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She wanted to take it back the second she said it.
Mostly because it acknowledged that his actions had had an effect.
But also for the thing it did to his face. This flash of horror just ripped across it before he could smuggle it down to a more reasonable reaction. And the reasonable reaction he eventually settled on was also not particularly great. It was pure disappointment in himself, top to bottom. And his words backed that assessment up: “I know I shouldn’t have almost grabbed your bum. That’s my whole point. I went too hard, for reasons that completely escape me, and now you’re all traumatized. Seriously, I’m five seconds away from calling the police on myself.”
“You don’t have to call the police, that’s not what I’m saying.”
“Then what are you saying? That it’s more of a civil matter?”
“No, Alfie. I’m not going to sue you.”
“Right. So you’re just going to never speak to me again.”
God, he was insufferable sometimes. Because of course she couldn’t let that stand. She had to correct him. And she was agitated when she did it, too, so it all spilled out of her in a big angry rush. “I don’t think I could ever not speak to you again now, you great jerk. And especially not over this. This wasn’t anything bad. You didn’t do anything wrong. I’m just not used to being kissed by someone who’s this actually blooming good at it,” she burst out.
Then had to slowly grasp the contents of what she had said. Not the worst thing. NotI’m massively into your super-hot self, or something like that. But not the best thing, either. Because apparently, she’d told him he was some kind of kiss wizard. And he couldn’t seem to help the surprised pleasure that immediately dawned all over face. His eyes gleamed; she saw his tongue curl up and touch his upper teeth. Like a cat who’d accidentally gotten hold of a canary.
Only to discover the canary actually somehowlikedbeing there.
Because she did. She had. And now there was no escaping.
Of course there wasn’t. He was leaning forward now, voice low and just a little bit amused. “Are you saying you enjoyed that?” he asked, and she couldn’t fault him for it.
But oh god, how she wanted to.
“No. I did not say that. You’re imagining things.”
“I don’t think I am. I think you just admitted my moves are grand.”
“Well, I didn’t. And even if I did, don’t talk like you don’t know they are, all right. Like it’s a shock that someone might mildly enjoy them.”
“It’s not a shock that someone might. It is a shock thatyoudo.”
He nodded at her, onyou.And pointed, too. As if somehow, she wouldn’t know who he meant. He had to finger the guilty party, so the horny cops would know who to arrest. Though how they would need extra evidence, she did not know. She couldn’t even get words out without sounding like a hairdryer set on high.
“Well, I’ve no idea why,” she tried. “I’ve got the same business as everybody else you’ve ever snogged. In fact, my business is probably worse off than most, considering nobody has messed around with it for a very long time.”
It didn’t do her any good, however.
His eyebrows shot up the second she used that euphemism.
“Okay, I have to ask: bybusinesshere do you mean—”
“You know what I mean, Alfie. Don’t make me say it.”
“Think I’m gonna have to, love. It’s blowing my mind too much to not.”
“What about it’s blowing your mind? You just fucked my mouth with your tongue. For the second time, I might add. And I handled that first one like a pro, so I reckon you can give me just a small break on not coping very well here.”
“Oh, I’ll give you a break about it. While being gleeful as fuck.”
He did look gleeful, too, she thought. He was practically grinning, the little shit. She could actually see all his teeth, for the first time ever.
Not that she really understood why.
“Why the fuck are you gleeful? It’s not an achievement, making a woman who hasn’t had any in years get a bit turned on. That’s like being proud because you won a race against someone whose only race experience was stumbling through the woodsonce in high school after an annoying man claimed it would be good for you,” she said.
But all that got her was this:
