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Logan lowered his head and brushed his lips over Ellie’s.When he started to raise his head, her arms entwined around his neck, pulling his lips back down to hers.
Her tongue darted out and traced his lips, and Logan opened his mouth to her.Their tongues played with each other.He’d been trying to keep the kiss light, but damned if this woman hadn’t taken the lead.And he didn’t mind.
His arms tightened around her waist, pulling her up against him as he pushed his tongue into her mouth, tasting the coffee.Hell, he was drunk on her.Her kisses were sweet, sexy, and consuming.
He wanted nothing more than to pick her up and carry her into her bedroom, but it wasn’t the right time.They were still getting to know each other.Logan pulled back.He rested his forehead against hers.“Damn, you kiss well.Thank you for dinner.”
“My pleasure.”Her voice was breathy, proving that kiss had affected her as much as it had him.
With effort, he disentangled himself from her embrace and opened the front door.“Lock it after me,” he said.
“I will.”
Logan stepped out and turned back.“I’m off Wednesday through Sunday, dinner on Wednesday?”
“I’d like that.”
“Goodnight, Ellie.”Logan couldn’t help himself, he leaned down and brushed another kiss over her lips, then turned to leave.Ellie stood there.“Close door and lock it.”
“Bossy,” she muttered but did as he said.
Whistling as he walked to his vehicle, Logan decided maybe this mentorship was just what he needed.
* * * *
Ellie leaned against her apartment door.They kissed.Her fingers touched her tingling lips, and she closed her eyes.She had no idea how to describe the feelings flowing through her.Logan had been gentle at first, but when she took control of the kiss, it was like a switch flipped.And she hadn’t minded at all.
In a daze, she pushed away from the door, cleaned up the kitchen and flopped down on the sofa.There was no way she could sleep now.Not with Logan running through her head.She picked up the remote and turned on the TV, found a romantic comedy she’d seen several times, and settled in to watch it.
He’d kissed her, and she couldn’t wait until they kissed again.Thursday couldn’t come fast enough.
Chapter Seven
Thursday night, Ellie changed in the women’s room of Wicked Sanctuary.Technically, it was her last class with Logan.She was glad there weren’t a lot of people in the club; she was still a little self-conscious about all the skin she was baring in boy shorts and a bra.
She couldn’t help herself.After the years of verbal abuse, she still didn’t believe her body was worthy of someone like Logan.Sometimes she worried that maybe her ex was right.Was she too fat?Was her skin too pale?Did her thighs touch when she walked?
Ugh.Slapping the locker door, she pressed her thumb to the scanner and, hearing the click, turned and left the room.Her ex was her past, not her present, and that’s all there was to it.
“Hey.”A hand caught her elbow.
Instinct kicked in; Ellie turned with her arm already swinging.
“Woah, sweetheart.”Logan captured her wrist in his hand.
“Logan.”She blinked.“Sorry, you startled me.”
“I see that and applaud your response.What would you do next?”
“What?”Ellie stared at him.What was he talking about?
“If a man captured your arm before you could hit him, what is your next move?”
“Are you serious?”
“I am.Next move?”
Ellie studied how Logan held himself.While he might look relaxed to some, she could feel the tenseness of his muscles, preparing for whatever might happen.“Well, I can’t overpower you, so my next move would be to—” She brought her knee up, but stopped short of his groin.
