The feel of all that lean, hard muscle stole her breath. All of a sudden, her joy for him turned to something a lot hotter as awareness surged through her body in wave after wave of heat.
That was new.
He must’ve felt it, too, because he stilled and drew back just enough to hold her gaze. “You’re not making this easy.”
“M-making what easy?”
“Resisting you.”
Well hell, he wasn’t making things easy, either. She already liked him. A lot. That could prove problematic when she was free to leave.
But that was two years from now. A lot could happen in two years.
With her heart pounding a crazy beat in her chest, she tipped her head and decided to take a chance. “What if I don’t want you to?”
Something flashed through his eyes, an aching hunger that matched her own. Muttering an oath, he stepped back into her personal space.
The butterflies in her stomach fluttered to life, then swarmed up a storm as she watched his mouth slowly lower to hers. For a split second they shared a breath before he covered her lips with his in a knee-weakening kiss she felt to the tips of her hair.
As if wanting to savor her, he inched his hands up her arms, over her throat, to caress her jaw with his thumbs. Unexpected and amazing, a current surged through her, tingling her body to life. She had the goose bumps to prove it. He tipped her face and deepened the kiss.
Damn, he was a good kisser. The best. She ran her hands up his chest, over his shoulders to hold tight, enjoying the feel of his solid strength against her curves. He was hot and hard, and it was weird how her whole body softened because of it. Taking his time, he sampled and tasted, teasing her lips with his tongue until she almost whimpered. But she wasn’t a whimperer.
She wasn’t much of anything when it came to sex. Oh, she enjoyed it, but it usually took her a while to get there.
It wouldn’t with Leo, if his kiss was anything to go by. Need vibrated through her, and she was mere seconds away from melting into him. If it weren’t for needing oxygen, she never wanted it to end.
Just when she was about to pass out, Leo broke the kiss, setting his forehead against hers while he sucked in air. Doing the same, she tried to make sense of what just happened.
It wasn’t as if she’d never been kissed. Goodness, she’d had her fair share, but this one was exceptional. More than her mouth was engaged. It was as if her whole body jolted to life.
“Damn, Kaydee.” Still breathing heavy, he drew back enough for her to note that his blue gaze was dark and hungry. “I’ve wanted to do that for a long time now.”
“Me, too.” She slid her hands from his shoulders up into his gorgeous hair, loving the feel of the soft strands on her fingers. Such a contradiction to his hard body. “I’ve also wanted to do this,” she said, tugging his head down until their lips met again.
Back and forth, she teased and drank, giving his mouth the same treatment he gave hers a minute ago. Kaydee didn’t know what prompted Leo to finally make a move, but damn, she was glad he had.
So damn glad.
Apparently, he was, too, because he slid one hand up her back and used the other to hold her head at an angle while he swept his tongue inside her mouth, and proceeded to drive her wild.
Over and over he explored, and she explored, too, brushing his tongue with hers, eager to learn his taste, his likes, and his loves. She simultaneously touched his tongue and the roof of his mouth. He let out a groan and crushed her closer.
Alove. Definitely a love.
Empowered by that knowledge, she gladly met him stroke for stroke. He was a master, and she desperately wanted to climb up his body to feel more of him. She needed more.
But once again, lack of air had them drawing back and inhaling while their foreheads met. Spurts of hot air hit her face as she worked to regain control and she tried to remove the fog from her brain.
If someone told her that morning that she’d make out with Leo in his grandmother’s kitchen that evening she would’ve called them crazy. And yet she had just kissed Leo. Twice. In his grandmother’s kitchen.
Who was the crazy one now?
Reeling from the intensity of what just happened, Kaydee blinked. “That was even better than the first one.”
“Makes me wonder if they’ll keep getting better and better.” A slow, sexy grin curved his lips. “Care to test that theory?”
With her heart skipping another beat, she sent him an answering smile. “Perhaps we should.”
