Without You (Love Wanted in Texas #1)(47)

The way his eyes moved across my body made me both nervous and excited. He set my books down and held out his hand. I reached for it, and he shook it.

“Blake Turner.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Blake Turner. Alex Mathews.”

He pulled my hand up and kissed the back of it. “The pleasure is all mine.”

His eyes danced with passion, and I knew I should immediately tell him about Will. Instead, I pulled my hand away and sat down.

The waitress came over and glared at me before she turned to Blake. “Hey, Blake. How are you?”

Blake looked up and smiled. “Hey, Chrissie. I’m doing good. How are you?”

She glanced over to me quickly before looking back at Blake. “Just got here for my shift and already looking forward to getting off.”

Blake smiled and nodded his head. “Alex, you know what you’d like?”

I grinned and said, “I’ll take a grilled chicken salad and Diet Coke, please.”

“I’ll have a grilled chicken wrap and iced tea, Chrissie.”

Chrissie winked at Blake. “Sure thing. I’ll go get your drinks.”

He looked back at me. “How are you liking UT?”

I shrugged. “It’s okay. Kind of big for this small-town country girl.”

“Where are you from?”

“Mason.”

I smiled up at Chrissie as she set my Diet Coke and Blake’s tea down.

“You need anything else, Blake?” she asked.

The way she was eye-f*cking him was unreal. I smiled and looked at Blake.

He smiled at her and said, “No, thanks.”

I bit down on my lower lip as I looked at his lips. They looked so soft.

I bet he’s a good kisser.

Oh. My. God. Alexandra, stop this now!

“You, um…free this evening, Blake?” Chrissie asked.

I snapped my head at her.

How does she know we aren’t on a date or something? How rude.

Blake looked at me and then back to her. “Sorry, Chrissie, I’m not free.”

She nodded her head and turned to leave. Blake watched her walk away and then looked back at me.

I busted out laughing. “Wow.”

“I’m sorry. We went out a few times last year.”

I held up my hands. “Please, you don’t owe me any explanations. If she had done that to my boyfriend though, I would have been pissed.”

Blake’s smile faded some. “You have a boyfriend, huh?”

Well, I guess I just took care of letting Blake know about Will.

I smiled. “I do. His name is Will. He goes to A&M.”

Blake smiled slightly. “Why did you not go to A&M with him?”

I began chewing on my bottom lip. “Well, um…”

He reached across the table and pulled my lower lip from my teeth. My body instantly came to attention. His touch didn’t affect me like Will’s, but it certainly did something.

“That is a bad habit, Alex. Now, what were you saying?”

Shit. What was I saying?

He smiled bigger. He knew he had just flustered me with his touch, and he was enjoying watching me struggle. I didn’t know if I should be pissed off or not. The only thing I knew was that I was incredibly turned-on right now.

I shook my head and felt my phone go off.

Will’s text. I’m just all hot and bothered by it, and that’s why I’m behaving like this.

“My father went to UT. He wanted me to follow in his footsteps, experience life in the big city, meet new people, blah, blah, blah.”

Blake started laughing, and I smiled. I pulled out my phone and saw that I had a new text from Will. I couldn’t help but let a smile grow across my face. I missed him so much.

“Excuse me just one moment. I have to answer this text.”

Blake nodded. “Have at it.”

Will: Hey, did you get my last text? You went MIA on me.

Me: Sorry. I ran into someone I met at freshman orientation. Eating a quick lunch while studying for calculus.

Will: Okay, baby. I’ll let you go. I have to meet Luke for a workout anyway. I’ll see you Friday. I made hotel reservations for us.

Me: Counting down the days. Have a good workout.

Will: I will. Have fun studying. I love you, Lex.

I was instantly filled with guilt. I stared at my phone. An uneasy feeling moved through my body. I hated that Will hung out with Luke, especially with Luke’s player ways.

Stop being so jealous of nothing, Alex.

Should I tell Will I’m with a guy?

What good would that do? He’d just worry.

Me: It won’t be fun. I love you, too, Will.

I put my phone into my back pocket again and looked at Blake. He was reading something on his phone and smiling. I didn’t want to like his smile, but I did.

I pushed my thoughts aside. “Sorry. Will is making plans to come visit this weekend.”

Blake nodded his head and looked down at my books. “So, calculus, huh?”

I moaned and rolled my eyes. I opened the book, and before I knew it, we were neck high in all things calculus and chemistry.

Three hours later, I was taking a sip of coffee as Blake helped explain the last problem to me.

“Gosh, Blake, I don’t know how to thank you enough. You’ve really helped me a ton.”