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“trust me, babe, I’m well acquainted with being taken advantage of by you,” she quipped, her fingers slowly releasing her golden locks so that they could dangle down her back once more. A quiet breath seeped from her lips as he spoke. The sincerity in his voice causing a guilty feeling to settle in the pit of her stomach. Her long eyelashes fluttered her hazel gaze up, mostly with the help of his index finger beneath her chin. “Okay, okay– so I acted irrationally. I said some pretty stupid things but in my defense, blind jealousy and tequila do not mix,” she offered, her rosy red lips protruding into a pout as if it would help the situation at all. As he leaned in, she welcome the kiss. Her pouty lips molding to his, making the feeling of culpability melt away. Pulling away reluctantly, she reached down and took his hand in hers. “Alright, Romeo, take me to this mysterious restaurant so that I can approve or deny your request to date NYU’s hottest blonde.”
Interlocking their fingers and tugging her tiny body into his side as they headed for the door, Xander bit back the grin that formed on his lips, “You don’t know when I’m gonna ask you, smart ass. That would ruin the fun of it. Besides, I don’t know why you’d say yes, anyways. I’m kind of moody and you’re definitely the hottest girl in the state of New York. I will be forever perplexed as to why you’re settling for me-- but I certainly won’t complain.” As they exited the house together, the grandeur of it all still managing to knock the breath out of his lungs, he clicked the fob to unlock the sleek SUV patiently waiting for them on the curb. Guiding her to the passenger side and helping her get situated in the plush, leather seat, he shut her in and rounded the front of the car, slipping behind the wheel. “Ready?” he inquired ominously, reaching over to slide his hand over her thigh as he pulled away and headed towards the restaurant. “So, now that I’ve made the venture to you-- and your mom loved me, by the way-- when are you coming to meet my grandparents?” he asked as they continued down the highway, genuinely curious in her answer. He was dying for her to meet them, especially since the two were getting on up there in age, and he desperately needed their approval before he made any other commitments.








