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wrap my arms around Kane's body and breathe in the smell of leather. The city flashes by and the cool air whipping on my skin cools me down. The streets are empty this time in the early morning, and it's like we have the city to ourselves. We zip into the parking garage of our building and Kane helps me off the bike.  
    "Thank you," I say, handing him the helmet.  
    We get onto the empty elevator in silence. I hit the button for our floor and look up at Kane.  
    The doors close as he approaches me. His large hands grasp the sides of my face and his lips crash onto mine, making me gasp.  
    They are soft and hard. Demanding but giving. Hot and needy.  
    Powerful and intoxicating.  
    I moan into his mouth, giving him the access he wants. I taste his tongue as it tangles with mine. The natural high I had all night intensifies. Kane pushes me roughly to the back wall like he wants to keep me from floating away. I push my body to his, loving the pressure of being crushed by him.  
    Something needy is clawing at me from the inside, wanting more. His taste, the way he feels against me, it's all pushing me toward something uncontrollable. My head spins with surprise and lust.  
    It's a heavy mixture that drowns me until the doors slide open and lets the harsh hallway light flood in. I blink as Kane slowly pulls back. We are both breathing hard and I grin, knowing that he's affected just as much as I am. The doors go to shut again and Kane steps away from me to stop them. The moment is broken.
    The sound of thunder outside reminds me of my sister inside. I walk past him and down the hall. I can hear him close behind as we stop at my door.  
    "Thanks for the ride," I say. In the harsh light of this faded hallway, the haze of power and strength melt away slowly. I'm slowly coming back down to Earth.  
    "See you around, Brooklyn." He slowly backs away with his know-it-all smile.  

S EVEN

    London
    I stare blankly at Brooklyn while she plays on her phone like she didn't just tell me what I think she did.  
    "Our car is where?" I ask again, even though I heard her the first time.  
    "The club." Her sigh is the only indication I'm annoying the hell out of her. Otherwise she looks like she didn't just render me screwed for the day.  
    "I have a shoot today, Brooklyn." I'm trying to sound calm but the shake in my voice is there. I don't like my plans getting thrown off course. My sister manages to completely derail them and turn them into a tragic train wreck on a regular basis.  
    "Have Miles take you," she says simply, taking a sip of her coffee.  
    "I can't," I sigh. "He kissed me and now things are kinda weird. I'm avoiding him."
    Coffee sprays on my shirt and the counter.  
    "Repeat that?"  
    I pull my wet shirt over my head and glare at her. I liked that shirt.  
    "Miles kissed me so now I don't want to call him and ask for a ride."
    Brooklyn grabs another shirt from the basket of laundry that sits on the couch, still unfolded, and tosses it to me.  
    "He actually kissed you? What did you do?"
    "What do you think I did? I got all quiet and awkward until he said let's forget that it happened."
    I'm exhausted and disappointed. I'm disappointed in myself and the way things are turning out. I still have no idea what I'm doing any more than I did my last night back home.  
    I wanted a new life but I can't help feeling I'm living in a shadow of the old one. No matter how far I run, I'm still me.  
    "Miles isn't going anywhere, whether he kissed you or not, so don't get all worked up about it. It doesn't need to be weird. You guys don't have to change, but you don't have to stay the same either."
    "Can we chat about this later tonight? I need to catch a bus."
    "Sure. I’ll see if Kane will take me later to get the Jeep. I need to crash before I fall over," Brooklyn says as she stumbles to her bedroom.  
    I grab my bags and phone and yank open the door, jumping back in surprise when I find Kane standing on the other side