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My legs are trembling. Urges I haven’t felt in ages all flooding out of me at once. My hand drifts to his belt line, a finger hooking just inside the waistband of his underwear, which is peaking out from his jeans. Without his shirt on, I’m tantalizingly close to his abs, andmore.

He leans against me, pinning me to the door frame, one hand on my waist, the other cupping the nape of my neck, fingers running over my braids. I lean my body back into his, pressing my hips into him, feeling the muscles in his legs and the fly of his jeans through my leggings. I wrap one of my legs around him, trying to pull him even further into me. It’s so overwhelming and so fucking hot I let out the softest whimper into his waiting mouth.

My hands drift all over him, starving to feel every inch of his bare muscular body. Somehow despite that chilly walk home, his skin is still warm to the touch, practically blazing. The heat hisbody gives off matches the desire growing inside me, sending sparks through me and making my skin tingle.

Fuck.

Sparks.

Tingling skin.

For just a second my mind drifts to the thought of his shirt that was covering this masterpiece of a body, now in my laundry rubbing all over my thongs.

Something stirs deep inside me. My heart is pounding.

Who is this Tanner? I wantmore. I want to feel him even closer. I want to lean in harder and keep kissing him back, exploring his rock hard body.

Before I can even start to fully let go of myself, he pulls his mouth away, with the faintest tug on my lower lip. He rests his forehead on mine for a second, his breathing labored and hot on my lips.

His deep, lustful voice breaks the silence. “I’ll be fine, Ronni. I’m really glad you’re here. Good night. I hope I’ll beseeing more of youtomorrow.”

Shit. I forgot I even asked him a question.

He stands back, eyeing me hungrily.

“Oh, and Ronni. The eye contact? That’s because you have pretty eyes and I like looking at them.” A grin takes over his face exposing his dimples behind his scruff. He grabs his hat and jacket off the hook, and leans back to plant one more gentle peck on my cheek. And just like that his sense of joy, and a replenished look of assuredness is back on his face. He turns and starts to walk back out to the condo parking lot where his slate gray Sprinter van is parked.

“Now try and get some rest. First chair tomorrow, you know the drill. 8:30 AM, Tram Center. I’ll still grab your coffee. Going to need some stamina to make it through another full day.” Hisvoice cuts through the frosty air from across the parking lot, a mischievous smirk on his face and that boyish laugh.

There he is again, the Tanner I know, and then… this other Tanner, I haven’t seen before. I watch him climb into the driver seat, still shirtless even though it’s below freezing out.

He pulls out of the lot and I bury my face into my palms. I can feel my stomach and my heart fighting over which one can do the most gymnastics inside me right now.

What on earth was that…

Vulnerability? Self doubt? All of those beautiful hard muscles? That kiss?! Then just calmly walking away?

Tanner.Fucking. Chapman.

What the actual fuck!?

And what about me? Staring him down, touching his bare skin, drooling over him, grinding myself into him.

Where did all of that come from? And why am I so turned on right now?

Chapter 14

Tanner

Full Send

Idrive home while the radio in my Sprinter van is on in the background, not even registering what’s playing. Jesus. Fucking. Christ. Did I really do that? Years of wanting Ronni and now… now is when I finally decide to go after her?

I palm my face, shaking my head. I can feel the shit eating grin plastered on my face. I definitely did it. I sent it. I really did kiss her.

Thatkiss though. The way she stared me down, grinding herself into me. The feeling of her tongue in my mouth. And she didn’t slap me or pull away. She leaned back in formore.

Yep, totally worth it.

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