My best friend, Jasmine Cooper, was on a business trip and entrusted me to pick up her younger brother who had just gotten a college acceptance letter.

The moment I saw her brother, Noah, the beast that had been sleeping in me for many years awakened instantly. I immediately wanted to leap into his arms and be affectionate with him.

He was my best friend's brother, but I didn't care!

My sense of shame? Don’t matter.

I shouldn't shit where I ate? That was bullshit!

1

At this moment, I felt extremely uneasy.

I was sitting in the living room, with my hands resting on my legs, earnestly recalling the law that I learned in college.

Noah was taking a shower in the bathroom, and the sound of water was splashing.

I imagined his perfect figure and then began to ponder whether it would be illegal to rush into the bathroom and forcefully touch him to cause serious consequences.

If it was illegal, how many years would I be sentenced to?

At least three years and at most life imprisonment?

If I was sentenced to only three years, I was at a loss to touch him once, right?

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, I heard voices above my head, which startled me. I quickly looked up.

I saw Noah wearing a white bathrobe, standing in front of me, slowly reaching out his hand to my shoulder, inching closer.

He had just finished showering, his hair still damp. His handsome face was a little pink because of the water vapor, like a ripe peach with a rosy blush, particularly enticing.

My heart raced as I stared at him, watching his handsome face getting closer and closer to mine.

He was so close that my heart was pounding, and my brain couldn't think anymore.

He was still getting closer to me, and his bathrobe was open. I saw his fair skin, well-defined collarbones, and perfect jawline.

Wasn't it for kissing at such a distance? My mind went blank, and I said to myself that I had to take this chance regardless of three years or life imprisonment.

After all, we have kissed before!

2

Although today was the first time I met Noah, we have indeed kissed before.

Here was the thing.

In the morning, when I was sleeping with my blanket, my best friend Jasmine called me non-stop.

She kept calling after I hung up. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I answered the phone and was ready to argue with her.

As a result, Jasmine interrupted and said, "Two hundred dollars! Go to the airport to pick up my younger brother. He was coming to Tucson for school today, but I'm on a business trip."

Two hundred dollars!

The money was the bridge of communication and the doorbell that opened my heart.

"No problem!" I jumped out of bed and promised to pick up her brother and safely send Noah to her house.

Jasmine quickly sent me the name, phone number, and the arrival time of her brother.

I glanced at my phone and found that I was running out of time. I didn't have time to put on makeup.

Never mind.

After all, I was just to pick up an 18-year-old boy who just got into the University of Arizona. There was no need to make it so grand.

There was some traffic on the way. When I rushed to the airport, most of the passengers had already left, and only a few people were waiting in place.

From a distance, my eyes wandered over the people at the exit and quickly locked onto one boy of them.

He was tall and fair-skinned, wearing a white shirt and black pants. He pushed a silver-white suitcase, exactly as Jasmine described.

But Jasmine didn't tell me that he was so handsome that my heart started beating faster as soon as I met his gaze.

Seeing him take out his phone with anxiety, I quickly shouted, "Noah!"

Noah heard my sound and raised his head to look at me.

I was afraid that he would be impatient, so I hurriedly ran over, wanting to get to him faster.

However, I didn't know that the cleaner had just mopped the floor, which was still wet. Without paying attention, my right foot slipped after running a few meters, and I fell directly towards Noah.

Because I was running too fast, I couldn't stop my feet in time. I could only watch that this guy, who was a head taller than me, was knocked down by me and caught my body in a very strange posture.

Well, we were all going to die, but why was it a social suicide for me?

Not only did I knock Noah down, but because of inertia, my head leaned on him.

What's worse, our lips touched.

In an instant, my heart was about to jump out, and time seemed to stop.

In the last second, a strange feeling surged in my heart.

His lips were quite sweet.

3

Now, the living room was suffused with a romantic atmosphere.

Noah bent over, his hand behind my shoulder, as if he were about to hug me.

Looking at the boy who had the appearance and figure that perfectly matched my aesthetics, the beast that had been sleeping in me for twenty-four years awakened, giving me a very dangerous idea.

I wanted to see what this sweet boy looked like when he cried.

I made up my mind and said, "Come on!"

After saying that, I closed my eyes and waited for intimacy.

After waiting for a long time, I didn't get the expected hug and kiss, instead, I heard a short burst of laughter.

Curiously, I opened my eyes and saw Noah taking a comb from the back of the sofa backrest behind me, stepping back from me, and smiling, "Jasmine still likes to throw things around, no wonder there is no comb in the bathroom."

I was stunned.

So, Noah leaned over just for the comb on the sofa. It wasn't what I mistakenly thought!

In an instant, I felt my face quickly blush, feeling flustered and ashamed.

