…Lucas POV… There is a suffocating grip over my heart as I make my way back upstairs and glance over at the f*****g goddess that is lying in my bed. There is nothing more I want than to have Lexi locked in my arms for the rest of the night, but unfortunately, something has come up, and I have to leave. I know that parts of her might be mad that I did; she always used to hate when I disappeared off into the night. But this time is it different, I know we both said that it would only be for tonight, and tomorrow we will be back to being friends. If she only knew the real f*****g truth. But I am not the man that wants to remind her of what a jerk I really am. So I lean closer to her ear; my breath is short and rapid as I rest my lips against her warm cheek. I watch her chest rise and fal

