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I start to turn around, but he stops me and whispers, “Please go with what I’m about to do. I beg you. I’ll make it worth your while. Anything. I promise.”
He pulls me and takes my left arm, placing it behind his back, out of sight. A slim, attractive redhead approaches us. “Beckett Windsor? How lovely to see you out and about.”
Beckett pulls me close to his side. Our sides are touching, which admittedly turns my body into an inferno.Stop it, Amanda.
Without breaking his hold on me, he kisses the woman’s cheek and gives a clearly fake smile. “Bunny. How great to see you.”
The woman stares at our close proximity. “And who is this…person?”
“This is my girlfriend, Amanda Tremaine.”
I stiffen but he continues to hold me close to him.
Bunny’s face drops in obvious disappointment. “Girlfriend? I thought you said you weren’t ready to start dating.”
He shrugs. “I thought I wasn’t, but when the right person comes along, you can’t help it.” He kisses the side of my head. “This beautiful woman burst through the door and smacked some sense into me. I’m a lucky man.”
Bunny looks me up and down, her eyes finding my ankle tattoos. “And how did someone…likeyoumeetmyBeckett?”
Ugh. I’ve been dealing with snobby bitches like her my whole life. I’m suddenly all for Beckett’s fake-girlfriend scenario.
I smile. “MyBeckett, being the avid art collector he is, came to purchase one of my paintings and left with my phone number.” I run my right hand up and down his broad, shockingly muscular chest. “He can be quite charming.” I look up at him. “Honey, wedoneed to finalize the purchase.”
He has a huge, sideways grin on his handsome face. “You’re right, baby. We do.” He slowly looks my body up and down. “I can’t wait to get your piece into my home.”
We smile at each other as we stare into one another’s eyes, and something sexually charged, yet playful, passes between us.
Bunny interrupts us. “You’re adding it to your private collection? It must be quite extraordinary. You rarely add pieces to that.”
Without breaking eye contact with me, he says, “That’s my Amanda. Extraordinary.”
He bends and takes me by surprise by meeting his lips with mine. I’d like to say I stopped him. I’d like to say I slapped him across the face for kissing a married woman. I’d like to say that I ran away as fast as I could. I’d like to saythat kissing another man repulsed me. But I can’t say any of that, because when his tongue enters my mouth, I completely lose myself in him.
My tongue pushes into his mouth too. He tastes like the scotch he’s been drinking all night. Scotch and mint. It’s delicious.
Our bodies are pressed together. I can feel him harden against my stomach. I want it lower, against the spot that’s now throbbing and has been deeply unsatisfied for years.
I can’t help but moan into his mouth as his fingers tightly grip my hips and my fingers run through his hair.
I have no idea how long we kiss, but when we break apart, I turn, and Bunny is nowhere to be found.
I look back up at Beckett. He licks all around his lips and slowly rubs the back of his fingers down my face. “I’ll never be able to taste cherries again without thinking of you and that kiss.”
I touch my now kiss-swollen lips and jump back. I quickly scan the room. Please, God, don’t let Jade have seen me being the adulterating whore that I am.
I don’t see her. I pray she didn’t see me.
When he realizes that I’m freaked out, his eyes widen. “Amanda, I’m so sorry. I needed to get rid of her. I took it too far. It’s my fault.”
What have I done? I’ve only been married for a few weeks, and I just kissed another man. Well, he kissed me, but I didn’t stop it. And worse, I loved it.
I need to get away from him and get the hell out of here, back to my husband. I turn to leave, mumbling, “Bye, Beckett. Have a good life.”
I run straight out of the hotel and jump into the first cab I can find.
CHAPTER ONE
FOUR YEARS LATER
