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The conversation flowed while they ate. They primarily talked about her family and her career, but it made her curious why he didn’t talk more about himself and his life. And she was just about to ask him when she spotted her grandfather and his mystery woman standing on the corner right outside their window.
“Oh my God! There they are!” she whispered loudly. “I have to go!”
“Lily, you can’t just go out there and ambush them,” he reminded her, even as he was throwing cash down on the table.
“Why not? What he’s doing is wrong, Noah!” She got to her feet and grabbed her purse. “Uh-oh…oh, no!”
“What? What’s the matter?”
“I think he can see me!” she hissed, looking around frantically.
“What’s the big deal? You’re about to go out there anyway.”
“It’s just…I don’t know now, and…crap!” She knew she wasn’t making any sense, but she was starting to have second thoughts about the whole confrontation thing. “Maybe I should wait and talk to him tonight.” She turned her back to the window and was about to walk away when Noah tugged her down into his lap. “What the…?”
Her hands landed on his chest and they were practically nose-to-nose. Lily’s heart was racing, but she wasn’t sure if it was because of potentially getting seen or the fact that she was in Noah’s arms. She swallowed hard as she stared at him and wondered what was happening.
“Noah, I…”
But he silenced anything she was going to say when his lips claimed hers.
* * *
In his defense, he hauled her into his lap as a way of getting her out of view because her grandfather was definitely looking in her direction.
However…
He was keeping her there because she was pure temptation, and her kiss was exactly like he remembered it.
Spectacular.
And it didn’t seem like she was going to complain because her hand raked through his hair as she moved in closer. It was a little awkward to be pressed together like this in the booth, but he sure as hell didn’t mind. As he smoothed his hand up and down her back, he wished they were someplace else, somewhere they could sprawl out comfortably and…
“Noah, can I get you anything…oops!” Charlene said. “Sorry!”
He and Lily instantly broke apart, but they stared at each other breathlessly for a moment before he answered. “Um…we’re good, Charlene. Thanks.”
Lily slowly crawled off his lap and stood, smoothing her hair and straightening her top. He joined her and quickly checked the cash he had thrown on the table before motioning for her to lead the way out. By now he was hoping William had crossed the street and was back in the office, but he couldn’t be sure. Fortunately, when they stepped outside, he wasn’t there.
They stood on the corner and Lily finally spoke. “So, um…I don’t know what that was all about, but…”
“Your grandfather was definitely looking in your direction, so I was trying to pull you out of sight.”
“Oh.” She nodded. “And the kiss…?”
The light turned green and they began to walk. “I figured with the way we were angled, he wouldn’t be able to see your face,” he explained, but even to his own ears it sounded lame. “You seemed to be panicking about him seeing you, so…”
“So you were just throwing yourself on the grenade,” she said miserably, making him feel guilty.
“I’m sorry. That was totally not acceptable of me. I kissed you without your permission, and that’s definitely not cool.” He growled with frustration as they stepped up onto the sidewalk in front of Montgomerys. “I just thought…”
“It’s not a big deal,” she said quickly, but wouldn’t look directly at him. “It’s not like we haven’t kissed before.” She let out a nervous laugh. “Anyway, uh…thanks for that. I’m sure you need to get back to work and I’m just gonna head home.” She took one step back and then another. “And thanks for lunch. I realized I didn’t even offer to pay, so if you want, I have some cash…”
“No. We’re good. It’s good…I mean…it’s no big deal.” He paused and studied her. “Are you going to talk to your grandfather about this?”
“The kiss? Um, no. Why?”
“Not the kiss, Lily, about him and that woman.”
