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Joe shifted his hand to brush his thumb over her cheek and then let his hand drift beneath her hair to cup her scalp. Lia’s eyes flashed to his lips and back up. Moving slowly in case she wasn’t ready, he lowered his head slowly, keeping his gaze on hers.
When he stopped just shy of her lips, she smiled up at him, then leaned up to press her lips to his. Lust shot straight through him at the touch.
His hands itched to pick her up and sit her on his lap. He wanted to reach under her shirt and find her breasts. He wanted to taste, touch, lick every last part of her.
A tiny part of his brain remembered they were outside on the dock. Midnight Security had a group of cops doing a variety of training sessions today and he didn’t plan on giving any of them a show.
When he licked at Lia’s lips, she opened for him and their tongues explored and played. His fingers tangled in her hair while his other hand firmly held the edge of the dock to keep him from losing his damn mind and stripping her down to nothing.
Lia’s hand came up to rest on his chest and she leaned in closer. When he was hanging onto his control by the thinnest of threads, he slowed the kiss. He rested his forehead on hers and sucked in air.
“Wow.” Her soft exhalation had him feeling like Superman.
He brushed her lips with his thumb. “Wow indeed.” Then he had to kiss her again.
This time when they broke apart, her wide smile had him grinning back. While he wanted to hoist her over his shoulder and head straight for his room, he knew that would be moving too fast for her. Maybe for both of them.
He hadn’t made his final decision about the FBI. He didn’t know how long Lia planned to stay in Vermont or what her future plans were. She was one of Tansy’s friends and he wasn’t going to do anything to make things uncomfortable for any of them.
Joe kissed her nose and then straightened. “Ready to try this canoeing thing?”
She blew out a deep breath but her eyes were happy. “I think so.”
And were they even talking about canoeing?
Joe dropped his feet to the bottom of the canoe and steadied it. Then he placed his hands on the dock on either side of Lia. “If you get uncomfortable, if things are moving too fast, you let me know.”
Her serious eyes studied him then she leaned forward to kiss him softly. “I will.”
He nodded then put his hands on her waist and lifted her into the canoe. She let out a small squeal when the boat rocked. Her hands tightened around his shoulders, her breasts squashed against his chest. For a moment, they simply stood.
When she rolled her lips together he worried, but then a laugh burst out of her. When she started to pull back from him, she rocked the canoe again. Laughing, she tightened her grip. “Okay, maybe for this part, you should be in charge.”
He tilted up her chin for another kiss. “Good idea.”
Lia turned around on the tiny canoe seat and faced Joe. He smiled at her. “Giving up?”
“Yep.” She should have felt embarrassed that she sucked at paddling, but she didn’t. Joe simply grinned when she set her paddle in the middle of the canoe.
If she faced forward, she’d see the lake and the beauty surrounding it. If she faced the back, she could watch Joe’s muscles as he paddled. Not exactly a tough choice.
They’d spent a lot of time getting to know each other over the last few days. He was every bit as honorable and sweet as she’d expected.
The kisses they’d shared on the dock were going to live in her fantasies for a long time. Although she hoped they weren’t going to live there on their own. She wanted more.
Joe pointed to the right. “That’s the cabin Nico and Josie are renovating.”
“For her art studio?”
Joe slowed the canoe as he nodded. “They’re putting in some bigger windows and skylights. Adding a septic tank for actual plumbing.”
“What do you mean?”
He laughed. “City girl. Outside of the lodge, the only bathrooms out here are outhouses.”
Eww. Her thoughts must have shown on her face because he laughed again. “Yep. You’re a city girl.”
“Aren’t you from Sacramento? That’s not exactly the middle of the forest. How did you get to be blasé about plumbing?”
