was too astute.
Marc gestured toward the tray. “You finished?”
She nodded. He put the tray on the floor by the bed.
“Sophie. I know it’s way too soon in our relationship to talk about love and all that shit, but—”
“Shit?”
He grinned. “You know what I mean. The thing is, I’ve been around the block a few times. You don’t make that trip without learning some things.”
Sophie swallowed heavily, wondering where he heading with this conversation.
“When I look at you…I see perfection. I’m a cocky know-it-all who doesn’t have a romantic bone in his body and I have no idea where this relationship is headed, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to fall for you.”
“You are?”
Marc moved closer, cupping her face in his hands. His expression was far too serious for the fun-loving man she’d gotten to know. “Yeah. I’m warning you. I’m going to fall in love with you, Sophie. If you aren’t looking for a relationship, a boyfriend, I’d like you to tell me now before things go too far.”
Leave it to Marc to lay all the cards on the table. Then she recalled Stephanie’s warning. “Actually, I’ve already been accused of falling for you . Might be nice not to make the trip alone.”
A huge smile covered his face. Sophie couldn’t resist leaning closer to kiss him. He accepted her embrace then deepened it. They’d spent hours last night just kissing and yet, Sophie still wanted more.
“Anybody ever tell you how sexy you look in the morning?” he murmured against her lips.
She shook her head, her hand instinctively reaching up to touch her hair. She’d fallen asleep with wet hair after their shower last night. There was no way she looked like anything less than a disaster. “Perjury is a crime.”
“Didn’t realize I was under oath.” Marc grasped her hand, pulling it away from her hair. “But even if I was, I’d still say the same.”
“And you think you’re not romantic.”
He laughed as she sighed softly. Damn. Suddenly the idea of falling for Marc seemed like an understatement. Stephanie was right. She was ass over tit and showing no signs of straightening herself out.
Marc pushed her to her back, climbing over her. She opened her legs for him, the reaction coming so naturally already.
He belonged there. She belonged here .
It was time Sophie put aside all her feelings of doubt and did something that didn’t come naturally to her.
She took a leap of faith.
Chapter Six
Sophie walked into Books and Brew feeling like a million bucks.
“You’re late,” Stephanie called out from behind the bar.
“I don’t care. You’re lucky I’m here at all.”
Jayne’s head popped up from behind a bookshelf. “Hot damn. You had sex.”
Sophie grinned and nodded. “I did and it was incredible, amazing, un-fucking-believable.”
Elias, one of their regulars, looked up from the newspaper he was reading and grinned. “Good for you, Sophie,” he said, before returning his attention to local happenings.
Sophie looked over and noticed Stephanie texting. She rolled her eyes. “Jeez. Calling Jordan down again?”
Stephanie looked at her with one eyebrow raised. “She’ll kill me if I don’t.”
Sophie placed her purse behind the bar and grabbed an apron. Nothing could bring her down today. She was on cloud nine, flying a hundred feet above the ground.
Jordan appeared at the bottom of the stairs and made a beeline for the bar. “I want to hear all about the sex, but first—you did it!”
Sophie frowned, confused. “I know I did it. I thought that’s why you were rushing down here. To hear the dirty details.”
“No,” Jordan said, laughing. “Not Marc. The fundraiser . You raised the funds! We hit the goal!”
Sophie’s jaw dropped. She’d suspected last night that they had done well, but in her heart, she knew they were still short. Jordan, ever the bookkeeper, had offered to stay late to count the money. Sophie had expected bad news, so she’d
Marc gestured toward the tray. “You finished?”
She nodded. He put the tray on the floor by the bed.
“Sophie. I know it’s way too soon in our relationship to talk about love and all that shit, but—”
“Shit?”
He grinned. “You know what I mean. The thing is, I’ve been around the block a few times. You don’t make that trip without learning some things.”
Sophie swallowed heavily, wondering where he heading with this conversation.
“When I look at you…I see perfection. I’m a cocky know-it-all who doesn’t have a romantic bone in his body and I have no idea where this relationship is headed, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to fall for you.”
“You are?”
Marc moved closer, cupping her face in his hands. His expression was far too serious for the fun-loving man she’d gotten to know. “Yeah. I’m warning you. I’m going to fall in love with you, Sophie. If you aren’t looking for a relationship, a boyfriend, I’d like you to tell me now before things go too far.”
Leave it to Marc to lay all the cards on the table. Then she recalled Stephanie’s warning. “Actually, I’ve already been accused of falling for you . Might be nice not to make the trip alone.”
A huge smile covered his face. Sophie couldn’t resist leaning closer to kiss him. He accepted her embrace then deepened it. They’d spent hours last night just kissing and yet, Sophie still wanted more.
“Anybody ever tell you how sexy you look in the morning?” he murmured against her lips.
She shook her head, her hand instinctively reaching up to touch her hair. She’d fallen asleep with wet hair after their shower last night. There was no way she looked like anything less than a disaster. “Perjury is a crime.”
“Didn’t realize I was under oath.” Marc grasped her hand, pulling it away from her hair. “But even if I was, I’d still say the same.”
“And you think you’re not romantic.”
He laughed as she sighed softly. Damn. Suddenly the idea of falling for Marc seemed like an understatement. Stephanie was right. She was ass over tit and showing no signs of straightening herself out.
Marc pushed her to her back, climbing over her. She opened her legs for him, the reaction coming so naturally already.
He belonged there. She belonged here .
It was time Sophie put aside all her feelings of doubt and did something that didn’t come naturally to her.
She took a leap of faith.
Chapter Six
Sophie walked into Books and Brew feeling like a million bucks.
“You’re late,” Stephanie called out from behind the bar.
“I don’t care. You’re lucky I’m here at all.”
Jayne’s head popped up from behind a bookshelf. “Hot damn. You had sex.”
Sophie grinned and nodded. “I did and it was incredible, amazing, un-fucking-believable.”
Elias, one of their regulars, looked up from the newspaper he was reading and grinned. “Good for you, Sophie,” he said, before returning his attention to local happenings.
Sophie looked over and noticed Stephanie texting. She rolled her eyes. “Jeez. Calling Jordan down again?”
Stephanie looked at her with one eyebrow raised. “She’ll kill me if I don’t.”
Sophie placed her purse behind the bar and grabbed an apron. Nothing could bring her down today. She was on cloud nine, flying a hundred feet above the ground.
Jordan appeared at the bottom of the stairs and made a beeline for the bar. “I want to hear all about the sex, but first—you did it!”
Sophie frowned, confused. “I know I did it. I thought that’s why you were rushing down here. To hear the dirty details.”
“No,” Jordan said, laughing. “Not Marc. The fundraiser . You raised the funds! We hit the goal!”
Sophie’s jaw dropped. She’d suspected last night that they had done well, but in her heart, she knew they were still short. Jordan, ever the bookkeeper, had offered to stay late to count the money. Sophie had expected bad news, so she’d
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