“Olivia.” My voice was low.
Her neck bobbed gently with a swallow. “Yes.”
“Why didn’t you reach out to me after that night at Pryde?”
She pulled back, frowning at me. “What? Why would I have called you? You left without a word. Even if I’d wanted to, I had no way of contacting you.”
My brow furrowed. “You didn’t get my note?”
“Note? What note?”
I stared. “The note I left with Brenda, apologizing for running out, asking if we could raincheck?”
Olivia’s eyes widened. “You left a note with Brenda?”
“You didn’t get it?”
Olivia shook her head, the curl springing free from behind her ear again. “When I got out of the restroom, both you and Brenda were gone.”
“Oh shit.” It had never even crossed my mind that Brenda might not have delivered my message.
“What did your note say?”
“Something along the lines of:My niece has been rushed to hospital. I’m sorry to run off, but can we take a raincheck?It was the night Lottie got appendicitis. Mel had just left and Matt called from the ambulance, freaking out.”
We stared at each other, realization slowly sinking in.
Olivia stepped forward, filling the void between us. She was so close now, her gaze electric. My entire body vibrated with anticipation.
“So, you weren’t so repulsed by me that you ran away?” Olivia studied my face.
I lifted my hand and stroked her cheek with my thumb, tucking the curl back again. “God no. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that night, about you, since it happened.”
Damn. She was so beautiful. I wanted to kiss her again so badly.
I leaned in, my heart pounding.
Olivia leaned closer too.
Oh.My eyes fluttered shut as I lost myself to the softness of Olivia’s delicate skin. Our lips parted at the same time, hot tongues slipping into each other’s mouths. I grasped her hips, pulling her closer to me. She felt so damn good. Her breasts pressed against mine and I fought the urge to let my hands to wander down to the curve of her bottom.
Through the waves of desire, alarm bells rang through my hazy brain. This was real. Not faked for Fred or the result of us getting carried away with excitement. Was it really a good idea?
Olivia moaned softly, sending a bolt of heat to my core.Fuck. Perhaps we just needed to finish what had been started that night at Pryde, and then move on with our lives. My core throbbed with need.Yes. Just one night.
I swallowed. “So, how about that raincheck?”
CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE
OLIVIA
My hands trembledas I fumbled with my key in the door.
Goddamnit.My body had become so attuned to Roz’s presence I could sense her standing behind me, watching me.
After what felt like an eternity, the door to Sapphire Blooms swung open.
We stumbled inside, Roz slamming the door shut. I reached out and turned the lights to the back of the store on. A warm glow lit Roz’s face, the hunger in her eyes on full display. The same hunger was gnawing at me, a desperate ache making me too impatient to suggest we retreat to my bedroom upstairs.
