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“Umm…” I cleared my throat. “Sorry. I need to get it clean.”
His forest green eyes were set on me. His mouth pursed thinly. His breathing came out ragged and a little labored, but I didn’t know if that was from the swab or… me.
Was he as affected by me as I was by him?
This man. This gorgeous human specimen had bulldozed his way into my life in a way I had not seen coming. I had promised myself that I would avoid him. I had promised myself that I would keep a safe distance between us. But now, having him only mere millimeters from me, temptation flowed through my blood.
I wanted to feel his searing kiss again. I wanted to be tasted by his skilled tongue. I wanted to know how he truly felt. Was he rough? Gentle? I didn’t just want a taste. I wanted to devour it all. I wanted to devour all of him.
I was walking into dangerous territory. The truce had only been there for a day or two, and now I was already trying to get into the man’s pants.
His hand moved from my arm and came to rest on my hip. Heat poured into my center, and I did not doubt it was wet. I was likely drenched.
All this man had to do was look at me, and I would be a goner.
“Amelia.” The way he said my name only fueled the hungry fire inside me. His hand tightened on my hip, eliciting more shockwaves throughout my body.
My hand came to the nape of his neck, pulling his head closer. I stared down at him, his green eyes molten with desire and passion.
The air thickened with the tension that had followed us from the moment we saw each other. And now we were here. Alone. Hungry for each other.
I don’t know who moved first, but our distance suddenly closed.
My fingers played with the tiny hairs on the back of his neck, brushing against his skin as it prickled with goosebumps.
His other hand came to my waist, drawing me closer until I was flush against him.
I continued to lower my head toward his lips. My restraint was all but gone.
Soon, we were but a whisker's distance apart. His hot breath fanned my face. The pleasure pooled into my core. I was wet with desire.
I only needed to lean forward to capture my lips in his.
A loud blaring filled the air, and I jumped away from him as his touch burned me. My phone buzzed in my back pocket, breaking the bubble we had found ourselves in.
The music continued to blare as I stared at the man I had promised myself that I would not touch again. But here I was, feeling him all over again.
I had been so close to caving in.
His green eyes bored into mine as he could see right through me. I felt naked under his eyes. Overly exposed and vulnerable.
I needed to say anything to cut through the embarrassment that hung in the air. I did not doubt that my face was red or that my eyes were as wide as saucers.
“I need to go and get a cantaloupe…from the store.” That was all I could come up with. Really? “Umm, I’m sure you can show yourself out.”
Like the coward I was, I didn't even wait for him to respond. I just ran out of there like the room was on fire.
I didn’t stop until I was safely inside the elevator heading downstairs to get a cantaloupe I did not need. I wouldn’t even say I like cantaloupe. It wasn’t good. I always thought when I was little that it was a wannabe watermelon.
I leaned against the elevator wall and groaned at my stupidity and embarrassment.
I had almost kissed my ex’s brother. Hotter older brother, but that didn’t matter. What did matter was that Nathaniel Cane was off-limits. That was a line that I could not afford to cross again.
“I need to stop thinking with my vagina,” I muttered to myself as the doors to the elevator opened, and I walked out.
Operation Avoid Nathaniel started today… I would stick to the number one rule this time. Don’t kiss or touch Nathaniel Cane. How hard could it be?
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