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He smiled down at her, revealing a fan of smile lines at the corners of his eyes. Then he grasped both her hands in his. “Is this okay, too?” His voice dropped an octave, not only quieter but also huskier.
“It’s a little backward. Hand-holding typically precludes a kiss. I already kissed you.”
“I recall. It’s all I’ve been able to think about since it happened.”
Same.She melted toward him another inch. “Really?”
“Really. I wasn’t ready last time. I demand a do-over.”
“I guess I did sort of...attack you. That wasn’t like me. I was excited.”
“I like making you excited. And, for the record, I think that was like you. It’s the you that you refuse to let come out and play. Ready to break another rule, Hallie?”
“The hand-holding doesn’t count?” she whispered, knowing it didn’t.
“Sorry, sweetheart. You’re going to have to do better than that.” His smile emboldened her. “This time, I encourage you to go all in on the attack part.”
Her heart hit her throat and she honestly couldn’t tell if she was excited or nervous. Maybe both. “This is a very public venue, Gav.”
“So?” He checked their surroundings again while she did the same. No one appeared to be looking their direction, furtively or otherwise.
“They’re watching. I can feel them.”
“Well, then,” he murmured. “We should give them something to see.”
His gaze zoomed unerringly on her mouth. Then those gray-blue eyes trickled back up to hers and his smile snapped into place like it’d never left. How could she resist his invitation?
Simple. She couldn’t.
She draped her arms onto his wide shoulders, stepping so close they were touching from chest to hips.
“Is this okay?” she repeated his earlier question, hardly recognizing the boldness of her own voice.
His next exhalation fanned her hair from her forehead as his hands squeezed her hips. “So okay.”
Then she pushed to her toes and set her mouth to his.
Gavin had asked for an attack hoping she’d throw herself at him in a blur of tongue, teeth and lips. What he received was ten times better.
Hallie was flush against him, her hands climbing his neck and her fingers toying with the ends of his hair. Her lips moved on his, slow but sure, her plush mouth firm yet yielding. She didn’t simply press a kiss into his mouth and move away, no, no. She lingered.
Worries of being watched or photographed were a distant memory. He didn’t give a shit if they’d inadvertently started an international scandal.
Hallie deserved moments like this one. Moments where she prioritized what she wanted. Moments where she whimpered into his mouth as her tongue tangled with his. Her breasts smashed against his chest and even with her jacket between them, he could make out her curves. This kiss was different from the spontaneous one in the car on that back road. She was taking what she wanted for no other reason than she wanted it. He was proud of her.
To show his appreciation, he tipped his head and opened his mouth wider, inviting her to continue. To his shock, she did. Right in front of a storefront window in the middle of the shopping district in Beaumont Bay, she kissed him like she was famished and he was the only sustenance that would suffice.
He ended up pulling his mouth from hers, only because his erection was going to become obvious to passersby if he didn’t wrangle in his libido.
Panting, he tightened his grasp around her arms and gave her a severe look. One he hoped communicated his need to get the hell out of here and go somewhere private where they could continue what she’d started.
If this was how hot he felt while kissing her, he could only imagine what would happen if they were naked together. The top of his head might blow clean off.
Through glazed eyes and a wonky smile, Hallie resembled a woman who would say yes to whatever he asked. So, he asked.
“Why don’t we—”
“Oh my God, is that Hannah Banks?” someone said.
