Hero

LESLIE’S POV There was so much sexual tension between us at that moment. With his bust lip and how he had stood up for me earlier, I just wanted him to kiss me. And I wasn’t even going to complain about it. The thought of him kissing me made my mouth turn dry. “Way to ruin the wholesome moment, Leslie,” Wade tried to joke as he let go of my hand and took the other. But, I knew he’d felt it. The air had been buzzing with electricity and I could swear that he had leaned closer to me. He cleaned up the smaller scratches on the heel of my other palm but, I could tell how affected he was from the sound of his voice. We were both affected. I tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear and said, “How very embarrassing.” “Let’s pretend it never happened,” Wade said, calling a truce for what I considered was the first. Strangely, I caught myself smiling. Maybe, he wasn’t so bad. “There,” he put my hand back down on my thigh. “Next time, don’t ever put yourself between a fight like that. You