Lumi’s POV
My lips part, the word is already there, sitting on my tongue. Waiting.
“Yes.”
It comes out softer than I expected, but I don’t break eye contact. Because if I’m saying yes, I’m not going to make it easy for him.
I tilt my head slightly.
“But don’t think that fixes your rating.”
A faint smirk touches his lips. “Still a three?” he murmurs.
“Maybe a two,” I reply, shrugging lightly. “You didn’t even try last time.”
That lands, I see it in the way his jaw tightens slightly. Not offended, more like he felt challenged.
“Careful,” he says quietly.
“Or what?”
A beat.
“Or you might not be able to walk upstairs after this.”
My stomach flips hard, and before I can respond he moves fast. His hand slides to the back of my neck pulling me in, and then his lips crash into mine.
