Page 59 of Kiss Me

“Oh, you want to know what it is?”

She slaps my arm again.

“What? You asked if I did anything. You didn’t ask to know what it was.”

She snatches her hands away and folds them across her chest.

“That day of your photoshoot, when I first noticed that you were faking your ankle injury, I followed you out of the dining area to the ski slopes.”

“And?”

“I paid the lift operator to stop the thing for fifteen minutes so I could have more time with you in a place where you couldn’t escape. Okay?”

She tosses her head back and laughs. “You did not.”

She shakes her head. “No, wait, I can totally believe you would do something like that. How much?”

“I’m sorry, baby.” I shake my head. “A man never reveals the amount of money he makes his deals for. It’s in poor taste—Ouch!” I screech when she pinches the hell out of my arm.

“How much?” She reaches as if she’s about to pinch me again.

“Five hundred,” I yell out, leaping out of the way of her stupidly strong fingers. “Who the hell knew riding a snowboard also gave you the ability to pinch like that.”

She grins.

“You’re going to ice my bruises later.” I sweep her into my arms.

“The pinch wasn’t hard enough to leave a bruise.”

I dip my head into the crook of her neck. “I’m very sensitive.”

“Liar,” she purrs.

“I just told you the truth,” I remind her. “The whole truth and nothing but the truth.”

She sighs when I run my nose against the column of her neck.

“You smell like hot chocolate and gingerbread.” The smell clings to her, making me fucking hungry, and it’s not for cookies.

“Thank you for telling me the truth,” she murmurs.

I cup her face, pulling her in for a kiss. “Can we leave now?”

“I haven’t packed the toiletries I meant to pack and my pajamas.”

“No,” I insist. “I’ve changed my mind. I want you completely naked. I’m not even going to let you wear my clothes.”

“What?” Tania shouts when I lift her over my shoulder and carry her out of the room. I only stop to grab our winter coats.

“It’s time to go home, Ginger.”

CHAPTER 15

Tania

“What is that?” I groan from the incessant buzzing sound.

Taehyun grunts and stirs awake as well. But instead of investigating what the noise is, he pulls me against his body. His comforting warmth makes me hum out a sigh.

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