Moonlight Kiss by Luann McLane Page A

No, never mind.” She looked down at the ground.
    Reid tilted her chin up. “Wonder what?”
    She hesitated. “If my moment will ever come,” she answered so softly that he barely heard her. Then, without really thinking, he dipped his head and kissed her.
    The gentle touch of his mouth on hers was meant to soothe, but instead of pulling back like he’d intended, Reid pulled her closer. When her lips parted he deepened the kiss, threading his fingers in her amazing hair. She clung to his shoulders and kissed him back. Her lips were soft, compliant, and the gentle tangle of their tongues was sultry, a slowly building heat that promised so much more.
    And he wanted it. Wanted her.
    Reid licked her full bottom lip, nibbled at it, and then captured her mouth for more. The cool breeze blew her hair forward around their faces, as if hiding their intimate kiss from the world. He felt her relax, melt against him, as if giving in to something she didn’t want but couldn’t resist. Reid knew the feeling.
    But the sound of voices, music, finally filtered into his brain. They were in public. He needed to pull back . . . and he did, but with reluctance. “Wow,” he said, inhaling a deep breath. He looked down at her to see if the reaction was only on his end, but she tilted her head to the side and frowned slightly, as if thinking. She licked her bottom lip but remained silent. Reid wasn’t sure how to take it, but Addison suddenly smiled slowly.
    “Yeah . . .
wow
.”
    Reid felt relief followed by a crazy sense of joy. He chuckled softly and was wondering if he could steal another kiss when he heard “City Girl and Country Boy” announced over the speakers. “I think we just won,” he said.
    “Woo-hoo!” she said, and laughed when he took her hand. He tugged her toward the door but then stopped before entering.
    “Are you okay?”
    “Yeah, better. Thank you for kissing some sense into me.”
    “Anytime,” Reid offered, and then pushed open the door before stepping back for her to enter before him. They hurried over to Pete and claimed the prize, bowing to the applause before heading back to their table. “Can I get you anything else? A drink, something to eat, maybe?”
    “Actually, it’s getting a bit late and I should get the keys and get settled in the condo.”
    Reid felt a flicker of disappointment. “Okay, sure. But do you want some food to go? Have you eaten since lunch?”
    Addison winced. “No . . .”
    Reid nodded. “Hey, I’ll go up to the bar and settle the tab. I’m going to order a couple of club sandwiches to go. They’re pretty good. That way you’ll have something for later. I know I’m sure getting hungry.”
    “Let me pay for mine.”
    Reid shook his head firmly. “This is Cricket Creek. We do things the old-fashioned way. Now, mayo or mustard?”
    She smiled. “A little of both, and hold the onion, please.”
    “You got it.” He tapped the table with his hand. “I’ll be right back.” Reid placed the order and paid the tab, thinking that this night had gone differently than he expected. When Braden had softball practice and couldn’t join him Reid had almost stayed back at his cabin with a six-pack and a baseball game. But he’d felt restless and decided a night out was just what he needed. A slow dance and a hot kiss hadn’t been on the agenda, and he wondered if his intense attraction to Addison wasn’t from the mere fact that it had been such a long time since he held a woman in his arms. Yeah, that had to be it.
    Reid also reminded himself that he was back in Cricket Creek to help his family’s financial problems. He needed to stick to his plan of attack and then head back to his career in Lexington. Getting involved with a woman, especially someone like Addison, who was fresh out of a failed relationship, would be just plain stupid.
    But when he returned to the table and she gave him a sweet, shy smile, his resolve melted like sugar in hot tea. He wanted to