Page 10 of Keep On Loving You

“Ahh.” He released his grip on her and stepped away.

She felt the loss immediately. Hot tears sprang to her eyes, but she bit her bottom lip to keep them from spilling over. She wouldnotcry. He’d never see her as the grown-up woman she was if she acted like a child.No.

Kat watched as Andy battled with himself. He turned his back to her and scrubbed a hand over his face beforethreading his fingers through his hair. Still, he didn’t turn around.

“Andy?”

He didn’t move.

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not.” He spun back around and faced her. “It’s not okay,” he said, softer this time. “You’re…and your brother…”

“Never needs to know.”

Andy’s face twisted with confusion, and Kat rushed to make her point.

“There’s no reason Craig ever needs to know,” she continued. “After all, it’s not like we’re going to have a relationship or anything. That’s not what this is about. I mean, we don’t even live in the same city. Like I said, this doesn’t have to be anything more than…a friendly hookup.”

It almost killed her to say the words out loud. It went against everything she felt inside, but she wasn’t stupid either. Kat had always known that there would never be anything real between her and Andy. Even if he wasn’t her brother’s best friend, they lived ten hours apart. She’d already made peace with it.

“But you’re?—”

“A grown-up.” She stepped forward, pressing her breasts out so they strained against the fabric of the dress she’d brought with her in the hopes that she saw Andy. With a boldness she didn’t know she possessed, Kat ran a finger down the front of his shirt. “I’m not a little girl anymore, Andy.” She kept her voice low and took a step closer. “Idon’t believe in fairy-tale endings of happily-ever-afters. I’m not naive enough to believe that’s how life works out. I believe in happy-for-right-nows, and I think we can make each other very,veryhappy.”

She stopped inches in front of him, bit her lower lip, and looked up through her lashes into his eyes.

Andy let out an animalistic half groan-half growl. And then everything was okay because his hands were gripping her face and his mouth was on hers, devouring her.

Oh fuck yes.

They could make each otherveryhappy. Of that, there was absolutely no doubt in Andy’s mind. The chemistry between them was absolute fire. And she was right. It’s not as if there were ever going to be anything serious between them. Nothing more than one night, anyway.And if she was okay with that…

“You are so delicious,” he murmured against her lips.Was one night going to be enough?It was going to have to be. Even if things were different and they did live in the same city, and she wasn’t his best friend’s little sister, he wasn’t in a place with his life that he was looking for a relationship anyway. “Happy for right now. Is that what you called it?”

He needed to hear it again. He needed to be sure. After all, thiswasKitty Kat.HisKitty Kat.

“Happy for right now,” she repeated as she slid her hand behind the back of his head and threaded her fingers there,tickling the base of his neck, a move that sent a thrill through him. “We’re not children anymore, Andy. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Just live in the moment.”

That was all he needed to hear. With another growl, Andy again caught her mouth in his.

Fuck.She tasted good.Sogood. Sweet and spicy and like he needed another taste. A deeper one.

“This dress.” He got the words out through gritted teeth.

“You like it?”

“It has to go.”

Her eyes widened.

“Now.”

Andy didn’t wait for Kat to process what he wanted, or even to do anything about it. Instead, he spun her around, so her belly was against the kitchen counter. She put her hands out to steady herself, her ass pressed out toward him. He barely contained a moan at the sight of her presenting herself for him in such a way, and for a moment considered exactly how much he liked that particular position. But no, he needed to see her. He needed his mouth on those sweet lips.

He swallowed hard and tugged down the zipper on her back, revealing smooth, pale skin sprinkled with a smattering of the same delicate freckles that adorned her face. He’d always teased her about them but that’s only because whenever he did, she’d reward him with that smile he loved so much. But now there was no teasing, because those freckles were the sexiest thing he’d ever seen.

Until now.

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