Page 9 of Keep On Loving You
“A crush, huh?” Her eyelids fluttered and her tongue slipped from her mouth, just enough to moisten her lips in a way that had Andy’s entire body responding.
“Oh yes.” He nodded slowly. “A crush that completely consumed me with thoughts of kissing you until you were begging me for more.”
It was not what he’d planned to say. Hell, it was the exact opposite of what heshouldhave said. And it was only going to lead to the kind of trouble he might not ever be able to come back from. What he really should have done was lied and told her how he always had and always would think of her as a little sister. But that would have been a lie because the thoughts racing through his mind at that moment were decidedly not familial.
Kat’s breath caught in her throat, and her chest strained against her dress as she struggled to keep her composure. “And now?” She’d asked the question on a throaty breath. Her hand tightened in his. “How’s that crush now?”
He could still stop this from happening. He could pull away, tell her he didn’t think of her that way anymore, and save them both from the moment.
“Kitty Kat, I think there’s only one way to answer that question.” Andy stepped up from the table, and with his hand still in hers, he pulled her up to follow suit until she stood in front of him. Before he could talk himself out of what he very much wanted to do, he ran one hand down the side of her curves until it rested on the delicious swell of her hip. It was only then that he released her hand to slide it through her silky red hair, cup the back of her head, and pull her into his lips for the kiss he’d been dreaming of every night as he’d fallen asleep for the last few years.
Chapter Four
He was kissing her.Andy Fisher waskissingher. Kat Carlson. And it wasn’t just in her fantasy. It wasreal.It was very,veryreal.
Her entire body vibrated. If Andy hadn’t been holding her—oh, and was he ever holding her—she might very well levitate straight off the floor.
Sure, Kat had been kissed before. More than once. But never like this. Never before had there been so much…passion and electricity between her and a man. Yes, it was cheesy to think of it like that. As if Andy were some sort of hero in a romance novel who made her come alive after so many years lying in wait. But there was no other way to think of it, because that’s exactly what was happening.
A low moan filled the air around them.
Was that her?
Oh, God. Thatwasher. She might have been mortifiedif Andy hadn’t responded with a groan of his own as he tugged her even closer to him, as if he couldn’t get enough.
Good.
Because she couldn’t get enough, either. She wanted more. She wantedeverything.
Kat had always known that a kiss with Andy would never be enough.
She could feel him hard and thick with need, pressing against her belly as he sucked gently on her bottom lip before he pulled back from their kiss.
“Why don’t we take this into your bedroom?” She hoped she didn’t sound too eager, but there was really no other way of telling Andy what she wanted from him in no uncertain terms. And shedidknow what she wanted. What she’dalwayswanted.
His eyes shut momentarily, and when they opened again, they were clouded. He took a step back from her, and his hands slipped down to rest on her hips. “Kat, I…”
“It doesn’t have to be a thing, Andy,” she said quickly. “I mean…that kiss was?—”
“Fucking amazing,” he finished for her, sending a surge of pleasure through her body.
She hadn’t misread the situation at all. Not that she thought she had. It was true that Kat didn’t have a ton of experience with men, but she knew enough. And judging by the way Andy looked at her, and the heat in that kiss, her feelings were right on track.
“It really was amazing,” she said softly and took a step toclose the distance between them. “But you know what else would be amazing?”
Kat couldn’t even believe the words that were coming out of her mouth. Maybe it was the few sips of wine she’d had that had loosened her tongue. Not that it mattered. Not when she meant every word she said.
Andy didn’t immediately say no. He didn’t pull away or stop touching her, details that only fueled her resolve.
“Taking this into your bedroom would be pretty amazing.” She leaned in and fluttered her lips over the sensitive skin just below his ear. Andy’s scent overwhelmed her senses, and she sucked in a breath before catching herself.Hold it together, Kat.
“Kat…I…”
“You want this,” she murmured in his ear. “As much as I do.”As much as I always have,she stopped herself from adding.
His response came in the form of a groan. His body shuddered from her kisses. “Damn, Kitty Kat. Idowant this, but?—”
“No.” She pulled back and looked him in the eyes. “There is nobut, Andy.”
