Adam gave her a look and then raised his hand to gesture her to co closer.
lanie hesitated, but eventually took a cautious step forward... and the next second, with a sudden shift of movent, she was tossed onto the empty side of the bed. Before she could even blink, Adam was leaning over her, bracing himself with his arms, his lower body partially pinning her down.
Her eyes widened. "What are you doing?" But even as she asked the question, she knew it was foolish. Why? Because she should know that whenever she was anywhere near him, Adam was prone to just pulling her to him. It was like he was a magnet who wanted to stick to her. Next ti... next ti in any discussion or argunt, she would keep a distance of at least ten feet between them.
"Talking," he replied, completely unfazed by her irritated look.
She squinted at him. "And we have to lie down to do that?"
Adam’s grin widened, unapologetic and boyish. "Because I said so. Now be quiet for a second and let talk."
lanie blinked again.
"So," he continued, "you ran off earlier because you thought I’d assu you were stalking ? Following around or sothing like that?"
Still staring up at him, her face flushed with both embarrassnt and tension, lanie gave him a small, self-conscious nod.
Adam watched her for a beat, then let out a quiet chuckle, shaking his head in disbelief. "Unbelievable," he murmured.
Then his eyes dropped back to her flushed face, and the corner of his mouth lifted with that infuriatingly charming smirk and the lip ring that she was always obsessing over.
"You know," he said slowly, almost like he was tasting the words, "if you were following ... I wouldn’t exactly mind."
lanie blinked. "What?"
He leaned a little closer, the weight of his body shifting over her and she could feel his leg shifting between hers as he said in a soft voice, "Yeah. I’d actually like it. You, shadowing through the city like so lovesick spy? Watching from behind corners in oversized sunglasses? Totally cool."
He didn’t tell her that when he’d spotted her, he’d almost thought she was a fignt of his imagination. He’d been thinking of her and then... it was almost as if she had co to rescue him from enduring Saira for too long. And then she’d run away without coming to him and he’d been totally disappointed.
He watched as a totally reluctant smile appeared on her face and she refuted," I don’t wear oversized sunglasses."
"Then you can stalk without them. Still kind of cool." Adam said with a perfectly serious face.
lanie rolled her eyes and pushed at his shoulder," You are insane."
Adam grinned. "Possibly. But hear out—if I ever do start acting shady, feel free to stalk . I’d enjoy the attention. In fact, I encourage it. Follow around, dig up my secrets, question my contacts, peek through my windows—just don’t get arrested."
lanie’s jaw dropped slightly. "Why would I—?"
He held up a finger. "And just so we’re clear—I get to do the sa. Equal stalking rights. So don’t be surprised if I show up uninvited anywhere you are."
She blinked at him, clearly not expecting that. "You’re joking."
"Obviously. Kind of. Maybe." He wiggled his eyebrows.
lanie huffed a laugh. "Okay, move. I need to pack."
Adam stayed exactly where he was. "Nah. I think packing is a distraction from this lovely mont."
"Adam," she warned.
He dropped a kiss on her forehead. "Shh. Non- stalkers need cuddles too. And remind if I am wrong but you ca here for wood... I have so right here in my pants..."
lanie felt her jaw drop at his antics and pushed at his shoulder only for him to lean forward and quickly catch her lips in a kiss.
She let out a muffled sound against his lips, half-annoyed and half-laughing. "You’re unbelievable," she mumbled when he finally pulled back an inch.
Adam just raised a brow. "You say that like it’s a bad thing."
Then his mouth was on hers again—hungrier this ti. His hand cupped her jaw, thumb brushing against her cheek, while his other hand slid under her shirt, palm resting just beneath her ribs, warm and teasing. lanie gasped into the kiss, her fingers fisting in the fabric of his T-shirt.
When he felt her hips arch instinctively, Adam gave a soft groan. "See? You like it when I’m unbelievable."
lanie rolled her eyes at that but then her lips were again caught by him so she could only kiss him back before shoving at his shoulder.
"Move. I need to pack."
"Nah," he said, trailing kisses back to her lips before finally pulling away with one last peck. " You’re not leaving till tomorrow night anyway."
lanie froze. Her eyes narrowed slowly. "Wait. How do you know that?"
Adam blinked. And then his grin turned sly, unapologetic. "Oh, you know. Lucky guess."
She stared. "Adam."
"Fine," he said, completely unbothered. "Sa way I found out which hotel you were in. I had Max look into it."
lanie sighed, " I don’t think I am too comfortable with this..."
"Hey! We just agreed on mutual stalking, so this is nothing."
lanie narrowed her eyes and in the next instant, her hand grasped the corner of a pillow and she threw moved it towards his face.
He caught it easily and then added, "Anyway... since you’re stuck with for the rest of the day, how about we actually go out and pretend to be normal people? You know, visit a few tourist spots, hold hands, eat overpriced snacks, etc. It might be fun. I know a place here that...."
"Are you asking out on a date?"
Adam nodded solemnly and then answered, "It’s either that or I kiss you again and we can finish what we just started... I definitely vote for the second option. Being touristy can wait..."
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