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That made him smile. “Wanna start with a hug?”
She chuckled and threw her arms around his neck. “I think we can manage that. We’ve done it before.”
He closed his eyes as he closed his arms around her warm, soft body and crushed her to his chest. She was right, they had done this before – but never like this. Every time he’d hugged her, he’d forced himself to focus on being there for whatever she needed him to be – because he couldn’t afford to think about her being there for what he wanted her to be. Now … now, as he let his hands wander up and down her back and enjoyed the feel of her full, soft breasts pressed against his chest, he couldn’t think about anything else.
She shifted on his lap, and he let out a low groan.
“Oops. Sorry.”
He held her closer, and for the first time he wasn’t worried about what she’d think when she noticed how hard he was for her.
He chuckled. “That’s okay. You can do it again if you like.”
He’d only said it for the laugh, but she surprised the hell out of him when she rocked her ass against his aching cock. “Like that?”
He caught her chin in his hand and looked into her eyes. “Yeah. Just like that.”
The gleam in her eyes made him grow even harder.
“I wish we weren’t in a public place.”
He groaned his agreement as she continued to press herself against him. His fingers dug into her hips when she cupped his face between her hands and pressed a quick kiss to his lips.
“I didn’t think this was something that I should tell you before, but now ….”
He raised his eyebrows and tried to make his brain focus on her words. His body was completely occupied by the way hers made him feel.
“Now what?” he asked, hoping that she wasn’t about to tell him anything too complicated.
Her cheeks flamed bright red, but she still had that same gleam in her eye. “I like sex.”
He swallowed. It wasn’t what he’d been expecting, but he sure as hell wasn’t complaining!
“So, you’ve been holding out on me?”
“No! I just … It’s not something that friends talk about really – is it?”
He chuckled. “I guess we have different friends.” All the guys he’d served with talked openly about their sex lives.
“Hm. Or maybe we don’t. You’re right. I do talk about it with my girlfriends. It’s just … you’re not a girlfriend.”
He had to smile. “Are you finally figuring out that I might be more than just a friend?”
She rested her hands on his shoulders and lowered her mouth to his. She came so close that her lips brushed his when she spoke. “I’ve wanted you to be more than just a friend for years.”
He crushed her to him and slammed his mouth against hers. It was far from the first kiss he’d imagined they might share. There was nothing tentative or tender about it. It was hungry, demanding, all consuming – and that was just Tori! Xander felt as though he was plundering her mouth, finally claiming what was rightfully his.
“You should get a room!” They broke apart when a group of kids yelled and whistled at them from the path up above the bench.
Xander scowled at them, and they hurried away. He turned back to Tori, hoping that the interruption hadn’t brought her back to her senses – that she wasn’t about to withdraw from him again.
He needn’t have worried; she still had that gleam in her eye. She took his breath away when she ran her tongue over her bottom lip and said, “I think they’re right – we should.”
Chapter Three
Dusk was settling in as they walked back to the SUV. They’d walked the trails and watched the sunset over the water, but Xander was right that they should leave before it got dark. Tori wanted to pinch herself; part of her couldn’t believe this was finally happening. Another part of her couldn’t believe that she hadn’t gotten over all the fear and doubt and made it happen much sooner.
Xander was holding her hand again; it felt different than when they arrived here. That had been a friendly thing – at least, in her mind.
