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She nodded because he’d taken her breath away with everything he’d said.
“Wait for me.” He shut off the engine and got out to come around and help her down.
When she expected him to release her, he didn’t. Rather, he stared down at her with a dazzled look on his face. Then he leaned in and kissed her. The brief touch of his lips to hers left her electrified. As if he hadn’t just rocked her world, he put his arm around her and walked her into Kingdom Pizza.
Lexi wasn’t sure if she walked or floated.
Max Abbott had kissed her, and it was just like she remembered.
Inside, Kingdom Pizza was doing a robust Saturday-night business. Someone sitting at a table in the back waved to Max.
He took hold of Lexi’s hand. “Come say hi to my sister Ella and her family.”
The easy affection also reminded her of their previous relationship and filled her with a warm sense of homecoming.
Ella jumped up to hug Lexi. “I thought that was you! It’s so nice to see you.”
“You, too. Your family is beautiful.”
“Thank you. Do you remember Gavin?”
“I do. Great to see you.”
“Been a long time,” Gavin said.
“Too long,” Lexi replied.
“These are our kids, Sarah, Cici and Caleb. Guys, say hi to Uncle Max and his friend Lexi.” Like their parents, the kids had dark hair and eyes.
“Do you have agirlfriend, Uncle Max?” Caleb asked with an impish grin.
“None of your business, mister,” Max replied as he bent to kiss the kids and steal a bite of Cici’s pizza, making the little girl giggle.
Was it possible to overdose on desire just from watching a sexy man interact with dogs and kids? If so, she was in serious danger.
“I take it the reunion went well?” Ella asked her brother, brow raised in inquiry.
“It was much better than expected. Are you guys excited for the party tomorrow?” Max asked the kids.
“So excited,” Sarah said. “We went shopping for presents today.”
Caleb gave a fist pump. “Party time!”
“We’re going to grab some grub,” Max said, smiling. “We’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Have a nice evening,” Ella said with a big smile.
“Knock it off, El.”
“What’d I do?”
He scowled at his sister as he guided Lexi toward the counter, where they joined the line to order. “Sorry about that.”
“About what? She’s great as always.”
“She’s being all weird about seeing us together.”
“Can you blame her? We show up together after ten years apart. That’s gonna get people talking.”