I could only change the subject and say, "Hey, are you hungry? Jasmine won't be back in Tucson until tomorrow. I'll take you out to eat."

Noah gave me a sweet smile, combed his hair a few times in front of me, and said, "Come on, don't call me 'hey'. You can call me Noah, just like Jasmine."

"Um, okay, Noah." My heart was still pounding. If he kept parading around in his bathrobe like this, I thought that three years would not be enough.

Fortunately, Noah said, "I'll dry my hair and change clothes, then we can go out. Just wait for me for five minutes."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Noah went back to the guest room to change clothes, and my heartbeat slowly calmed down.

Thinking about how I closed my eyes and waited to be kissed, I felt so embarrassed that I wanted to immediately leave Jasmine's house.

But I promised Jasmine to take Noah out for a meal. So, I couldn't just leave halfway and had to continue sitting there stiffly, waiting for him to come out.

After a while, Noah came out.

He changed into a very common white loose T-shirt, a pair of sports shorts, and a brand-new pair of sports shoes. He looked young and energetic. Without overdressing, he could easily catch people's attention.

Especially since he had perfect legs, at a glance, he appealed to my imagination.

I turned around in distress and tried to yield to the beast in my heart. After all, I was six years older than him. I couldn't be so impatient.

The beast said to me, "I have been sleeping for twenty-four years. Now I finally fall in love with a male at first sight. I couldn't give him up."

I was speechless.

"What are you muttering?" Noah walked over and smiled brightly. I fell under the spell of his charm.

I quickly said, "Nothing, let's go. What do you want to eat? I'll take you."

Noah was obedient and gentle, with a soft and light voice. "It's your call. I'm not picky."

Jasmine bought this two-bedroom apartment in the downtown area, and the food court was downstairs. There was no need to drive to find a restaurant.

I often came here to have meals with Jasmine, so I was very familiar with this area. I took the liberty to choose a very good restaurant.

According to the habit with Jasmine, I ordered two steaks, pan-fried cod fish, a stewed lobster with scallops, and two glasses of Summer Serenade.

Summer Serenade was a kind of champagne, cool and refreshing, perfect for drinking in hot weather, and the alcohol level was so low that it could be ignored.

Because Noah was already a tall adult, I didn't ask if he could drink or not.

After finishing the meal and returning, Noah got drunk unexpectedly.

4

On the sofa in the living room again.

Noah drank a bit of alcohol. His face was flushed, and his lips were seductive. He leaned back on the sofa, his vague gaze on me, and suddenly said, "Jasmine, where are we?"

He may have mistaken me for Jasmine. But Jasmine was currently thousands of miles away and had no idea that I got Noah drunk.

I had to say, "This is Tucson, where your sister works and lives."

Noah subconsciously licked his lips and asked again, "How did I get here?"

I was so hot for him right now.

But I could only endure and said to the drunk, "You got admitted to the University of Arizona, and you will go to the school the day after tomorrow. Today, you come here to get familiar with the city."

"Oh..." Noah muttered, his expression becoming more elusive and his gaze more blurred. He took off his shoes, curled up on the sofa, and appeared innocent, making me clench my fists.

I couldn't resist the roar of the beast in my heart, shamelessly asking, "Noah, do you know who I am?"

Noah listened, struggling to look at me, and shook his head in confusion and helplessness.

I was worried, raised two fingers, and continued to ask him, "How many fingers?"

Noah seemed to lose his mind, staring blankly at my hand as if he had fallen into a long contemplation.

So, I confirmed that he was drunk.

He must not drink at all. He got so drunk after drinking a glass of champagne.

The beast in my heart began to scream recklessly. "Come on, right now! No three years. No life imprisonment. Kiss him and run! He won't remember!"

I was speechless.

As if instigated by the devil, or maybe it was too hot in September in Tucson, I couldn't think calmly at all.

All I knew was that if Noah continued to be so soft and sweet, I really couldn't hold on.

Just when I still had the last conscience, Noah suddenly said in a very soft voice, "I want to sleep. I have the exam tomorrow..."

He was completely drunk.

He got so drunk that he thought he hadn't taken the exam yet.

In my heart, I silently told myself not to do bad things and admonished myself to be decent. After all, I was a graduate of the University of Arizona. I couldn't become my excellent university's crap.

The beast in my heart mocked me, "You coward! You just talking! You don't dare to approach the boy you like. You coward! You're chicken! You deserve to be single."

These words deeply stimulated me.

For a moment, there was a fire in my mind, making me lose my senses.

Without thinking, I jumpedany f on Noah and kissed him.

That sweet feeling came back.

My heart was pounding, but I didn't dare to be too impulsive. I only moved my lips in a small range and with high frequency.

However, Noah, who was already asleep, suddenly turned over and changed his position, and I was pressed against the sofa.