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Her hand, the empty one was on his chest, and it seemed to melt into that hard wall of man. She couldn't breathe, couldn't think, and couldn't move away. Her fingers immediately sent a message to her brain. This was another unexplored territory and best left alone.
Without a word, he took the glass of milk from her, put it on the kitchen table, then turned around and took her into his arms.
It was like some movie playing out in front of her.
Sexy, romantic, and oh so wrong.
She wasn't thinking, just feeling as his lips came down to meet hers. Her body instantly moved toward him. He seemed to suck in breath between nibbles of her lips and cheek. "I've been thinking about doing this all day..." he whispered.
"Me too..." she barely managed between sighs of contentment. The feelings were so new to her, she knew she was in over her head, but what could she do? She was practically reaching for his next kiss, so wound up…so in trouble.
"You're so damned sweet..." he murmured.
There it was! That word. Why did everyone think of her as "sweet". Why couldn't he have said, "Charming", "alluring", anything besides, "sweet"? It irritated, and stopped her from making a big fool of herself.
"I think I should go to bed..."
He stopped dead cold.
She staggered backwards and he caught her to him again. "Yeah…I guess you should…before I take you there myself...." he whispered, his lips grazing her ear, as his breath blew against her. She shivered.
She stared at him through the darkness, she didn't want the moment to end like this. For a second, she envisioned him caring her to her bed…
But sanity prevailed and then she slipped down the hall quietly to her room as though nothing at all had happened.
Falling against the door, she closed it and held her breath until she heard him close his.
What had just happened? It was the steamiest moment she had ever shared with a man. He wanted her. That was clear, and the truth be known for a second, she wanted him.
Had she completely lost her mind? Standing there in the dark, kissing a man that was nearly a stranger. Not only that, but responding to his kiss like she had. She felt clueless to her own emotions. But what must he think of her? Thank God, she didn't let him take her to bed.
Chapter Five
The welts had subsided after two long days without much company, and her car was fixed, so why was Savannah still dragging her heels the next morning. Couldn't be that the handsome Sheriff had actually gotten to her, could it? No, she chastised herself. He'd practically ignored her since he kissed her so thoroughly that night in the kitchen.
She'd relived that kiss several times. At first scolding herself for responding, then admitting that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. But it had to be pure insanity.
The fact that she hadn't seen him since, should tell her something, shouldn't it? He was no more interested in a relationship than she. Right? Right! He wasn't the marrying kind, and he had been a gentleman to let her go. She should be thanking her lucky stars. But she missed him.
The Sheriff was merely being nice and she shouldn't make anything of it, she told herself. But oh those soft lips lingered in her memory a little longer than the law allowed. The way he had kissed her....
It had been a mistake! Thank God they had stopped. Just in time! For had he pursued it, she would have been willing. This knowledge scared her witless. She'd never let any man have his way with her. She'd always been completely in control. So had Chad. Chad never had stirred such feelings. What did it mean? She had loved Chad, hadn't she?
Or was that the ugly truth? She hadn't been in love with Chad. She'd simply convinced herself she was in love. In reality, she knew very little about real love.
That one kiss had her re-evaluating her entire life.
Dragging her camera and suitcase back to the car, she stowed it in the backseat and turned to find the Sheriff standing just in front of her. Everything inside her went to jelly. Oh, she was so attracted to him, she couldn't stand it, just looking at him made her want him. That wasn't love either…that was lust.
"Leaving so soon?"
"I've imposed long enough."
"No imposition, really. Guess you're headed for that dude ranch now?"
"Guess so, if you're not charging me with theft, that is?"
He smiled, "I checked your story."
