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“I think so, too. I just need to finish unpacking.” He moved to unlock the door.
“Mitch…”
He stopped and turned to look at her. “Yes?”
“I… I’d like to see your house, but… but I don’t want to talk about the photos I took of you.”
Eyes twinkling, he unlocked the door and waited for her to enter before he closed it. “Okay.”
Riley moved farther into the house, and he followed her. “This is the kitchen, dining, and living room.”
Riley turned around. “It’s really nice, Mitch. What is upstairs?”
He took her hand again. “The bedrooms. I have moved into one. The other two are still without any furniture. Riley?”
She glanced quickly at him.
“We are going to have that conversation about the pictures you took of me at some point, whether you want to or not.”
Shaking her head, she tried to pull her hand out of his, but he wasn’t ready to lose the contact.
“We don’t have to talk about it right now, but I think it warrants a discussion.”
Ignoring him, she turned toward the stairs. “Show me what’s upstairs?”
They walked up the stairs in silence. The only indication Riley wasn’t as cool and collected as she’d like him to believe was the slight trembling of her hand in his.
As they reached the top, Riley quickly pulled her hand out of his and walked toward the two smaller bedrooms to the left. “So which one is your bedroom?”
“This side.” He motioned as he turned to walk toward his bedroom.
“Mitch, I…”
He stopped and turned.
“I… can’t.”
“Can’t what?” he asked, walking back to where she was standing.
“Can’t go into your bedroom.”
He touched her hand. “Why not?”
She exhaled. “You know why.”
He cupped her cheek. “You scared I’ll kiss you?”
“Yes… no…” Inhaling deeply, she closed her eyes for a moment before she looked at him again. “We won’t stop with just a kiss, and if we’re in your room, near your bed…”
He lowered his head. “So, if I kiss you here, far away from my bedroom…” His lips found hers. It was supposed to be a quick kiss, just to tease her, but she angled her head, her mouth opened, and he was lost.
*
With a sigh,Riley’s hand sneaked around Mitch’s neck. What the man could do to her with just a kiss…
With a groan, he pulled her even closer, making her aware of his need for her. Big hands stroked her sides, igniting little fires in their wake. When she was just about ready to burst into flames, he cupped her breasts, teasing her nipples with his thumbs.
He lifted his head, his eyes feverish. “I have to touch you…” With those strange eyes never leaving her face, he traced the line of her breasts above the V-neckline of the crossover top.
