Playing With Fire (Guarded Hearts) Read Online Free PDF Page B

Carter?! Because I don't have anyone! No family, no house, no one! I didn't tell you this because I didn't want you to feel bad for the poor little foster kid who bounced from bad house to bad house!" I turned away from him and sat on my bed. I just wanted to be alone right now. Nicole had been begging me all week to come home with her, but I refused to be anybody's charity case.
    "What about Chris? Where is he?"
    "He's going home. He left a couple of hours ago." Please don't let him ask why I didn't go with him.
    "Come home with me." Was he crazy? "No, I'm not crazy, Maddy. Come home with me."
    How did he do that? There was absolutely no way I was going home with him. First of all, Chris might actually kill me this time and second, can you say awkward?! ' Hi, I'm the poor orphan your son has taken pity on. Thanks for dinner.'
    "Carter, you can't be serious."
    "I'm serious , Maddy. Come home with me...please?"
    "Carter, you can't just invite me home with you! I'm not a charity case and I'm used to being on my own. Not to mention, Chris might literally kill me!" FUCK! Why don't I have a filter around him? I stole a glance up at Carter and could see him trying to control his anger. Was he pissed at me?
    "What did you mean by that?"
    "By what?"
    "You said Chris might literally kill you. What did you mean? What's going on, Maddy?"
    "Nothing, Carter. It's just an expression. Leave it alone."
    He pulled out his cell phone. What was he doing? Was he calling Chris? No, he wouldn't call him. I doubted he even had his number.
    "Hey…I'm good…leaving tomorrow afternoon…can I bring a friend with me?" What was he doing? Didn't I just tell him no? Yes, I did! I told him NO! "Yeah…okay, great…love you too…I'll see you tomorrow." He put the phone in his pocket and then looked at me. "It's done. You're coming home with me."
    I started to shake my head. I couldn't do this with him, not with how I was starting to feel about him.
    "Yes, Maddy. You're not spending the holiday alone. You said Chris was going home anyway. He won't even know. Please come home with me. I want you with me. I love being around you. Can't you see that? I'm not doing you a favor in all this. You're doing one for me."
    It would be amazing to be able to spend five days with Carter. But how would he explain me? "What would you say to your family?"
    "It's just my dad, brother, and sister. You heard me say that I was bringing home a friend."
    My heart hurt a little when he said "friend." I hated how much I was falling for Carter. This trip was only going to make my feelings for him worse, but maybe I was a glutton for punishment. "Okay, you win." The smile he shot me made me weak in the knees. Thank God I was sitting down or I might have fallen over. "I'll pack a bag."
    I reached under the bed to get my suitcase and when I stood up, Carter wrapped his arms around me. It felt so good to be in his arms like this. I relaxed and laid my head back against his chest. Yep, I was definitely a glutton for punishment.
    He let me go and I started packing my stuff. "You don't have to stay here. I agreed to go. I'm not going to run away. I'll be ready tomorrow."
    "I want you to come to my house with me tonight. Everyone is gone and I was just going to hang out and watch a movie. There's no reason we can't do that together."
    I swear this boy will be the death of me. "Carter, I don't-"
    "Please"
    I looked up and the bastard was giving me puppy dog eyes and was actually pouting! "Ugh, fine!"
    Then he smirked at me, sat down on Nicole's bed, and waited.
     
     
    Carter
     
    I couldn't believe I got her to agree to come home with me! At that moment, I wanted to jump up and punch my fist in the air, I was so damn happy. We were on our way back to my house now and I could tell Maddy was nervous. I knew my family would love her as much as I did. Wait...did I just say I loved her?
    I couldn't believe she was actually going to stay on campus all alone, and that piece of shit just left