My stomach flipped at the need that was written all over his face. His eyes sparkled. "I will give you a headstart of ten seconds."

He stood there looking like he was going to pounce, and my heart was racing.

"Wha..."

He interrupted me. "One."

I chuckled and began to ascend the steps before he could count to two. Around the time he screamed 'five', I lost my heels and sprinted as quickly as I could up the stairs. But even then, he caught me before I entered the bedroom. It's a shame that my ...