“In panic, I heldhis hand in place. “Move another inch, Hunter, and you’re a dead man.”

“I can feel youstaring at me,” he said in the softest wake-up voice I’d ever heard. “I onlyhope you’re a girl and not one of the drunken guys.”

“For a minute there, I thought I stood a chance. But I guess in the end, Mitchell will still be the lucky one.”

“If I weren't out of my mind at this second, I would've sworn he nuzzled my temple.”

“He can’t playwhen someone is watching him,” Justin almost sang into my ear. “Totally screwsup then.”“But you allare watching him,” I pointed out.At the back ofthe room, someone laughed. “Yeah, but we’re not girls.”

“For the time being—”He emphasized each word. “I’ll be the only one climbing through your window.”

“Stop kidding me, angel!”