Meant to Be Yours: New Adult BBW College Romance (Derek and Jaike Book 2) by Marian Tee Page A

target for kidnapping for almost a week now, ma’am.”
    Her mind whirled with Michael’s revelation. Derek was like a whirlwind, with the way he kept turning her life upside down. She had every intention of calling him out on it, but when she got to the gym and saw the smile that curved on Derek’s lips upon seeing her, Jaike completely forgot about her anger.
    He was half-lying on the basketball court’s floor, leaning against his elbows, a small distance apart from the other players who were taking a break while the rest continued to shoot hoops. It was her first time to see Derek wearing a basketball jersey, and darn it, but he looked extremely sexy, with the way his muscular body glistened with sweat.
    He crooked a finger at her.  
    Jaike knew she should refuse, but she couldn’t. Instead, her feet moved on their own, and when she was close enough, Derek suddenly yanked her down, causing her to fall onto his lap.
    “Derek!”
    Laughing, he answered by fisting her hair and smothering the rest of her words with a kiss. She could feel herself turning red in embarrassment, knowing that everyone would see them kissing. But even so, Jaike couldn’t help responding to Derek’s possessive kiss, her fingers curling against his chest as her lips moved under his own, her tongue shyly mating with his.
    When Derek finally broke the kiss, they were both breathing hard and there was a fierce glint of desire in his stormy gaze. “I missed you, Jaike Hepburn.”
    She tried to return the words but couldn’t. So she leaned down and placed a quick kiss on his cheek instead.
    When she pulled away, she was surprised to see Derek’s cheeks flushed.
    Around them, the entire squad burst into laughter.
    “Oh my God,” a falsetto voice Jaike recognized as Reid Chalkias’, the school’s most popular player on its varsity team, gasped behind them. “Is that Derek Christopoulos blushing after his girlfriend just kissed him?”
    Jaike and Derek turned a deeper shade of red at the same time.
    Derek reached for a lock of her hair, twirling it around his finger. “I can’t help it,” he said gruffly. “I’ve been after this girl for years, and this is the first time she’s kissed me on her own.”
    Oooooooh. The whole team hooted and elbowed each other at Derek’s words.
    Jaike was mortified. “You didn’t have to let them know that!”
    Derek only shrugged. “Why not?” He flashed her a wicked grin. “I love you and I’m proud that you’re mine now.” Leaning forward, he bumped his nose lightly against hers, a cute and tender gesture that she would never have expected from someone as sophisticated as Derek. “Soon,” he whispered, “you’ll be the same. You’ll be as proud as I am about being my girlfriend.”
    She turned warm all over at his words. When they were together like this, life didn’t seem as scary and her fears about them becoming like Diana and Anthony were easy to ignore. She whispered back shyly, “I already am. I’m proud to be your girlfriend, Derek.”
    Behind them, Reid was laughing again. “What the fuck? Christopoulos is blushing again.”
    ****
    More days passed, with each being more glorious than the last. Jaike couldn’t remember being this happy. It felt bad and traitorous to think so, but she couldn’t even recall being this giddy in all the years she had been with Angelo. Perhaps if both of them had been more honest with each other, things could have been different.  
    But with Derek?
    Every day was…magical.
    Like now.
    “Time to get up, baby.”
    Derek scooped a sleepy Jaike into his arms, settling her on his lap with her back against his chest while he played with her breasts and teased her pussy.
    By the time Jaike was fully awake, she was soaking wet between her legs and whimpering Derek’s name.
    At the sound of her moans, Derek lifted her up and then lowered her back down again, causing Jaike to whimper as she felt herself being impaled on his cock.
    “Morning sex,”