Bree attended the football game. She sat way in the back of the bleachers watching Landon play. He was picking her up afterward for their date but she had wanted to see him in action. She got quite the show. Landon towered over a lot of the players, so he was easy to pick out.

More than once she saw Chloe try to touch Landon when he came to the bench for a drink, and more than once Landon backed away. Chloe didn’t look pleased and Bree had to smile. By the end of the game she was so excited she couldn’t wait for their date to see him. The players came off the field and Bree followed them, watching them go into the locker room. She hid behind the wall watching Landon walk.

“So, you are seriously going out with Bree? Did you join the bet?” William laughed.

Landon turned on him. “You asked her out, didn’t you?”

“What? No.” William bristled at the comment and kept walking.

“Yes, you did! And not as a part of the bet. You actually wanted to date her and she turned you down flat.”

“I wouldn’t date that… thing if you paid me.”

Landon threw him up against the wall. “Don’t ever talk about Bree that way again. Are we clear?”

“Shit, Reynolds. Chill out.”

Bree covered her mouth to keep from laughing. She waited until they were gone and ran up to her room, crashing into Penny.

“Where were you?” Penny eyed her.

“The game.”

“You attended a football game?” Penny touched the other girl’s forehead to check for fever.

“I wanted to see Landon play.”

“Well?”

“God, he’s so gorgeous and he stood up for me against William.”

“Okay, that’s it. How much time do you have?”

“What? Why?”

“I wanna play.” Penny smiled.

“Uh oh…”

Landon approached Bree’s room. He knocked on the door and Penny answered, smiling.

“Hi. Right on time.” Penny stepped aside. “She’s almost ready.”

Bree came out and Landon held onto the chair. She was wearing jeans and a V-neck that hung off one shoulder. Her long hair was up, but ringlets fell across her shoulders. Her glasses were gone and she had makeup on — not a lot, but enough to bring out the shades of her eyes.

“Wow. You look beautiful — not that you don’t always, but… wow.”

“Thanks.”

“Ready?” Landon put his hand out.

“Don’t forget the jacket, Bree.” Penny handed her Landon’s jacket.

They went out to a fancy restaurant, which Bree hadn’t been ready for — especially in jeans. But when Landon was talking to the owner she knew they were safe dressed as they were.

“Well, aren’t you a beauty!”

“Thank you.” Bree blushed.

“You say hello to your fathers, Landon. I miss them.”

“Will do, Carlos.”

Bree ordered the steak. It wasn’t that expensive and she didn’t want Landon to think just because he was paying she was going to order the most expensive thing. She loved steak and this one came with the works.

“Wow, you can pack in the food.”

They brought her baked potato and Landon’s jaw dropped. It had everything you could think of on it. Bree giggled and slathered her steak in sauce.

“Have you had a lot of girlfriends, Landon?” Bree wiped her mouth.

“Nope, I haven’t had any. I’m not really all that experienced if you know what I mean.”

“Really?”

“Well, I’ve only kissed one girl my entire life. Wait, make that two now.” Landon blushed.

“Wow.”

“What about you?”

“I kissed my friend when I was twelve. I don’t think that counts.”

Landon smiled. Bree was fun. She was pretty and smart. He liked her a lot, and over the last few days, he hadn’t thought of Katiana all that much. He had to move on from her. She was dating Joe, and Landon wasn’t going to sit back any more hoping one day she’d finally notice him.

They talked for hours and held hands as they walked around the city. By the time they got back, it was almost midnight, and Landon was walking her to her room once again.

Bree knew Penny was out. She was with her boyfriend at the school across the bridge. She turned and faced Landon.

“Do you want to come in? We could watch a movie.”

“Isn’t your roommate home?”

“Nope, it’s the weekend; she’s with her boyfriend.” Bree unlocked the door.

“Okay.”

Bree walked in and took Landon’s jacket off. She crossed to the small fridge and took two sodas out and put a bag of popcorn in the microwave before sitting on the couch next to Landon.

“Horror movie or romantic comedy?” Bree held them up.

“Horror movie.” They both said it at the same time.

“I was supposed to take you out to the movies tonight.”

“Well, this is better. We can actually get comfortable.”

Landon looked at her, the shirt had fallen more, and now most of her shoulder was bare. He ran his hand along her arm and looked into her eyes.

Bree’s head pounded as his hand stroked across her shoulder. She leaned in.

The microwave announced the finished popcorn, and Bree pulled back.

“I’ll just go get that.”

Landon watched her get up and he tried to cover himself with a pillow. Damn uncontrollable boners. He hated being a healthy young man. Bree came back and settled on the couch with her legs beneath her. The movie started and Landon got comfortable. More than once Bree jumped during the movie and Landon chuckled. She looked at him.

“Can I?” Bree motioned between his legs.

It took Landon a second and then he blushed from what he was thinking. He spread his legs and Bree sat between them, snuggling against his chest. Landon put his arms around her and rested his chin on her head.

Bree could feel his erection on her lower back and she smiled, wiggling, trying to get more comfortable. That was a lie. She was making him harder and she knew it.

Landon closed his eyes and tried to think about anything and everything that would get his hard-on to go away. Nuns…puppies… nothing was working. He was stuck with a hard-on from hell with Bree between his legs. Bree turned her head so she could see Landon. She had never kissed anyone with tongue, and she really wanted Landon to kiss her. She shifted around and kissed him.

She pulled away, searching his face. Landon cupped her face and his thumb caressed her cheek. He paused, making sure this was what she wanted, Bree nodded and Landon pulled her in. He brushed his lips over hers and she sighed softly. She crawled into his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Landon’s tongue slid over her bottom lip and opened her mouth. Their tongues met and Bree let out a loud moan. This was what it was like to kiss someone with tongue. Shivers ran down her spine as Landon searched her mouth.

Holy shit. Landon was so hard it was killing him. He had no idea what he was doing, but he went with it. Whenever she whimpered or moaned, he’d do what he was doing again. His hand ran up under her shirt, feeling her soft skin. He broke from the kiss and nibbled at her collarbone, and then ran his tongue up her neck before finding her mouth again. Her hands were in his hair and they were both moaning and breathing hard.

Bree broke from the kiss. She wanted more and she could see he did too. She took Landon’s shirt off, rubbing her hands up his chest. Landon gripped her hair behind her neck and felt her pulling him down on top of her.

“We need to stop,” Landon whispered.

“I know.” Bree closed her eyes.

Landon got up and tried to fix his raging hard-on. He wasn’t even trying to hide it now. “I should go. I’m… not sure I could stop myself.” He looked around and grabbed his shirt.

“It’s okay. I feel the same way,” Bree whispered. “Goodnight, Landon, thank you… for everything.”

Bree kissed him and felt Landon’s hands go around her waist, picking her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist as the kiss intensified. They broke from it, both breathing hard, and Landon put her down.

“So…yeah… I’ll see you tomorrow?”

“How about I make you dinner?” Bree offered. “Say six, here in my room.”

“Okay. Night.”

“ ’Night.” Bree watched him walk down the hall and shut the door. She picked up the phone and called Penny. “Guess what happened!”

“You had sex?”

“No, whore. He kissed me.”

“Was it one of those that gets your panties wet?”

“Oh, God, yeah!”

“Call me tomorrow. Wanna hear all about it. I’m going to get my own freak on.”

Bree draped across her bed thinking about Landon. She had wanted him and she had never felt that way about any guy. She closed her eyes and let sleep take over.