I lean down and press my lips to hers. She opens her mouth and I slip my tongue inside. Her taste of sunshine and summer days hits me and I growl before deepening the kiss.

Ginny’s right there with me. She clutches my shoulders and pulls me close until our bodies collide. Someone jostles her from behind and I wrap my arms around her to protect her before slowing the kiss.

I glance down at her swollen lips and wide eyes. I want to enjoy her this way every day for the rest of my life. I’m falling for this woman. She’s it. The person I’ve been searching for. Now to convince her of the same.

Chapter 20

Sexy book club – an excuse to discuss sex and all things smutty

Virginia

“What are you doing here?” I ask Indigo when I open my door to find her standing in the hallway.

She waggles her eyebrows. “Expecting someone else?”

No. Not expecting. Hoping maybe. Although Dylan messaged to let me know the band is recording late tonight. My heart did this whole romance heroine galloping thing when he messaged to ‘just let me know’.

“Put your shoes on. We’re going out.”

I scowl at her. “You know I don’t enjoy going out.”

“You’ll enjoy this,” she sings.

I cross my arms over my chest. “I will?”

“Yep.”

“I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what we’re doing.”

I’ve learned my lesson. One adventure to Chinatown for some special sweet and sour sauce she couldn’t find anywhere else in San Diego was enough for me. Trust me. There’s a reason no one else sells that sauce.

“It’s sexy book club night.”

The gossip gals mentioned a book club but I wasn’t sure if I believed them since they were talking about strippers at the time. I guess book club isn’t a figment of their imagination after all.

“How did you find out about a book club?”

“It’s on the Winter Falls Facebook group page.”

I wrinkle my nose. Social media is not my thing. Not considering my bullies used it to harass me as a teenager when school wasn’t in session. Thanks, Mark Zuckerberg, for developing a means for bullies to continue their bullying even when you think you’re safe at home.

“Still not on social media?” Indigo asks.

“It doesn’t matter.” I’m not discussing this with her. She thinks I need to ‘let it go already’. “I can’t go to book club anyway.”

“Why not?”

“I didn’t know about book club, so I haven’t read the book.” And I don’t go to book club without reading the book. I actually feel it should be a rule. No entry if you haven’t finished reading the book!

She grins. “I bet you have.”

“Fine. I’ll bite. What book is it?”

“Obsession Falls.”

I glare at her. “No fair. You cheated.”

She widens her eyes. “How did I cheat?”