Did she truly have no idea how much I wanted her? Of course, I would never pressure her for anything more than what she wanted to do, especially after she’d been drinking, but dammit, I fucking wanted this woman and it seemed like she wasn’t on the same page. But, to be fair, this was just supposed to be fake, so it wasn’t her fault I was falling when I knew I shouldn’t.
“So, are we going to meet Pucks?” she asked, drawing my attention back to her and off of my rambling nervous thoughts.
“Let’s go,” I said, hopping out of the SUV. I quickly rounded the front to get her door, but she was already out and moving toward me.
We managed not to run into any of my teammates in the lobby, and I wondered what she would do if I kissed her just as the elevator door closed.
“Is it weird that I’m nervous?” she said with a laugh.
“What?”
She held my gaze. “To meet Pucks. What if he doesn’t like me?”
“Please, he’ll adore you. What’s not to love?” The words slipped out before I could stop them, and her eyes widened. “I mean, you’re an amazing woman. And dogs sense goodness.”
Her smile grew. “I can be prickly.”
“Oh, I know.”
She swatted my arm. “You’re not supposed to agree.”
I turned my body toward hers and linked our fingers. “I like you prickly because I also know how sweet you are.”
“Gabe,” she whispered, lifting up on her toes. Her eyes filled with heat.
And then the elevator dinged and the doors slid open.
I groaned in irritation.
Dammit, I wanted to kiss her again.
Chapter 14
DANI
Fuck it.
I twined my arm around Gabe’s neck and tugged him down into a kiss that I’d been craving since our last kiss at Tipsy. The elevator dinged but I didn’t care. My fingers were locked in his hair and he had me pressed against the elevator wall, his tongue darting past my open lips to tangle with mine as I swallowed his groan.
He tilted his head, deepening the kiss, and the urge to hook my leg around his hips was overwhelming.
I rocked my body against his, pouring everything I had into our connection, while he kissed me back with what felt like equal need.
Then the elevator dinged again and I broke the kiss, sucking in a breath as he rested his forehead against mine.
“Fuck, I want you,” he gritted out. Heat sparked through every inch of my body.
“But is this smart?” I half-heartedly asked.Please say yes, please say yes.
“How about we get off this elevator and continue this conversation inside?”
“I do like the sound of that,” I said, running my fingers down his chest. I couldn’t wait to strip him out of his clothes tonight.
He pressed his hand over mine and steered me out of the elevator and down the hallway to his condo.
“He’s going to jump on you.”
“Hopefully he’s not the only one,” I said, winking at Gabe.
