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My hand lifts to her waist and Mina glances down in surprise. I do, too, because I didn’t tell my hand to do that, or to slip the tips of my fingers under her dress where the halter meets the skirt—Jackie’s pulling my strings. We watch as I pinch the silky fabric between my finger and thumb, adjusting it with a little pull.
My heart and brain catch up to what my body is already doing. The result is an old-school cartoon fight, a squiggly mess of oomphs and ows and eeks, before all three pause at the realization my hand is in her dress and she hasn’t murdered me.
Mina boxes. Not competitively, but she can kick my ass. I need to proceed with caution. Except I’m so starved for her touch I don’t mind if she kicks my ass.
She doesn’t kick my ass. She swallows.
I swallow, too, and slowly, from the bottom up, I tug her dress over half an inch, putting it back in place.
Her nipples pebble as my fingers brush around the edge of one small breast and I forget how to breathe. Dusky pink. Her nipples are small dusky pink beads. I want to see them slick from my mouth. Her breath is coming short and fast, the rise and fall of her chest dragging the silky fabric over those pebbled nubs. I bite back a moan as the erection I managed to avoid in the thick of the moment comes roaring to life.
My fingers keep moving, continuing to adjust her dress, over her collarbone, until I reach her neck. Her eyes are on my face now, but I keep mine on my hand as I slip my fingers into her hair, my thumb brushing the lobe of her ear, making her little dangling earrings tinkle.
When I back her against the bar, she sucks in a breath, but she’s still looking at me like she wants to devour me.
I’m so down with that.
I’ve dreamed about kissing her a thousand different ways in a thousand different situations, but it’s never felt like the right time and this? It’s time.
God, I’veachedfor this moment so I draw it out, letting it breathe while our hearts race and—
“Two slippery nipples,” a loud voice says, accompanied by the slam of two shot glasses. Mina jumps, looking away and blushing hard.
Jackie Chan kicks a barstool clear across the room.
I grab the shots, giving the bartender a look that goes unnoticed. I hand one to Mina, we clink the glasses, and down the drink. Maybe I can salvage this? Bring us back to the brink of something amazing.
“So,” I start to say, placing our empty glasses on the bar as an excuse to lean into her space again.
Mina’s eyes go wide, but not at me. It’s all the warning I get before I’m pushed out of the way and my freaking boss scoops her into a bear hug.
For fuck’s sake. The first time that it’s felt like the right time, and I’ve lost the moment. My shoulders sag as I deflate.
“Great timing, Danny,” I grumble, elbowing him in the kidney while he continues to hug the woman I love.
He responds by blindly shoving me aside before releasing Mina and turning a big grin my way. “Oh, hey, Timbo. Didn’t see you.”
Then it’s my turn. I’m not a little guy at all, but Danny is like The Rock. But bigger. He lets me go with a slap to the back that would dislodge a lung on anyone else. “Didn’t think you’d be so happy to see me.” He smirks.
I adjust my pants, annoyed but not embarrassed. “I’m not.”
Danny laughs. “First round is on Timbo,” he announces, and shit—the whole stunt crew is here.
I give Mina an apologetic smile. She knows what’s coming. She nods and turns to order a beer, perfectly calm like we weren’t five seconds away from making out at the bar.
Frustrating, but okay.
Turning back to Danny, I invite the crew to join us. The invitation is a formality. This group was joining us whether we asked them to or not.
Everything’s fine. I’m still spending tonight with the love of my life. She’s special, and if I have to share her with everyone, well…they’re damn lucky.
The pins crash behind me and I turn around, awaiting applause that doesn’t come.
Seriously? No one is watching me? A more perfect strike than the one I just bowled doesn’t exist—at least not until my next turn—and not a single person saw it? What the hell is happening tonight?
I want to scream. Maybe roar is more accurate. Nothing is going to plan, which isn’t uncommon, butcome on!
I was this close to kissing Mina and instead of her at my side or on my lap between turns, she’s ignoring me. Every time our eyes meet, her face turns pink before she looks away. Like she’s embarrassed. With everyone else, she’s laughing, chatting, and having fun.
