arranged this trip for me. She thinks you’re too young for me.”
Cody laughed.
“It’s not funny,” I said. But I could feel a smile forming on my face.
“It’s funny because it’s ridiculous,” Cody said.
“She also thinks that you would say anything to get me in bed and that you’ll just break my heart in the end.”
Cody’s expression turned serious. “Let’s address part one of your statement first. It is true that I would say or do almost anything to get you into bed. What guy wouldn’t? You’re a knock-out.”
I raised an eyebrow.
“Hear me out,” Cody continued. “I would never lie to you, or deceive you or tell you something that wasn’t true. And I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you.”
As he stared into my eyes, it was like he was boring deep into my soul. “Hurting you would kill me,” he said. “Seeing you in pain would destroy me. You can tell your friend that.”
The intensity of his declaration took my breath away. The room momentarily disappeared and it was just the two of us suspended in time. I had no words to describe how deeply I felt for this man sitting across the table from me. Without taking my eyes from his, I pulled the hand he had interlocked with mine and placed it against my cheek. I wanted to feel his skin against mine and to feel his energy close to me. Then I pulled his hand to my lips and lightly kissed it. We both continued to take each other in until the waitress appeared and broke the spell between us.
“Can I get you two love-birds anything else?” she joked.
Cody said, “I guess dessert is out of the question.”
I nodded.
“I’ll be right back with your check,” replied the waitress as she hurried away.
“I know a way we can work off some of those calories we just consumed,” he said then winked at me.
I smiled. “I like the way your mind works.”
As we headed back to the hotel, Cody stopped me and kissed me. “Do you mind if we take a little detour?”
“ It’s fine,” I said, but I wondered what he had in mind.
“It will only take a minute.”
He led me to a small alcove next to one of the large gift shops. There was a bench next to a life-sized bronze statue of a woman with flowing dark hair and a lovely ankle length dress.
It was dusk, so I couldn’t see the name plate but I could still admire the piece itself. The way the artwork appeared to move was stunning.
“This is gorgeous,” I said.
“Thank you.”
I raised an eyebrow. “You made it?”
He nodded.
“Your work is unbelievable.”
“You’re equally unbelievable,” he said as he leaned down and gave me a soft kiss. Then he whispered into my ear. “I plan on doing some work on you tonight that I hope you’ll find equally amazing.” And I knew he would. I wanted his artist hands to touch me again and make me feel like he had the previous night.
His words and the closeness of his lips to my ear sent shivers surging down my entire body. “Let’s get you back to my room and back to work,” I said.
***
The moment I closed my hotel room door, Cody pulled me toward him and kissed me. His mouth was starting to feel more familiar. I loved the way he tasted and the intensity of longing I felt every moment his mouth was against mine. I couldn’t get enough of him and I felt like he couldn’t get enough of me either.
He broke away and looked into my eyes. “I’ve wanted you all night,” he said breathlessly. “I couldn’t wait to be back inside you. To make you mine again.”
As he unbuttoned my blouse, he gave my neck little kisses that sent heat rushing through me. He took his index finger and ran it lightly down my neck to my belly button.
“Look at me,” he said. His eyes were filled with so much desire, I nearly melted in front of him. He took my hand and placed it on his chest over his heart. Then he took his hand and placed it on my chest over my heart. “Breaking your heart would be like breaking my own,” he
Cody laughed.
“It’s not funny,” I said. But I could feel a smile forming on my face.
“It’s funny because it’s ridiculous,” Cody said.
“She also thinks that you would say anything to get me in bed and that you’ll just break my heart in the end.”
Cody’s expression turned serious. “Let’s address part one of your statement first. It is true that I would say or do almost anything to get you into bed. What guy wouldn’t? You’re a knock-out.”
I raised an eyebrow.
“Hear me out,” Cody continued. “I would never lie to you, or deceive you or tell you something that wasn’t true. And I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you.”
As he stared into my eyes, it was like he was boring deep into my soul. “Hurting you would kill me,” he said. “Seeing you in pain would destroy me. You can tell your friend that.”
The intensity of his declaration took my breath away. The room momentarily disappeared and it was just the two of us suspended in time. I had no words to describe how deeply I felt for this man sitting across the table from me. Without taking my eyes from his, I pulled the hand he had interlocked with mine and placed it against my cheek. I wanted to feel his skin against mine and to feel his energy close to me. Then I pulled his hand to my lips and lightly kissed it. We both continued to take each other in until the waitress appeared and broke the spell between us.
“Can I get you two love-birds anything else?” she joked.
Cody said, “I guess dessert is out of the question.”
I nodded.
“I’ll be right back with your check,” replied the waitress as she hurried away.
“I know a way we can work off some of those calories we just consumed,” he said then winked at me.
I smiled. “I like the way your mind works.”
As we headed back to the hotel, Cody stopped me and kissed me. “Do you mind if we take a little detour?”
“ It’s fine,” I said, but I wondered what he had in mind.
“It will only take a minute.”
He led me to a small alcove next to one of the large gift shops. There was a bench next to a life-sized bronze statue of a woman with flowing dark hair and a lovely ankle length dress.
It was dusk, so I couldn’t see the name plate but I could still admire the piece itself. The way the artwork appeared to move was stunning.
“This is gorgeous,” I said.
“Thank you.”
I raised an eyebrow. “You made it?”
He nodded.
“Your work is unbelievable.”
“You’re equally unbelievable,” he said as he leaned down and gave me a soft kiss. Then he whispered into my ear. “I plan on doing some work on you tonight that I hope you’ll find equally amazing.” And I knew he would. I wanted his artist hands to touch me again and make me feel like he had the previous night.
His words and the closeness of his lips to my ear sent shivers surging down my entire body. “Let’s get you back to my room and back to work,” I said.
***
The moment I closed my hotel room door, Cody pulled me toward him and kissed me. His mouth was starting to feel more familiar. I loved the way he tasted and the intensity of longing I felt every moment his mouth was against mine. I couldn’t get enough of him and I felt like he couldn’t get enough of me either.
He broke away and looked into my eyes. “I’ve wanted you all night,” he said breathlessly. “I couldn’t wait to be back inside you. To make you mine again.”
As he unbuttoned my blouse, he gave my neck little kisses that sent heat rushing through me. He took his index finger and ran it lightly down my neck to my belly button.
“Look at me,” he said. His eyes were filled with so much desire, I nearly melted in front of him. He took my hand and placed it on his chest over his heart. Then he took his hand and placed it on my chest over my heart. “Breaking your heart would be like breaking my own,” he
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