now can I?" He said sarcastically walking into my humble abode.

I closed the door behind, smelling the musky cologne he had left behind.

"Not bad. Not bad at all. I mean it's not exactly how I pictured it but you really got taste Lydia"

"Haha. I'll get the cups"

He sauntered across my living room before settling himself on my couch and I went to the kitchen to get some plastic cups.

Placing the cups on my little