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When she looked up at me, her head resting against the door, she licked her lips, and I took that as a yes.
Leaning down, I brushed a soft kiss across her lips and moaned ever so slightly. I needed more. I needed so much more.
Capturing her mouth with mine, I deepened the kiss, licking along her bottom lip until she opened to me. The moment our tongues met, something inside me seemed to burst open. A feeling I’d never experienced in my life rushed through my veins.
My other hand lifted to her breast, and I squeezed, causing us both to groan in pleasure.
Two seconds later, Kipton put her hand on my chest and pushed me away. “Stop.”
Feeling dizzy and confused, I shook my head. “Stop?”
Kipton ran her hands up and down her arms, then slipped out from between me and the door. She walked into the room and stared out the window. With her back toward me, she asked, “Why did you kiss me?”
I let out a confused laugh. “I would think that’s pretty obvious.”
Turning, she wore a blank expression on her face. “It’s not to me. Unless maybe your little dance session with seven other women turned you on so much, when you saw me dressed like this, you thought you could just take what you want. Like Mark did.”
Another bolt of jealousy hit me. “Mark?”
“He thought he could whisk me up to his room and I’d fuck him. Is that what you thought as well, Hunter? You’d just wait for me to return and let off some of the steam a bunch of other women built up?”
“No!” I practically shouted. “Jesus, Kip, how could you even think that?”
“I saw you dancing with them, Hunter. I saw Kimber pushing her ass into you, kissing you, and you certainly appeared to be enjoying yourself.”
I stared at her for a second. Had she been jealous? A small part of me hoped so.
“I didn’t feel anything—and for your information, I had Travis in my fucking ear all night, telling me to act like I was enjoying myself. ‘Touch her, Hunter; smile at her, Hunter; pull her closer to you, Hunter.’ For two fucking hours, I had to pretend I was having the time of my life in that nightclub, with those women, when all I really wanted was to be back in Montana with you!”
She stepped back like I’d slapped her. “What?”
I let out a frustrated breath. “Do you know how goddamn hard it’s been trying to act like I’m not attracted to you, Kipton? To pretend you’re not invading my dreams nightly, my fantasies during the day? I cannot stop thinking about you. Your smile, your laugh. The way you kick ass at hosting this stupid show that I want to hate but I can’t, because it brought you into my life.
“When I saw you tonight in that dress, the only thing I could think about was seeing you in it up-close and personal. I wanted to feel your body against mine while I danced with you and no one else. I’m fucking lost to you, Kipton Howse—and I’ve never felt this way before in my entire life. I have no clue what to even do about those feelings, and that scares the shit out of me.”
Her mouth opened as she gaped at me, but she quickly shut it.
Turning away, she walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out. “It scares me, too…because I feel the same way about you.”
I moved across the room and stood directly behind her. When she leaned her body against mine, I suddenly felt at peace. I wrapped my arms around her and rested my chin on her head and whispered, “Kipton.”
“What do we do, Hunter? The show and…”
Turning her, I placed my finger on her chin and lifted it so that her eyes met mine. “We’ll figure it out. I promise.”
She closed her eyes. “I can’t do this and then watch you go on dates. It was hard enough when I was denying my feelings for you, but now that we… I don’t know if I can do it.”
“I’m going to have my father’s attorney look at the contract, see if we can get out of it.”
A look of panic crossed her face. “No! Hunter, I need the money I’m making off this job to help my parents get out of debt. I have to finish this show, and so do you. That’s a lot of money for your dad’s foundation. We’ll have to wait until the show is over.”
“Wait? I can’t wait, Kip! You don’t know how badly I want to take you right here against this damn window, and say to hell with anyone finding out about us.”
Her eyes widened, but I could see the desire burning in them.
“We can’t,” she softly said, her hand coming up to the side of my face.
I leaned my forehead to hers and sighed. “This sucks.”
