Page 36 of And I Love Her


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Gripping the milkshake cup tighter, he lowered his head and captured her mouth with his. Heat flooded his veins. She gave a little gasp that sank right into his blood. He tensed for an instant, half expecting her to pull away. Instead she closed the distance between them and spread one hand over the front of his shirt.

Then she parted her lips and kissed him back. Thought disappeared. He lost himself in the press of her sweet mouth, the tentative flicker of her tongue, the scent of her filling his head. He cupped his hand against her warm neck and rested his thumb in the hollow of her throat. Her pulse beat quick and hot, like the flutter of a bird’s wings. He wanted to kiss her there, to taste her skin and feel her body writhing under his.

Arousal coursed through him, settling heavily in his groin. He crowded her against the car door and urged her mouth open wider. She tasted like a thousand good things—chocolate, apples, spices. He wanted to devour her. Pressing his hand to her lower back, he brought their bodies together. Her breasts nudged against his chest, intensifying his lustful heat. A moan spilled from her lips into his mouth.

He could have drowned in her, this sweet, brilliant woman with lips like heaven and a warm, pliable body that was hungry for more. He read her eagerness in every panting breath, in the way she curved her leg around his, tightened her grip on his shirt front, arched against him.

God help him, Jake wanted to be the one to give her everything she longed for and needed. He wanted to drench her with kisses and electrify her with touches. He wanted to peel her clothes off and stroke her bare breasts, to discover how she looked when her skin was flushed all over. Then he wanted to open her thighs and—

The milkshake cup burst in his grip, spilling cold, icy slush over his hand.

Jake broke away from Callie so fast his head banged against the open car door. With a grunt, he clapped his palm against the sore spot.

“Oh! Are you all right?” Callie fumbled to open her purse and take out a few tissues. Grabbing his arm, she swiped at the sticky mess.

“Fine.” He rubbed his head with a scowl and tossed the crushed cup into a nearby trashcan. “Did it get on you?”

“No, it’s okay.” She threw the tissues away and eyed his shirt. Her skin was still flushed with heat, her lips reddened from their kiss.

Jake frowned. “For the record, I’m usually in total control of…explosions.”

Her eyes widened for an instant before a giggle burst out of her. She pressed a hand to her chest and laughed, her shoulders shaking. Amusement rose in Jake.

“I believe you.” She pulled in a gasp, her face bright with laughter. “And I really did have a good time tonight, but I should get home now.”

Jake wiped his sticky hand on his shirt as Callie got into the driver’s seat and shut the door. After starting the engine, she rolled down the window and gave him a grin that lit sparks inside him.

“Also for the record,” Callie called, her eyes twinkling. “I’m not the only one who’srigid.”

With a wink, she backed out of the parking space and sped off down the street.

Not until Jake was behind the wheel of his own car did he realize he was still smiling.

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