Melody Anne's Billionaire Universe: One Sweet Summer (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Love by the Numbers Book 1) by J.A. Coffey Page A

them made a move to break the tension. A deep yearning flared in her midsection, like kick-starting an engine that had sat for too long. She tried to swallow past her suddenly dry mouth, to tell him this was all wrong, but the words wouldn’t come.
    “Kane, I…”
    “Enough of this, Anna. Kiss me.” His arms slid around her waist and drew her against the hard muscled planes of his body. As soon as Kane’s lips met hers, she knew she was in deep, deep trouble.
    It was a kiss to end all kisses. Right here in the community center summer camp classroom.
    His mouth was firm and skilled and oh so much more than she’d bargained for. They fit together, perfectly joined as if they’d been made for each other. Kane’s warm hands slid up her throat, to cradle her face, and all her moments of worry and wondering melted away. She felt tender and treasured and desired in his arms. Her dormant engine roared to life.
    For a moment, she gave in to the fantasy of a hot interlude with the guy she’d been crushing on for weeks. No fallout, no consequences, no dirty aftermath.
    He shifted position, and the rasp of his stubbled chin against hers sending jolts of electricity through her veins. His tongue sparked a blaze of pleasure, sizzling down to her spine. Her head whirled. It was as if every other kiss she’d had in the past had been meaningless, just a sketchy prelude to this kiss. This man.
    She pressed against him, savoring the scent of his cologne. Kane tugged her closer, his hands sliding to her hips, and sealed his lips over hers again. Her knees buckled and she sagged against him, creating delicious friction against the cleft of her thighs. He wrapped his hands around her backside causing her to move up and down against his leg. Each movement sent shivers down her spine, repeating like waves rolling off the Sound.
    Oh, wowsers . She buried her face in his chest to smother her shocked gasp of pleasure. Did she still have her clothes on? Why, yes, she did. They weren’t even skin-on-skin and he had her ready to go off like a rocket.
    “You feel so good, Anna,” he muttered against her mouth.
    So did he. But they were locking lips inside the community center where anyone could burst in on them. “This is crazy. We can’t do this here.”
    “You’re right.” His voice was thick with desire. “Not here. Where?” His lips were still burning a trail down the sides of her neck.
    Here, there, everywhere , she sang in her head. She felt dizzy as his strong thighs pressed between her legs, his heavy breathing filled her ears, and his hands circled the span of her waist. She savored a sharp prickle of desire as he nipped at her shoulder.
    A crash sounded in the hallway, near the front doors, and she heard a child’s voice inquire about a lost lunchbox. As the receptionist told the kid to go check the classrooms, Anna’s lust-fogged head cleared. “Wait, we can’t do this.”
    Kane’s lips stilled on her neck. “At all? Or just here?”
    “I’m not sure.” Oh God, she hated herself right now. For wanting him and for not being able to have him.
    “Okay.” His face tightened as he dragged his hand through his dark hair, making it stand up in spikes, like a dark angel’s halo. “I can wait. Let me just…get myself under control.”
    Kane headed to the restroom while she tried to regain the use of her knees.
    Her whole body was on fire and screaming at her to finish what they started. From the bulge in Kane’s jeans, he had to be feeling the same. But they’d only known each other for a short time, and now their time together was ending. The summer camp was nearly over. She was going before his father’s critical eye for the summer show, but Kane seemed really confident his father would approve. After the show had ended Kane would go on to…whatever it was he did, and she’d hopefully have launched her career.
    No matter what her body said, her head said they couldn’t. It wasn’t just the upcoming show. Her