Knowing You (The Jade Series #2) Read Online Free Page B

you, too, but you can let go a little. And maybe take your coat off.”
    “Yeah. Okay.” He lets me go, then takes his jacket off and drapes it over my chair.  
    “It hasn’t even been a week, Garret. You couldn’t have missed me that much.”
    He comes back over, putting his arms around me again. He seems taller for some reason. I wonder how tall he is—maybe 6’3, 6’4? His dad’s at least 6’5. Both of them tower over my 5’5 height.
    “I don’t how long it’s been. I’ve lost track of the days. But it’s been too damn long.” He leans down to kiss me but I stop him.
    “Wait. What happened to our friends-only agreement?” I’m dying to kiss him, but I want to know where we stand first. I need to know if his dad is going to keep driving us apart.
    “That agreement is over.” He tries to kiss me again. I feel myself weakening but I somehow manage to hold him back.  
    “But we haven’t even been on a date yet. You promised me a date, remember?”
    He smiles. “You’re right. I did promise you that.”
    “So we should probably keep the friend thing going until we at least have a first date.”
    “Seriously? You’re killing me here, Jade. It’s just a kiss.”
    “Our date is tomorrow. I think you can make it.”
    He pulls me closer. “I really don’t think so.”
    Crap! Why does he have to be so damn irresistible? Be strong, Jade. It’s just one day. You can wait one day. But I can’t. I seriously can’t.
    “Okay, just one kiss. And that’s it until our date. After that you—”
    “I got it.” He whispers it against my mouth, then slowly and softly kisses my top lip, then the bottom one, then both. I guess that’s technically one kiss but there’s no way I’m ending this. Not yet. I part my lips and feel his breath mixing with mine as his tongue begins teasing my mouth. My body relaxes and nearly collapses into his. I feel him tighten his arm around me as his other arm travels up my back, his hand supporting my neck as the kiss heats up even more.
    One kiss. Yeah, right. Five minutes later and we’re still standing here. I finally pull away and see him smiling, happy with himself for making that one kiss last so long.  
    I go over and sit on the bed. “We need to talk about stuff, Garret. I need to know what’s going on with you. And with us. We can’t keep doing this thing with your dad. Did you talk to him?”
    Garret kicks his shoes off and sits back on the bed. “Do we really have to talk about this now?”
    “Yes. I want to know what happened. And I need to know if your dad will be knocking on the door any minute now to yell at us again.”
    “You don’t have to worry about him. I took care of it.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. “See? I even got my phone back. And my car’s right outside.”
    “So what did you say to him?”
    “I told you. I had a talk with him and persuaded him to leave us alone.”  
    “You mean you blackmailed him. Do I even want to know with what?”
    “It doesn’t matter. He won’t bother us anymore, at least for now.”
    “What does that mean?”
    “It means he’ll try to find a way to blackmail me now so he can control me again.”
    “So you’re saying this is only temporary?”
    “Just forget it. I don’t want to get into this right now.”
    “Well, I do. I want to know what’s going to happen. I hate these surprise visits from your dad. And what about your fake girlfriend? Do you still have to go out with her?”
    He lets out a deep sigh. “Katherine, my wicked stepmother, still expects me to attend social functions with Ava. But it’s just some social functions. Once or twice a month. It’s not a big deal.”
    “It’s a big deal to me . I don’t like Ava going out with you, acting like she’s your girlfriend. Doesn’t this blackmail you used on your dad work for Katherine, too? Was it something having to do with company secrets?”
    “No.” He hesitates. “It’s something he doesn’t want