Blindsided - A Stepbrother Romance Novel by Kylie Walker Page A

Conrad ran a hand through his hair and sighed.
    “Yeah, it’s over.”
    “Come on, Robert.” Her boyfriend stood up and for some reason that’s when Sam recognized him. He was the bartender from the Island Bar. He looked down at Stewart and said,
    “Do you still want a ride?”
    “Is she driving?” Stew asked. Robert looked like he was fighting a smile as he said,
    “Nah, we’ll let her pout in the back seat. I’ll drive.”
    “Fuck you guys,” Casey said, storming out and leaving the front door open. Robert and Stewart both clasped hands with Conrad and nodded at Sam as they left. When they closed the door behind them Sam stood up and said,
    “I’ll get out of your way too.”
    “Please don’t go,” Conrad said. “I’m sorry.”
    Samantha sat back down. “You’re sorry for what?”
    “I’m sorry that your first meeting with us turned into a middle school brawl.”
    Sam smiled. “That’s not what I saw.”
    Turning his body so he could look at her Conrad said, “What did you see?”
    “I saw a bunch of people who care about their friend and are trying to save his life.”
    Conrad was looking at her like he wanted to kiss her again. Samantha wanted that, badly. She’d completely forgotten how uncomfortable facing him the next day would be or her resolve to stay far away from there. Watching him stand up like that to protect Beau, knowing it was going to piss him off made her want him that much more.
    “Thank you for saying that,” he said. Samantha considered for just a second what to say in response to that. Instead she did what came more natural than talking. She reached up for his face and drew him down to her lips. Conrad didn’t offer any resistance and within seconds the brush of their mouths together became harder and more urgent. Sam sighed into it and Conrad took advantage of her open mouth and snaked his tongue in between her lips. He kissed her with a skill that she normally appreciated, but in his case she felt another unfamiliar emotion…jealousy for all of the women who came before her.

CHAPTER 12
     
     
     
     
    Conrad had been thinking about kissing Sam since the second he met her. The reality of her lips on his and now her warm, wet tongue in his mouth was better than any fantasy. He quickly lost himself in the moment and while she continued to hold onto his face with her warm, soft hands, he dropped back down to his knees and put his hands on her waist. He deepened the kiss and slowly began to slide his hands up underneath her tank top.
    “Sam,” he pulled back just enough so that he could speak without completely breaking contact with her lips. His heart was beating a thousand times a minute and he could actually feel it slamming against his chest. She stopped kissing him, leaned her forehead into his and looked into his eyes.
    “I’m sorry,” she said.
    “Don’t be sorry. I wanted to do that since the first time I saw you.”
    Her face drew up in a smile. It made him want to kiss her again and forget anything that was going on in his head. “But?” Her voice was breathless and raspy. Everything about her was suddenly amplified in his brain by a thousand.
    “But, for some reason I actually want to get to know you before we do this.”
    “That’s the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard,” she said. He felt her body shake as she laughed silently. He pulled her body into his and she buried her face into his neck. It felt so good and his body was responding so hotly to hers that it took every fiber in his body not to rip off her clothes and throw her down on the carpet behind them. He let his lips travel to her ear and he felt her body shudder against him.
    “You’re right, stupid idea. Kiss me again.” She lifted up her head and he put his lips back on hers. He got slowly to his feet and brought her up with him without breaking the kiss. He walked her back the few steps to the couch and gently lowered her down. Once she was seated on it she lay back and he lay down