slide back into place.
“You look hot as hell, Sweet Tina,” he said softly into her ear, and she shivered as his hot breath blew across her skin.
“Thanks, hotshot, you look pretty good yourself. So what exactly brought you here tonight?” she asked as she pressed her face closer into his neck. She had to grit her teeth to resist licking his neck.
“You,” he said, and she pulled back to look at him. His face registered honesty, and it surprised her.
“Huh?” she asked, and her body paused its rhythm. He gently tugged at her hips, forcing her to move again, before he answered.
“I asked Caroline for help. I wanted to see you again, but I didn’t have your number,” he said.
“Oh. Okay,” she said, and she looked away from his gaze. She was unsettled that her best friend would work against her when she had told her she wanted nothing to do with Liam.
She scolded herself for being angry when she was even now happily ensconced in his strong arms. She really had wanted to see him, and when he hadn’t fought for her to stay the other night, she had taken it as a rejection. Instead it was more like a comedy of errors. They were both bullheaded and apparently had trust issues. They would need to work on that if they were going to make this work.
Chapter 8
Tina’s heart virtually stopped, and her body froze in motion. Her subconscious, automatic acceptance of their relationship sent a tremor of trepidation running down her spine, and her eyes met his confused gaze as she stepped away from him.
“What?” he asked.
“You want me?” she said in a hesitant voice.
He grinned and winked. “Are you just now catching on? Damn, I should have rubbed harder against you, because I’ve been hard as a rock ever since I caught of glimpse of your sexy long legs under that too-short skirt.” He laughed, but paused when she didn’t.
“No, that’s not what I mean. You are scared of me, because you want me,” she said shaking her head in disbelief. A flush of embarrassment colored his tan cheeks, and his smile became more tentative.
“Maybe a little, but I like to think that I prefer to keep a tight rein on my own destiny. I want time to get to know you, but, sweetheart, you have me completely baffled. I don’t know if I’m coming or going when you’re around. I missed you as soon as you walked out of the front door, and it took every bit of strength I had to let you leave. But the truth is that I’m not sure I want forever either. I have baggage,” he said.
She was startled by a rambunctious dancer stumbling into her, and she realized that they were both standing in the middle of the dance floor frozen. Before she could second guess her own decision, she grabbed his hand, and tugged him along behind her.
“Come on,” she said without any indication of where they were going.
She led a surprised Liam to the back of the bar and down a small hallway. They went directly out the backdoor and out into the alley behind the building. She spun around once the door shut and made sure there was no one else close before she stepped into his arms. He reflexively closed them around her pulling her against him willingly.
“Not that I mind, but what’s going on here?” he asked as he cupped her rounded hips in his hands. He squeezed, enjoying the softness of her body under his fingers.
“I’m not saying forever, but for now, I want you Liam. You want me, and I definitely want you.” She reached up and kissed his shocked lips. They held firm and unmoving for just an instant before he softened and joined her in a passionate battle. Licking his tongue with hers, she let her fingers fist into his short black hair, pulling him closer. His hands drifted to cup her ass as he lifted her against him, rubbing his hard length tight into the V of her thighs. Shivers of anticipation went zipping over her skin, and she pressed her thighs tighter around his lean hips. Using her grip on the back of his neck and her strong
“You look hot as hell, Sweet Tina,” he said softly into her ear, and she shivered as his hot breath blew across her skin.
“Thanks, hotshot, you look pretty good yourself. So what exactly brought you here tonight?” she asked as she pressed her face closer into his neck. She had to grit her teeth to resist licking his neck.
“You,” he said, and she pulled back to look at him. His face registered honesty, and it surprised her.
“Huh?” she asked, and her body paused its rhythm. He gently tugged at her hips, forcing her to move again, before he answered.
“I asked Caroline for help. I wanted to see you again, but I didn’t have your number,” he said.
“Oh. Okay,” she said, and she looked away from his gaze. She was unsettled that her best friend would work against her when she had told her she wanted nothing to do with Liam.
She scolded herself for being angry when she was even now happily ensconced in his strong arms. She really had wanted to see him, and when he hadn’t fought for her to stay the other night, she had taken it as a rejection. Instead it was more like a comedy of errors. They were both bullheaded and apparently had trust issues. They would need to work on that if they were going to make this work.
Chapter 8
Tina’s heart virtually stopped, and her body froze in motion. Her subconscious, automatic acceptance of their relationship sent a tremor of trepidation running down her spine, and her eyes met his confused gaze as she stepped away from him.
“What?” he asked.
“You want me?” she said in a hesitant voice.
He grinned and winked. “Are you just now catching on? Damn, I should have rubbed harder against you, because I’ve been hard as a rock ever since I caught of glimpse of your sexy long legs under that too-short skirt.” He laughed, but paused when she didn’t.
“No, that’s not what I mean. You are scared of me, because you want me,” she said shaking her head in disbelief. A flush of embarrassment colored his tan cheeks, and his smile became more tentative.
“Maybe a little, but I like to think that I prefer to keep a tight rein on my own destiny. I want time to get to know you, but, sweetheart, you have me completely baffled. I don’t know if I’m coming or going when you’re around. I missed you as soon as you walked out of the front door, and it took every bit of strength I had to let you leave. But the truth is that I’m not sure I want forever either. I have baggage,” he said.
She was startled by a rambunctious dancer stumbling into her, and she realized that they were both standing in the middle of the dance floor frozen. Before she could second guess her own decision, she grabbed his hand, and tugged him along behind her.
“Come on,” she said without any indication of where they were going.
She led a surprised Liam to the back of the bar and down a small hallway. They went directly out the backdoor and out into the alley behind the building. She spun around once the door shut and made sure there was no one else close before she stepped into his arms. He reflexively closed them around her pulling her against him willingly.
“Not that I mind, but what’s going on here?” he asked as he cupped her rounded hips in his hands. He squeezed, enjoying the softness of her body under his fingers.
“I’m not saying forever, but for now, I want you Liam. You want me, and I definitely want you.” She reached up and kissed his shocked lips. They held firm and unmoving for just an instant before he softened and joined her in a passionate battle. Licking his tongue with hers, she let her fingers fist into his short black hair, pulling him closer. His hands drifted to cup her ass as he lifted her against him, rubbing his hard length tight into the V of her thighs. Shivers of anticipation went zipping over her skin, and she pressed her thighs tighter around his lean hips. Using her grip on the back of his neck and her strong
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