slipped her fingers between his cold ones, entangling them.
He tugged her closer, turning toward her. “You’re so warm. Always warm.” He inhaled deeply, rubbing his face on her hair, her throat, his stubble burning her skin. His mouth hovered over hers, their breaths mingling. “Fuck, I really want to kiss you. I can’t stop thinking about it.”
She grabbed fistfuls of his t-shirt and molded herself against his hard body. “And here I am.”
“Here you are,” he breathed and swallowed hard. “But it’s a bad idea, isn’t it? You just had a fight with your boyfriend and I—”
“I’m not with him anymore. We broke up.” She wrapped her arms around Kai, feeling the corded muscles of his back, and stood on tiptoe to reach him. “Besides, it’s just a kiss.”
“Just a kiss,” he whispered, his arms coming around her, his hands pressing in the small of her back. “ Liv ...”
Then his lips were on hers, soft and demanding, sweet and a little salty. His tongue licked her mouth and she opened it for him, moaning at his taste. It made her body tighten, her heart hammer.
She wanted him. She couldn’t ever remember wanting someone so badly. Slipping her hands under his tee, she stroked the smooth expanse of his broad back, mapping the shifting muscles there. His hardness pressed into her stomach.
“Dammit, Liv , stop me,” he murmured against her lips. “I want to make love to you, right now.”
But she could only hold on, words clogging her throat, because she wanted it, too. Why not? She wasn’t a little girl and could sleep with a guy she fancied on her vacation, couldn’t she?
Just then a voice called her name, sounding oddly distant. “ Liv !”
Oh crap . Kirsten. Yeah, she had a babysitter, it seemed.
Reluctantly Olivia drew back. “I’m here!”
Kai was breathing hard as he turned away. He folded his arms over his chest. “Fuck,” he muttered, and Olivia couldn’t agree more.
Kirsten hurried onto the pier, Markus at her back. “ Liv , we were so worried, we looked for you everywhere.” Then she stopped in her tracks. “ Ach Du Scheisse . I didn’t know you were not alone.”
“Sorry, guys.” Olivia swallowed a sigh. She was glad they were worried for her, but, man, the timing...
“You must be the hot and mysterious non -rebound guy,” Kirsten said with her usual subtlety.
Olivia’s face heated. “This is Kai.”
He shook his head, his dark hair falling in his eyes. “Hot and mysterious non-rebound guy?”
Olivia shrugged, her ears burning. “Pretty much covers it, huh?”
He put out his hand and Kirsten, then Markus shook it. “I’ll take it.” There was amusement in his voice and she dared look up.
Yep, he was smiling, his eyes laughing. Well, it was a flattering description, wasn’t it? And quite accurate, too.
“Did you guys have a good time today?” Markus was sizing Kai up, taking him in from head to toes. “Where did you take our friend?”
“Um.” Olivia got between them. Markus didn’t know Kai wasn’t fond of interrogation. “Why don’t we go grab a drink at the bar?” She glanced at Kai who had shuffled back, hands fisting at his sides.
“I think I’ll turn in,” he said. “It’s been a long day. A good day.” He gave her a barely-there smile. “But long nevertheless. I have to start work early tomorrow.”
“But the cafe doesn’t open until nine.” She didn’t want him to leave.
“I have to go to town and bring provisions before that, and before work I swim, so...” He nodded at Kirsten and Markus. “Nice meeting you.”
They watched him go up the beach, toward the road. Kirsten put a hand on Olivia’s shoulder.
“ Tut mir leid ,” she said. I’m sorry . “ Ich wusste es nicht .”
“Of course you didn’t know.” She patted her friend’s hand, trying to inject some cheer into her voice. “Come on, let’s get a drink.”
They trudged up the beach to the brightly lit bar. Kai had melted into the night, and
He tugged her closer, turning toward her. “You’re so warm. Always warm.” He inhaled deeply, rubbing his face on her hair, her throat, his stubble burning her skin. His mouth hovered over hers, their breaths mingling. “Fuck, I really want to kiss you. I can’t stop thinking about it.”
She grabbed fistfuls of his t-shirt and molded herself against his hard body. “And here I am.”
“Here you are,” he breathed and swallowed hard. “But it’s a bad idea, isn’t it? You just had a fight with your boyfriend and I—”
“I’m not with him anymore. We broke up.” She wrapped her arms around Kai, feeling the corded muscles of his back, and stood on tiptoe to reach him. “Besides, it’s just a kiss.”
“Just a kiss,” he whispered, his arms coming around her, his hands pressing in the small of her back. “ Liv ...”
Then his lips were on hers, soft and demanding, sweet and a little salty. His tongue licked her mouth and she opened it for him, moaning at his taste. It made her body tighten, her heart hammer.
She wanted him. She couldn’t ever remember wanting someone so badly. Slipping her hands under his tee, she stroked the smooth expanse of his broad back, mapping the shifting muscles there. His hardness pressed into her stomach.
“Dammit, Liv , stop me,” he murmured against her lips. “I want to make love to you, right now.”
But she could only hold on, words clogging her throat, because she wanted it, too. Why not? She wasn’t a little girl and could sleep with a guy she fancied on her vacation, couldn’t she?
Just then a voice called her name, sounding oddly distant. “ Liv !”
Oh crap . Kirsten. Yeah, she had a babysitter, it seemed.
Reluctantly Olivia drew back. “I’m here!”
Kai was breathing hard as he turned away. He folded his arms over his chest. “Fuck,” he muttered, and Olivia couldn’t agree more.
Kirsten hurried onto the pier, Markus at her back. “ Liv , we were so worried, we looked for you everywhere.” Then she stopped in her tracks. “ Ach Du Scheisse . I didn’t know you were not alone.”
“Sorry, guys.” Olivia swallowed a sigh. She was glad they were worried for her, but, man, the timing...
“You must be the hot and mysterious non -rebound guy,” Kirsten said with her usual subtlety.
Olivia’s face heated. “This is Kai.”
He shook his head, his dark hair falling in his eyes. “Hot and mysterious non-rebound guy?”
Olivia shrugged, her ears burning. “Pretty much covers it, huh?”
He put out his hand and Kirsten, then Markus shook it. “I’ll take it.” There was amusement in his voice and she dared look up.
Yep, he was smiling, his eyes laughing. Well, it was a flattering description, wasn’t it? And quite accurate, too.
“Did you guys have a good time today?” Markus was sizing Kai up, taking him in from head to toes. “Where did you take our friend?”
“Um.” Olivia got between them. Markus didn’t know Kai wasn’t fond of interrogation. “Why don’t we go grab a drink at the bar?” She glanced at Kai who had shuffled back, hands fisting at his sides.
“I think I’ll turn in,” he said. “It’s been a long day. A good day.” He gave her a barely-there smile. “But long nevertheless. I have to start work early tomorrow.”
“But the cafe doesn’t open until nine.” She didn’t want him to leave.
“I have to go to town and bring provisions before that, and before work I swim, so...” He nodded at Kirsten and Markus. “Nice meeting you.”
They watched him go up the beach, toward the road. Kirsten put a hand on Olivia’s shoulder.
“ Tut mir leid ,” she said. I’m sorry . “ Ich wusste es nicht .”
“Of course you didn’t know.” She patted her friend’s hand, trying to inject some cheer into her voice. “Come on, let’s get a drink.”
They trudged up the beach to the brightly lit bar. Kai had melted into the night, and
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