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“So?” I said with a confused chuckle. “Do you honestly think my dad would have an issue with us?”
“I’m sure he’d want more for you than some ranch hand who has no past and no future.”
My heart broke in two that he thought of himself that way. I took another step forward. We were inches apart now, and I could see his chest rise and fall with each heavy breath.
Reaching my hand up, I cupped the side of his face. When he leaned slightly into it, I was pretty sure I fell for him even more. He was so open with his vulnerability, and that surprised me. Was it only with me that he was this way? A part of me, deep down, hoped so.
“The only thing I care about is the present. The here and the now. And right now, I really want you to kiss me, Maverick. More than I have ever wanted anything.”
He closed his eyes, wearing such a conflicted expression.
“Do you not want to kissme?”
Snapping his eyes open, I knew the answer without him even speaking. It was written on his face and in those eyes of his that I adored so much.
“I’ve dreamed of kissing you, Lily Shaw. So many fucking times.”
Smiling, I wrapped my arms around his neck and laced my fingers through his hair. “To quote my girl, Taylor, I wish you would.”
The corners of his mouth twitched.
“Let me add, I wish you would kiss me. Please.”
He swallowed hard, leaned down, and whispered against my lips, “One kiss.”
Maverick pressed his lips to mine, and it was so gentle, I sighed into his mouth. Then he wrapped his arm around my waist and pressed our bodies closer, deepening the kiss. A jolt of pure pleasure rushed through my entire body as Maverick teased my mouth open with his tongue. He explored it as if he had all the time in the world…or maybe he just thought it would be the only time he had this chance. Whatever it was, I’d never in my life experienced such a powerful kiss.
When his hand went into my hair and gently tugged my head back, I melted into him.
“Maverick,” I gasped as his lips made their way down my neck, then back up to my jawline before he claimed my lips once more.
My phone beeped, and we both jumped, causing Maverick to pull away. His eyes searched my face in a way that felt even more intimate than his kiss. A million things flashed in his eyes, and I couldn’t read a single one of them. But I needed him to see how much I wanted him.
“Wow,” I whispered as a wide smile spread over his face.
“Wow is right. I…I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a kiss like that before.”
My heart fluttered in my chest. I knew for a fact that Maverick had most certainly kissed his fair share of women, so his words felt like a warm blanket around my body.
“Neither have I. That was…amazing.”
He leaned his forehead to mine, and we stood there for a few quiet moments.
“Where do we go from here?” I asked.
He drew back, lifted my chin, and said, “I know I said one kiss…but I’m feeling rather greedy this evening.”
I reached for his shirt and drew him to me. “Then it’s a good thing I am too.”
When his mouth took mine, Maverick was grinning. This kiss was far different from the one we’d shared a few moments ago. It was still intense, but the nervous excitement we’d both felt before was replaced with the thrill of tasting each other, learning what one person liked and the other giving it back in return.
If I’d thought the first kiss was the best I’d ever had, the second kiss blew it out of the water.
Maverick turned me around and slowly backed me up until I was pressed against his truck. I could feel his need pressing into my body, igniting my insides. My desire for him grew a thousand times stronger.
“Maverick,” I gasped as I hooked my leg around him, drawing him even closer. “I want you!”
A low growl from the back of his throat vibrated through my entire body. When his hand came up and cupped my breasts, I dropped my head back against his truck.
