protected. Aaron had only been a couple of inches taller than her with a much slimmer build.
They got to the car and G iorgio opened the door for her.
She was about to get in, when she abruptly turned around. She looked up his chest, then to his lips, to finally gaze into his eyes. He towered over her. “I just wanted to express my appreciation again,” she said, “for a magical evening.” Her hands went to either side of his waist and she leaned into him.
He grinned and bent his head down. “As I said, my pleasure, m’lady,” he said as his lips pressed against hers in a soft searching kiss.
She moaned softly and pressed her body against him, her hands gripping the sides of his belt.
He took her cue and kissed her more passionately as his hands caressed her back and shoulders.
Her heart pounded in her chest as his lips, slightly wet, felt incredibly sensual against hers. She was powerfully attracted to him. She fought the urge to move her hands elsewhere on his body, desiring to get closer to him. She pulled away, breathing heavy, staring into his chest.
He wrapped his arms around her and just held her for a moment. “It was very nice to kiss you finally, beautiful girl,” he whispered in her ear.
She hugged him back. “I’ve wanted to do that for awhile,” she admitted. After a few moments she let go. She smiled at him as she got into the car.
He closed her door and got in the other side. He started the car, but then paused for a moment before driving away.
She waited, not sure of what would happen next.
“I’m not usually…I mean, I’ve had a great time tonight…” He was looking down at the steering wheel. “Really great…”
“Me too,” she said.
He glanced up at her with a shy smile. “I don’t want you to think…I…” he shook his head. “What I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry the evening is already almost over.”
“So am I,” she answered softly.
He touched her hand, reflecting on how she had been responding to him throughout the night. He desired her, he knew that much was obvious, but he wasn’t sure what she wanted from him right now. He needed to know. “If you didn’t want it to end yet, you could…come over to my place for a drink…if you wanted.” He looked over at her to gauge her reaction.
Her heart jumped to her throat. Her body screamed yes, yes, yes, oh my God, yes! but at the same time she felt panicked. She wanted him. Badly. But she didn’t want this to be a one-night stand. She knew what guys thought of women like that. They lost interest fast. She liked him too much. She sighed and glanced down at his hand on hers, then at his strong-looking thighs. Oh, how she wanted to touch him, to be closer to him, but she was scared.
“It’s ok ay,” he said, seeing her hesitation. “It was just a suggestion…” He went to pull his hand away.
She held onto it. “No, wait…it’s not that I don’t want to,” she said as her heart pounded. She swallowed hard. “I do want to, but…” she paused, knowing what she said next would determine the course of a lot of things. “I’m just not sure if I’m ready for that step…in spite of our flirtations. I mean…I’m very attracted to you, but…”
“You don’t have to explain,” he interjected. He touched her chin with his other hand, “we really could just have a drink.”
She gave him a knowing smile and fanned herself. “The way I feel about you right now, I don’t know that I could just have a drink, if you know what I mean.”
He brought her hand up to his lips. “I do,” he said, then kissed the top of it. “I’ll get you home.”
Chapter 11
After she gave him directions, Giorgio drove Anabelle back to Brooklyn to drop her off after their long dinner. Her head and heart were all over the place thanks to her body’s reactions to him. She didn’t want this night to end. She didn’t want to be away from him, but she knew she wasn’t ready to be invited into his
They got to the car and G iorgio opened the door for her.
She was about to get in, when she abruptly turned around. She looked up his chest, then to his lips, to finally gaze into his eyes. He towered over her. “I just wanted to express my appreciation again,” she said, “for a magical evening.” Her hands went to either side of his waist and she leaned into him.
He grinned and bent his head down. “As I said, my pleasure, m’lady,” he said as his lips pressed against hers in a soft searching kiss.
She moaned softly and pressed her body against him, her hands gripping the sides of his belt.
He took her cue and kissed her more passionately as his hands caressed her back and shoulders.
Her heart pounded in her chest as his lips, slightly wet, felt incredibly sensual against hers. She was powerfully attracted to him. She fought the urge to move her hands elsewhere on his body, desiring to get closer to him. She pulled away, breathing heavy, staring into his chest.
He wrapped his arms around her and just held her for a moment. “It was very nice to kiss you finally, beautiful girl,” he whispered in her ear.
She hugged him back. “I’ve wanted to do that for awhile,” she admitted. After a few moments she let go. She smiled at him as she got into the car.
He closed her door and got in the other side. He started the car, but then paused for a moment before driving away.
She waited, not sure of what would happen next.
“I’m not usually…I mean, I’ve had a great time tonight…” He was looking down at the steering wheel. “Really great…”
“Me too,” she said.
He glanced up at her with a shy smile. “I don’t want you to think…I…” he shook his head. “What I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry the evening is already almost over.”
“So am I,” she answered softly.
He touched her hand, reflecting on how she had been responding to him throughout the night. He desired her, he knew that much was obvious, but he wasn’t sure what she wanted from him right now. He needed to know. “If you didn’t want it to end yet, you could…come over to my place for a drink…if you wanted.” He looked over at her to gauge her reaction.
Her heart jumped to her throat. Her body screamed yes, yes, yes, oh my God, yes! but at the same time she felt panicked. She wanted him. Badly. But she didn’t want this to be a one-night stand. She knew what guys thought of women like that. They lost interest fast. She liked him too much. She sighed and glanced down at his hand on hers, then at his strong-looking thighs. Oh, how she wanted to touch him, to be closer to him, but she was scared.
“It’s ok ay,” he said, seeing her hesitation. “It was just a suggestion…” He went to pull his hand away.
She held onto it. “No, wait…it’s not that I don’t want to,” she said as her heart pounded. She swallowed hard. “I do want to, but…” she paused, knowing what she said next would determine the course of a lot of things. “I’m just not sure if I’m ready for that step…in spite of our flirtations. I mean…I’m very attracted to you, but…”
“You don’t have to explain,” he interjected. He touched her chin with his other hand, “we really could just have a drink.”
She gave him a knowing smile and fanned herself. “The way I feel about you right now, I don’t know that I could just have a drink, if you know what I mean.”
He brought her hand up to his lips. “I do,” he said, then kissed the top of it. “I’ll get you home.”
Chapter 11
After she gave him directions, Giorgio drove Anabelle back to Brooklyn to drop her off after their long dinner. Her head and heart were all over the place thanks to her body’s reactions to him. She didn’t want this night to end. She didn’t want to be away from him, but she knew she wasn’t ready to be invited into his
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