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They watched her return to the kitchen and Nate said, “The way you are, it reminds me of my mom.” Her eyes widened. “I can’t wait for you to meet her. She’s booked up with shows the next month or so but as soon as she has more than a day to herself, I’m going to drive us to Boulder.”
Mandy nodded. “In the meantime, I’ll introduce them online. Grandma is learning the new laptop you bought her really fast.”
Zoe smoothed her hands over her thighs. Nervously, she asked, “You want me to meet your family? Your mother?”
“Oh, yeah.” Nate’s smile gave her butterflies in her stomach. “My sister, too. I want you to meet everyone important to me. Just go with it, Zoe.”
As Vicki placed samples of her cook’s new dish in front of them, Zoe tried to control her blush and the immense pleasure his words made her feel.
Both were impossible.
Chapter Ten
It was past dark when Nate drove her home. After Zoe said goodbye to Mandy, complete with a firm hug and sincere thanks, he walked her to the door.
He carefully blocked Mandy’s view of them as Zoe removed her keys and unlocked her house. As the door swung wide, he pulled the petite woman just inside and pressed her against the wall.
The kiss he delivered was meant to take, claim, and imprint. One hand on the back of her head, the other at her low back, he sealed their clothed bodies together, offering herindisputableproof of his attraction to her, his growing need for her.
Zoe’s arms went around his waist and her nails dug into the skin of his back through his shirt. It made him groan against her lips and she jerked softly in his arms.
Tightening his grip, their kiss went on and on. The woman learned as she went, gradually warming to the situation.
It drove himcrazyfor her.
When her fingers lifted to slide into his hair, he sighed. The way her fist tightened in the strands made his cock throb. Pressed so firmly against her belly, there was no way for her to miss it.
One hand slid down to cup her ass, pulling her up on the front balls of her feet. He circled his hips, stroking the underside of his dick over skin he imagined,hoped, was slick for him beneath her jeans and panties. Then she lifted one foot, wrapped it around his hip, and rocked her lower body against him.
Nate’s mind went blank.
Bending slightly, he gripped her ass in both hands and picked her up off the floor. Her legs went around him, stronger than he would have guessed, and he’dneverbeen so hard in his life.
Stroking his palm over her silky ponytail, he wrapped it slowly around his fist and held her still as he devoured her mouth in the way he’d been dreaming of doing for weeks.
No mercy.
For several minutes, Nate forgot where they were as every cell of his body reached for a gentle woman bubbling over with passion. They held one another and forgot they were standing in her open doorway, in clear view of the street.
With a small whimper, she whispered against his lips, “Mandy.”
Resting his forehead on her shoulder, he nodded. He released her hair and held her firmly with both arms snugly around her torso. She matched his hug, soft pants against his neck, her body trembling.
He stood there long enough to calm himself, to give their hearts a chance to slow, their breathing to steady. He wasn’t ready to let Zoe go. It was a struggle to return to reality.
Nate kissed her neck, over her shoulder, and made his way back to her jaw before taking her mouth again. He moved slowly and ended with several small kisses before pulling back to look at her. The porch light made it possible for her to read his lips.
“I plan to kiss you every chance I get. I love the expression on your face, Zoe.” She tugged her lower lip between her teeth and nodded. “One more and I’ll let you go for tonight.”
He licked over her lips and she responded immediately, sealing her body to his and holding him tight. It wasagonizingto stop touching her. He didn’t have a choice.
Filled with regret and more than a little frustration, he lowered her to her feet. One hand cupping her nape, his thumb smoothed along her jaw. With the tips of his fingers, he felt the scars that marked her as asurvivorand the delicate bones that could’ve been destroyed in an accident that took so much.
He made a promise tonevertake his chance with her for granted.
“You could have died, but you didn’t, Zoe. You might have never moved here, but you did. Either of us could have been with someone else, but we’re not.”
She gave him a shy smile and he dropped another kiss on her mouth. Lifting his face, he stared into her pretty brown eyes. They moved to watch his lips. “I want you to be mine and I want to be yours, Zoe.”
