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He licked his lips. “Afterward, Sean started telling me about the other stress in their lives. The car. The planning. Everyone’s travel plans. Nicole’s family is also broken up right now because of… a similar situation to ours. It seemed clear that if I told him about us right that second, he would have freaked out.”
He pulled me closer and stared into my eyes. “I promise we’ll tell him as soon as the wedding’s over. We don’t know how he’ll react to the news, so I don’t want to stress him out. I don’t want him to look back on his wedding photos and remember how it was almost the perfect day if he hadn’t found out I was screwing around with his sister.”
I pushed against his chest, stepping back and out of his grip. “Is that what you’re doing?” I asked.
“God, Sav,” he sighed. “No, I didn’t mean it like that.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me to him again. I resisted, but he stood and wrapped his arms around me. “You’re more to me than that. Surely you know that by now,” he said in my ear, causing goosebumps to ripple down my spine. “I didn’t mean it that way. I meant that’s how he’ll probably see it at first. Before I prove to him that I’m serious about you.”
He grabbed both my hands and held them between us.
“I’m in this for the long haul.”
I gazed into his eyes and found truth there. He wasn’t lying to smooth things over. He truly believed what he was saying, and I had no reason to doubt him anymore.
He kissed me. “You understand, don’t you? I don’t want to hide, but I don’t want to possibly ruin his big day.”
The more I thought about it, the more I thought Sean would accept it, once he realized that I wasn’t just one more notch in Chris’s bedpost. But I understood. I cupped his face. “I believe you. We can wait.”
He touched his forehead to mine. “Thank you,” he said with relief. We kissed again, and when we pulled apart, he checked his watch, then he smiled and grabbed my hand. “The tour starts in a few minutes. Let’s get down there.”
I resolved to have a good weekend away with him. If we were truly in this for the long haul, we had the rest of our lives to tell others about us. All we could guarantee was the here and now, and I wasn’t going to waste it wondering about what-ifs.
That problem was reserved for future Sav and Chris.
25
CHRIS
During the vineyard tour,I couldn’t keep my eyes off Sav. Our conversation in the hotel room left me on edge, worrying I’d made the wrong decision about when to tell Sean.
I kept her close throughout the tour, holding her hand or wrapping an arm around her when it seemed appropriate, and she welcomed my touches. I enjoyed watching the breeze blow back the few whisps of hair that had fallen from her ponytail away from her face.
Her cheeks and nose were pink from the chilled air. And I soaked in every smile she sent my way. Being around her warmed me in a way I’d never felt before, and it was exciting to know she was officially mine.
“What are we doing for dinner?” she asked as I unlocked the door.
I opened it and gestured for her to walk ahead of me. Once the door closed, I approached her from behind and wrapped my arms around her, holding her body flush against mine. She gasped and then released a breathy giggle.
She turned her head, and I kissed her beautiful lips. She felt so tiny in my arms. Sav was petite and curvy, and I wanted to feel her soft body pressed against mine
“Whatever you want to do,” I said. “Are you hungry now?” I slid one hand up to cup her breast and the other down between her legs. She whimpered, melting in my arms. “Or do you want something besides food first?”
She laughed, sliding one of her hands into my hair. “Seems like you’re hungry for something else.”
I pressed my nose to her neck and inhaled. “I am.” I pulled down the neckline of her shirt and worked my hand inside her bra, wanting to feel her bare skin against mine. “Hungry for you.”
Her fingers slid into my hair, pulling on the strands hard enough to make me groan. She pushed her hips back against me and nodded against my shoulder. “I know the feeling,” she said.
“Good.” I gestured toward the bed. “Let me watch you undress?”
She grinned like she was turned on by the idea as much as me. I stood back and watched as she pulled off her shirt and bra, tossing them to the side. She turned and looked at me over her shoulder as she tugged down her tight yoga pants.
Damn, her ass had looked amazing in them all day. So amazing I’d kept an eye on the other men to make sure they weren’t looking at her too hungrily.
She pulled her yoga pants down her legs to reveal a sexy thong. Her fingers went to the waistband, but I stopped her. “Leave those on,” I said.
She smiled over her shoulder at me, licking her bottom lip seductively. She crawled onto the bed, giving me an excellent view of her ass and the thin strip of fabric between her legs. She shimmied her hips, then sat and waited for me.
I stared at her, taking in her rosy, pink nipples and pale skin. “Touch yourself?” I said, my voice hardly above a whisper.
