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It will never be enough.
If I don’t rein in my desire while I still can, it’ll burn completely out of control.
It takes effort to pull away. When I finally do, we’re both breathing hard. Her hands are pressed against my chest, her fingers curled into the fabric of my hoodie. It’s as if she’s hanging on for dear life.
The dazed look filling her eyes sets fire to my blood.
“How many guys have you kissed?”
Juliette blinks as if she’s incapable of wrapping her mind around the question. “Kissed?”
Unable to resist the temptation, I nip her plump bottom lip. “Yeah, tell me.”
Her fingers rise before drifting over her mouth. “I don’t know…maybe a dozen.”
“And were any of them as good as that?”
She scrapes her teeth across her lower lip before giving her head a slight shake.
A slow smile spreads across my face. “All you need to know is that I do everything with just as much finesse.”
Her eyes flare.
When she remains silent, I ask, “So, are we on?”
After that kiss, there’s no way thisisn’thappening. I’ll do whatever it takes to convince her that I’m the man for the job.
“Yeah.” Her response comes out sounding shaky.
My muscles loosen at her easy capitulation. Then, I tackle the last obstacle standing in the way. “About number ten…” My voice trails off.
“What about it?”
“Let’s take it off the table.”
“That…makes sense.”
“Good. Then we’re both on the same page.” I hold out my palm. “Give me your phone.”
She blinks a few times before reaching into her back pocket and pulling out her cell. Once she opens the locked home screen, she hands it over. I quickly input my number and pass it back.
Even though I don’t want to, I take a step in retreat. Then another. Her gaze clings to mine the entire time. Little does she know that every instinct within is demanding I grab hold of her until she’s locked up tight in my arms for safekeeping.
“I’ll catch you later,” I force myself to say.
“Okay.”
And then I swing around and take off before I can destroy all the painstaking progress I’ve made this afternoon.
CHAPTER15
JULIETTE
“Hey, sweetheart! It’s good to see you,” Dad says, pulling me in for a warm embrace. “I’ve missed you.”
Even though I roll my eyes, my lips bow up into a smile. “You just saw me last week.”
“It doesn’t matter. I always miss seeing my little girl’s face.”
