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His deep baritone laugh vibrated so close to her ear that it sent ripples up and down her body. Neither of them mentioned Ethan or Haileigh—or the fact that they were both dressed for fun in the snow the way she and Declan were.
“These pants are starting to make me sweat in places I don’t want to mention in polite company.”
His statement caught her completely off guard, and she threw her head back with a laugh. Several people turned to look at her. Her view of her ex was abruptly cut off when Declan cupped her cheek and kissed her open mouth.
The intense flavor of mint, coffee and man sizzled through her and sent fresh tingles between her thighs. A soft moan escaped her, and he deepened the kiss, swirling his tongue across hers for a moment so dizzying that she forgot where they were for a minute.
When they broke apart, her fist was balled in the sleeve of his heavy coat and she stood on tiptoe to get even closer to him.
Their gazes locked. “Is my ex still staring at us?”
“Uh-huh. He knows that I’m with the most amazing woman in the west.”
Melting at his words, she darted a look over his shoulder. “His woman is staring too. But she’s trying to appear like she isn’t jealous that I’m with a strong, sexy hunk of a man who is obviously much better in bed than hers is.”
His grin cut upward through his stubbled cheek. “Just much?”
“Much,much,” she corrected herself.
“That’s better, baby.” He stamped a kiss to her lips once more. “Let’s grab some food and I’ll show you that spot I mentioned.”
ChapterNine
Light snow had dusted the entire garden in a layer of sparkling white glitter, but the bench that Declan led Belle to was cleaned off.
Theirbench.
Though no fire had been lit, and the propane heaters weren’t running either, Belle seemed warm enough cuddled up to him, shoulder to shoulder and thigh to thigh, munching on bacon and egg sandwiches.
She swiped a fingertip across her lips, brushing away a stray crumb. “Do you often go sledding in winter?”
He studied her. He thought they’d agreed not to give any history about themselves. But he also wanted to share some part of himself with her, something she could take away with her when she left.
“No. I’m a Southerner.”
Her lips spread into an angelic smile. Today, Belle’s eyes were clear of the fear he’d seen in them the night before. He had to question the change in her and if he’d imagined that her asking about security on the ranch had only been for informative purposes and not because sheneededit.
“I knew you were from the South. Your accent…”
“I suppose it gives me away.”
She crumpled the paper wrapper of the sandwich in her fist and stuffed it in her coat pocket. “Did you travel here for this weekend?”
“Yep.” He could honestly say he had come for this weekend. Technically, he had more reasons for being in Stone Pass than that, but he didn’t want to alert her to what he did for a living—especially now he’d gone from being her fake date to her bodyguard.
“You know, Declan…I thought I’d have a terrible time. When I saw Ethan here, my gut instinct was to run like hell. Now I’m glad I stayed.”
He slid an arm around her and tugged her an inch closer. She tipped her face up to his, eyes burning with that same expression she wore when he slid inside her tight pussy.
Then she made that sweet, sweet sound.
“Fuck it!” He yanked her right into his lap.
Her backside in those thick snow pants hit his groin. She wound her arms around his neck, bringing their lips close. Before he could lean forward and capture the plump mouth he’d been aching for,shetook control by kissing him.
Crushing her lips to his, she let out another soft sound of encouragement, and he answered with a low growl.
Slipping his tongue over the seam of her lips made her open to him, and he thrust inside. Dark need jerked at a cord inside him. His balls throbbed, and the pressure building in his groin made his fingers curl, one hand into her hair, one around the curve of her ass.
