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“You have?”
“Don’t play dumb—it doesn’t suit you.”
“Maybe I thought you were just being friendly and charming, so I’d foster Phoebe.”
“Okay, I’ll admit, that might have played a part when we talked on the phone. But not as much as how sexy your voice is.”
That made him burst out laughing. “That’s a first.”
She shot him a look. “Come on. Like no one’s ever told you that you have a deep, sexy voice.”
He was still chuckling when he ran his thumb along the webbing of her hand, making her break out into goosebumps.
“Honestly? No. I’ve never been told that.”
Utah leaned her head against the headrest and looked over at him. “Well, Mr. McDonnell, let me be the first, then. You could read the phone book to me, and it would turn me on.”
She gasped and jerked her hand from his hold to slap it over her mouth.
With wide eyes, she carefully drew her fingers down to grip her chin as she muttered, “Oh my god. I can’t believe I just said that out loud. I’m so embarrassed.”
For fuck’s sake, I haven’t even had any wine to blame it on.
Liam didn’t seem the least bit fazed at her uncensored declaration.
“Not sure if you’ve noticed there, beautiful, but I haven’t exactly been subtle in my attempts to beguile you.”
“Beguile?”
“It means charm,” he replied with a smirk, as if he didn’t understand her question.
“Or lure,” she countered.
“Tomato, tomahto.”
He pulled into the store’s parking lot but didn’t shut off the car when he undid his seatbelt. And instead of reaching for the door handle, he unclicked her safety belt, then leaned across the console and wove his fingers into the back of her hair.
“I think you’re sexy, too, little honeybee,” he murmured before drawing her face closer and lowering his mouth over hers.
His lips were velvety soft and warm, and she let out a little whimper when he gripped her hair tighter and angled his mouth to deepen the kiss. He ran his tongue along the seam of her lips, as if asking for permission to enter and she answered by opening her mouth to tangle her tongue with his.
He tasted like the peppermint gum he’d been chewing earlier, and the scent of his cologne filled her nostrils. Her closed eyes sent the rest of her senses into overdrive. She was hyperaware of his hold on her hair with one hand while his other softly wrapped around her neck. She noticed every deep intake of his breath, rustle of clothing, and the slickness between her thighs as they continued their make-out session in the parking lot of the Wine Warehouse.
Finally, he gently broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.
“That was even better than I imagined,” she murmured with her eyes still closed.
“Definitely the best first kiss I’ve ever had.”
Utah’s lids fluttered opened, and she grinned at him. “We’re going to do that again, right?”
“Fuck yeah, we are.”
“Good.”
“Do you want to wait with Phoebe or come in? I think it’s cool enough out that she’ll be okay for a few minutes alone.”
“I’ll wait here with her.”
