I used my grip on the counter to lift myself onto my toes and to reach upwards so that I could whisper to him "I don't think you taste good enough."

The large body pressed up on mine stilled.

The giant mumbled something under his breath before he struck. He moved rapidly and feral like he could not hold back any longer. He grabbed the back of my thighs and lifted me off the ground.

I gasped at the feeling of his large hands on the back of my thighs, and I had no other choice but to wrap my legs around his midsection and my arms around the back of his neck.

Stone set me on the kitchen counter. He kept between my legs as he pulled back. It was far enough that he could look me in the eye but not far enough for both of us to lose the heated contact between our bodies.

His face moved until it was millimetres away from mine. His lips brushed against the flushed skin of my face until he lingered near the corner of my mouth.

"Only one way to find out." Stone released hoarsely from the deepest darkest part of his chest.

Every cell and nerve knew he was near, and my blood rushed towards my pounding heart.

It took everything inside of me not to grab his shirt and bring him to where I wanted him to be.

The grip on my thighs tightened as he proceeded closer to me. His long fingers sprawled out as he held onto me tighter.

Just as his forehead leaned against mine, the loud siren of the smoke alarm went off.

My eyes widened as I jumped out of his hold.

I switched off the cooker hob and took out the cremated pancakes that were now the same colour as Stone's eyes.

After I waved the smoke alarm with a tea towel until it went off, I noticed that Stone had remained in the same position.

The large back was to me, and his veiny hands were gripping onto the countertop so hard that his knuckles were turning white.

The moment was gone, and I was hit with reality.

I was seconds away kissing the large man and I had wanted it more than anything.

I poked at the burnt pancake and let out a laugh to cut through the tension "You can have this pancake if you want."

Stone kept silent. The only noises that left him were a few grumbles.

"Shit. We have school." I cursed when I remembered that we were not the only two people in the world "I don't even have Kermit."

He pushed off the counter and ran his hand along his stubbled jaw as his deep voice filled the small space between us "I will drive you to school this week."

"It is fine." I answered slightly breathily "I'm okay walking."

A rough noise from the back of his throat escaped him "I'm taking you."