"I asked him how to win you over. He said that you loved green, and I should give you something that colour." His deep voice informed me "I already had the paint bought before then, but I was waiting for a time when you were out of the house to do it."

I smiled into his chest "I can’t believe you got romance advice from a five-year-old. I am never going to let you live that down."

His fingers caressed my face as he let out a husky laugh "I know you will not, but I was pretty desperate at that point."

The gleeful and once teasing expression from my face dropped at the need for him to know the truth "I thought that you saw me as some sort of challenge, and you were trying to rattle me. I thought you were trying to throw me off guard by making me fall helplessly for you and then you would laugh in my face."

He wrapped his arms around me tightly while he stated "I do challenge you. I will always challenge you. Just as you do me."

I smiled up at him and he smiled back.

Then Stone grumbled "Make no mistake. I am keeping you forever."

"Good." I said "Keep challenging me. I am still going to aim to beat you at everything. I hope you know that. English test scores, bickering, nerd offs. All of it, I am going to win."

"We will see about that." He rasped as he moved closer.

My body reacted in anticipation, but I remembered my current state. My very naked state. He was moving closer, and I just wanted to hide under the bed.

I lifted the covers and hid my whole self under there.

A deep chuckle came from outside the bedsheets "Don't get shy on me now, Drizella."

I popped my head out before I pulled the whole sheets away with a laugh.

"I was right. You must be some sort of other creature." He said in a wondrous tone as he scanned my body "Nothing could ever compare. You are otherworldly beautiful."

Weirdly enough as he gazed down at me, I felt beautiful.

My hands went to his back as I pulled him down in me as I voiced "You are not so bad yourself."

"Is that so?" He smirked.

I teased against his mouth "A lot better with the lights off."

"My little liar." Stone hoarsely let out as he gripped my hips and moved on top of me.

The bedsheets rose with him on top and I saw everything of him once again. It was only further evidence that I was the biggest liar on the planet. The hugest.

He slanted his mouth and his lips descended over mine. At the warmth of his tongue enmeshing with mine, my eyes closed. A husky groan came from his chest as I twined my arms around his neck.