Kyle turned the key as quietly as possible, stepping into the brightly lit corridor and kicking his shoes off. His heartbeat was drumming in his ears as much from the sudden sprint as from seeing her surprised face. He could still feel her kiss on his lips, and it made his whole body tingle. When he decided to get to know her, he had no expectations, but in such a short time she had gone so deep under his skin that just seeing her face could wash away the fatigue of spending hours and hours studying something he had no interest in. Her kiss could leave him rattled to a point he wanted to throw everything and just lie with her in that old, dusty couch in the attic room above the coffee shop.
He slipped his jacket off, draping it on the hanger by the door when he heard the sound of hurried
