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“Hey, can I come in for a moment?”
She stepped back and held the door for me. “Did you need something? A cup of sugar, maybe a carrot?”
The minute I was inside her apartment, and the door was closed, my mind returned to the last time I was here, and I couldn’t help myself. I was right in front of her without even really thinking of doing it. “Carrots are not what I need.”
“What do you need then?” she asked breathlessly.
“I need to do this.” I touched our lips together, and our bodies quickly followed. It wasn’t a soul-scorching kiss like it had been the other night, but every part of my body that touched hers took notice. Her arms came around my neck as she raised herself up on her toes to get closer, and I loved the way she fit against me.
The kiss lasted a few moments, and the temptation to lift her in my arms and carry her to her room flitted through my mind a half dozen times. Finally, I began to pull back and stared into her bright-brown eyes. “Sorry.”
“Sorry? For what?”
“I couldn’t help myself.” I gave her a lopsided smile. “That’s not really why I came up here.” I shifted to put a bit more space between us so I could think straight.
“Yeah, and why did you?” Her arms rested on my biceps.
“Well, Nica wanted to know if you’d like to come to the aquarium with us tomorrow.”
She looked confused. “Your daughter wants me to come with you?”
“Yes, and before you ask, I was not the one to suggest it, she did. In fact, she pretty much insisted I ask you.”
She stepped back a few inches. “And did you want me to come with you?”
The whole ‘come with you’ phrase swirled through my mind for a different reason, and I cleared my throat, suddenly a little nervous. “Yes, I would like you to join us.”
“You would?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
I chuckled. “Well, if you didn’t notice, I happen to like you. I’d like to get to know you better, Alexandra Miller.”
“You would?”
I nodded and held my breath for her reply.
“Okay, well then, I’d enjoy going with you, as long as it’s alright with your daughter. I don’t want to get in the way of your time with her.”
“I told you, she’s the one that suggested it and was ready to come up here and invite you herself.”
Lexi chuckled. “Then I’d be happy to join you, Alexander Miller.”
I grinned at her. “Good, then we are going to leave around eight-thirty, is that okay?”
“Perfect. I’ll meet you both downstairs around eight-thirty.”
I stepped back, and then thought better of it and moved toward her again. Her back was almost to the door, and it took only a little nudge of my body against hers to put it there as my hands went to her hips.
She watched me expectantly, her gaze flipping between my lips and my eyes. “Do you want me to kiss you again?”
“What if I say no?”
“I’ll do it anyway because I know it will be a lie.”
The corner of her mouth raised slowly. “Oh, you think so, huh?”
