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“It was just a kiss, Macken—”
“Mac,” he interrupted.
She paused. “Mac. It was a nice kiss.”
His brow furrowed. “Nice? Come on, Boston. You can do better than that.”
“Can you not call me that?”
“Why?” His voice dipped again. “Does it remind you of New Year’s Eve?”
God, yes.
“It just…” She blew out a hot breath. “It just makes it seem that we’re a lot more than—”
“Friends?” he said silkily.
Lily nodded.
“Trust me.” He winked. “We’re more than just friends. And that kiss was a hell of a lot more than just nice.”
Why was he doing this to her? Irritated, she frowned.
“Whatever it was, it doesn’t matter. You’re going back to New York, and besides, neither one of us is exactly the relationship type.”
Oh. God. Had she just pulled out the R word?
“Bull,” Mackenzie said.
“Excuse me?”
“Sounds like bullshit to me.”
A sliver of warning rushed through her and she eyed him warily.
“The thing of it is, Boston, what just happened between us does matter. It matters a whole lot.” His grin faded as his intense, dark eyes studied her. “I’m thinking that maybe now is a good time for some changes.” He spoke, more to himself than anything, and then nodded. “Yeah, change is good.”
“Change?” Something stirred in her gut. Something that might have been anticipation or adrenaline or plain old fear.
“Summer in New York City isn’t looking all that interesting to me.”
“It’s not.” Mouth dry, she watched him closely.
“Nope.”
Her heart lurched.
“What do you think about that?” he asked.
“I think that you can do whatever you want to do.”
“Bullshit,” he said softly.
The lump in her throat swelled, and Lily couldn’t have spoken if she wanted to.
“I’ll be honest. That relationship thing?” He shrugged. “I think we’re on the same page there. Relationships are overrated for people like us.” He leaned forward and brushed his mouth across her lips. “But that kiss that we shared is sure as hell worth exploring, don’t you think?”
Mackenzie stepped back. “I’ve leaving for New York City on Monday, but trust me…I’ll be back, Boston.” And then he disappeared into the shadows.
