NATALIE
"Eyes on the road, Natalie." His lips graze the shell of my ear and his voice vibrates straight through me.
I suck in a sharp breath, my eyes snapping wide open as I jerk my gaze back to the road. My cheeks blaze, hot enough to burn, and my grip tightens on the steering wheel as if it's the only thing keeping me grounded.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see him lean back into his seat, one hand lazily abandoning the steering wheel. He turns his face toward the window, but not before I catch that faint, knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.
What was I even thinking? Closing my eyes like some lovesick fool, waiting for a kiss that never came. I must have lost my mind. I've always been the one in control, the one who calls the shots. I can't and won't let this gorgeous,
