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lips. She looked up and then held her breath as his mouth came down on hers. Her whole body became an electrical current when their lips touched. His deep-throated groan sent chills through her. The key finally found its lock; it was meant to be.
    When he pulled away, she looked into his blue eyes. “I love you, Kevin.”
    He gave his characteristic lopsided grin and caressed her cheek. “You can’t possibly.”
    “I do,” Tessa insisted.
    Kevin kissed her again, this time teasing her with his tongue. Tess moaned, never having felt such an intense sexual attraction before. She tentatively licked the outline of his lips and felt him tense. She moved from the left to the right corner of his mouth. She ran her tongue over the scar tissue. It was smooth with an almost metallic taste to it. Tessa darted her tongue into his open mouth. He groaned again, much louder this time. Her insides contracted as a tingling sensation took over. “Oh, Kevin,” she breathed into his mouth.
    “Tesse,” he said gruffly.
    “Yes?”
    Kevin repeated her name and moved his lips to her ear, whispering, “I love you.”
    Everything stopped—the world, time, her breathing. Kevin loves me. She was not alone in these intense feelings. “Oh, Kevin, I love you so much! I have since the first day we…”
    The ringing of the phone interrupted her declaration. She didn’t want to answer it, but Kevin insisted, not wanting her mother to worry about her.
    Tess picked up the receiver, expecting a rant. “Hello?”
    A rant she did get. Her mother questioned where she had been and then scolded her for not answering sooner. None of it mattered. He loves me. “Okay, Mom. I will. No, I learned my lesson. Never again.”
    She hung up the phone and smiled at Kevin. “My mom’s mad.”
    “I’m sorry to hear that.”
    “It’s okay, but you should know that she’s headed home.”
    “I’d better go then. I don’t want to get you in any more trouble.”
    Tessa looked at her beloved. “Kevin, I really love you.”
    He smiled and pulled her to him. “I love you, too, Tesse.” Kevin planted another kiss on her lips before leaving. Tessa sighed when he shut the door. Every fiber of her being wanted to follow him.
    Tess ended up having a pleasant evening with her mother. Julie’s day in court had gone better than expected and that always put her in a good mood. The two didn’t talk about Kevin or school. Her mother went on and on about her big birthday party, the one she had decided to reinstate. Tessa kept smiling throughout the evening. Her mother misinterpreted it as excitement about her eighteenth birthday party and Tess didn’t bother correct her.
    She lay in bed that night thinking about tomorrow. The big party was planned for the weekend, but nothing special was scheduled for her actual birthday. It didn’t matter to Tess, there was only one thing she wanted and it had nothing to do with parties or presents. Tessa hoped Kevin would be willing to grant her only wish.

Day 9

    S he called him early in the morning. “Morning, Kevin!”
    “Well, this is a surprise. I thought you would be headed back to school today.”
    “Nope, today is my birthday and I am taking it off.”
    “I had no idea. So how old are you?”
    “The big one-eight. I am officially an adult today. I can vote, I hope you know.”
    He chuckled. “Well, voting ranks high on my list of exciting activities.”
    “I know!”
    “So what are you planning to do for your big day?”
    “I have to stay home so I can answer the phone whenever my mom calls. She insisted. It was the only way I could get her to agree to let me skip school today.”
    “So she’s still mad, huh?”
    “No, we worked things out last night. Mainly she just talked about my big party on Saturday. I’d rather skip it, but Mom makes such a big deal out of things like that. Hey, you want to come?”
    “Are you sure you want me there?”
    “Of course I do! What a silly thing to say.” She was grateful