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“How about late morning?” she asked. “Would sometime around ten o’clock work for you?”
I smiled at her, feeling so good about where we were headed. “That’s perfect for me.”
For the first time since she’d gotten in the car and I’d pulled it to a stop, Rhea smiled at me. “Thank you.”
“I can’t imagine why you think you’d ever need to thank me.”
“Maybe you’ll understand it better tomorrow,” she reasoned.
Fair enough.
I could wait. I’d already waited this long.
“Alright. Are you good for now? I don’t want to walk you to your door and leave if you’re not okay,” I said.
Nodding slowly, she confirmed, “I’m okay for now.”
“Good. Hang tight, and I’ll come around to get your door for you.”
Even though I hadn’t really wanted the night to end with her, I knew it was for the best that I didn’t try to push things faster than they’d been moving between us. This was working, and I wouldn’t have forgiven myself if I did something to ruin it.
So, I had no choice but to pull my hand away from her face, turn off the car, and exit it. I walked around to her side, opened her door, and held my hand out to her.
Rhea stepped out with her hand in mine and allowed me to lead her up to her front door. After sliding her key into the lock and opening her door, she turned to face me. “Thank you for such a wonderful evening tonight, Wyatt. I had a really great time with you, and I loved meeting your family.”
I held on to her fingertips, my thumb stroking across them, and said, “The pleasure was all mine, Rhea.”
That’s when it happened.
Instead of Rhea pulling her hand back and turning to step inside her house, she stood there, allowing her eyes to roam over my face. They eventually stopped on my mouth, which forced me to drop my gaze to her lips.
Did she want me to kiss her?
My pulse was pounding—in my chest, in my ears.
This moment felt unlike anything I’d ever experienced before with a woman. Excitement and anticipation built, the slight chill in the night air doing little to help the heat building between us.
How was that even possible?
We were merely staring at one another, and it felt this intense already. Though, if I was honest, I couldn’t stop what felt like thousands of thoughts of what I wanted to do to Rhea from running through my mind.
I wanted to taste her lips, hold her close, and touch every naked inch of her body before sinking myself between her beautiful legs.
It was as I was imagining doing that very thing when Rhea rasped, “Wyatt?”
“Yeah?” I croaked.
“I think this is the part of the date where you’re supposed to kiss me,” she said.
I swallowed hard. “Are you sure?”
There was an extended pause before she whispered, “I’m sure.”
Unable to waste another moment, I took one step forward and closed the distance between our bodies. One of my arms slid around Rhea’s waist as I lifted my other hand to the side of her face and drove my fingers into her hair. When they settled at the base of her skull, I angled her head slightly and dropped my mouth to hers.
Her lips were soft. So soft.
And the scent of her invaded my nostrils. She was intoxicating in the very best way imaginable.
