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“Maybe. I’ll have to see if Lila has any plans for us.”
“Let me know,” I say, trying to sound casual and not like I’m dying to see her tomorrow.
“You didn’t have to get all of this,” she protests as I sign the check.
I smile at the takeout bags filled with pasta and four different kinds of desserts. Pia might be protesting, but I can see the happy look in her eyes. She likes me taking charge and taking care of her. That’s a good thing since I like it too.
I help her carry the bags out to the car and then open the door for her. I tip the valet and climb into the driver’s side.
The drive back to her place goes way too fast for my liking, and when I find a parking spot right out front, it feels like the world is against me.
“Thanks for dinner,” Pia says as I shift into park. “And for my dinner and dessert for the rest of the week.”
She laughs, and I grin.
“Of course. Anytime. I’ll help you carry all of this upstairs.”
I turn the car off and climb out before she can protest. I open her door before I grab the bags from the back and take her hand in mine.
We make our way up the same stairs to her apartment door, where she turns to face me.
“Thanks again.”
“Anytime. I mean it. In fact, we should do this again. Maybe tomorrow night. After we go look at dogs?”
“Maybe,” she says coyly, and I grin down at her.
Her cheeks start to heat again, and I wonder if she’s thinking about kissing me goodnight, too.
My heart is racing as we stare at each other in the dimly lit hallway, the soft hum of the overhead lights providing a cocoon of intimacy around us. Pia’s eyes are locked onto mine with a mixture of anticipation and warmth. It’s a look that I want to remember for the rest of my life.
Our first kiss.
My hand reaches out, my fingers brushing against her cheek and then down to the back of her neck as I pull her towards me. A current of electricity passes between us, a magnetic pull that I'd felt ever since the day we met, growing stronger and stronger as our lips inch closer toward each other.
"Pia," I say, my voice coming out as a husky whisper. "I've been wanting to do this for a while now."
Her breath catches in her throat as my lips met hers, soft and sure. I see her eyes flutter closed as she gets lost in the sensation, the world outside our embrace fading into insignificance.
My hand moves down from her hair to the small of her back, pulling her closer until there is no space left between us.
She pulls back, trying to catch her breath, and I chase after her. I’m not ready for this moment to be over.
My mouth claims hers once again, my lips moving against hers passionately. It’s like I’m trying to show her what she means to me with this kiss. I’m pouring all of my feelings, all of my wants and desires for her into this.
She drops the takeout bags, and her hands find their way to my chest. I wonder briefly if she can feel the way that my heart is racing underneath her palms.
Footsteps sound in the stairwell behind us, and I reluctantly pull away from her. We’re both breathing heavily as we stare at each other. Her bright purple eyes are at least two shades darker and her lips are plump and swollen from mine. Seeing her like that only has me wanting to kiss her all over again, but the footsteps are growing closer so I force myself to take a step back from her.
“Tomorrow,” I tell her softly, and she shakes her head but smiles.
“I’ll see you at work,” she says.
I watch as she grabs the takeout bags and unlocks her front door. She gives me one last smile before she heads inside and closes the door behind her.
I smile to myself as I turn and start to head down the stairs.
SEVEN
