Page 38 of Remember That Time

I still wasn't sure how I felt about that.

Ever since discovering I was pregnant, I had kind of pushed dating anyone to the back of my mind. When I met Janos, those thoughts had resurfaced, but I'd fought each and every one of them. I had too much on my plate to deal with dating.

Now, I didn't have to?

I was confused. Elated, but confused.

Very, very confused.

Raindrops began to hit the window. I pressed my hand to the cool glass and watched them fall. My heart felt like those raindrops. Hitting hard and then dripping down. Strong enough to create a flood, but soft enough to land on the ground and sink into the soil.

I pushed away from the window and walked out of the guestroom. When I reached the living room, I pushed the patio doors open and stepped out into the rain.

I tilted my face up, closing my eyes when the rain started to land on my face. For just a moment, all the rampant thoughts swirling in my mind stopped.

Everything stopped.

"Gianni."

My name was said softly, but I still heard it through the falling rain. When I opened my eyes and turned my head, I saw Janos standing just outside the patio doors, his hand held out to me.

"Dance with me?"

I swallowed tightly and then stepped over to take Janos's hand. A smile started to spread across my lips as Janos twirled me into his arms. It quickly turned to laughter as he began waltzing me around the patio in the pouring rain. I felt light and free and as if all of the chaos in my life was being washed away.

When Janos finally brought us to a stop, we were pressed chest to chest, thigh to thigh. I felt my heart leap into my throat as I lifted my head and looked into his deep blue eyes.

I don't know which one of us moved first, but suddenly, our lips were pressed together, our hands clenching each other. Our movements were frantic and frenzied, filled with passion.

The sweep of Janos's tongue against mine drug a moan from deep in my throat. I opened my mouth wider, tilting my head, silently begging for more.

Janos seemed to eagerly grant my plea. He swept his tongue into my mouth devouring me, conquering me. His hands moved to my hips, holding me tightly against him.

When my hands went to the buttons of his shirt, Janos lifted his head and grabbed my wrists, stopping me from taking his clothes off. "Are you sure?"

I wasn't, but I nodded anyway.

I didn't want to think about my problems. I didn't want to consider the consequences of my actions. I didn't even want to think about how embarrassed I would become morning.

I just wanted to feel without thinking.

Janos chuckled as he lifted me up into his arms and carried me inside. I instinctively wrapped my legs around him, my arms going around his neck. Janos braced his hands under my ass.

The kiss to the side of my neck made me shiver, want and need instantly flaring to life. Apparently, he could get me going from zero to overloaded with one little brush of his lips on my skin.

"Janos."

I wasn't begging.

Really.

Janos smirked as he set me on my feet. "I'm going to make love to you."

"Oh, yes, please."

Okay, I was begging, but hearing Janos put words to the feeling rolling through me was more than any mere mortal could bear. Knowing the man wanted me as much as I wanted him made my crazy world worth living in.

Janos's hand went to the back of my head, holding me there. His breath blew out across my cheek before his mouth settled on mine. It was a full contact, wet-tongued, tonsil-probing kiss. Our lips met, parted, and then met again.

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