Page 19 of Bear Boss's Mate
His mouth twitched while his eyes fell to her lips. He loved the way the corners of her mouth curled when she spoke. Austin noticed she was much more chatty when it was just the two of them, and she didn't seem shy at the restaurant.
She looked like she was enjoying herself, much to his relief.
“I am having a great time getting to know another side of you.” He took a sip of wine.
She wrapped a curl around her finger. “I’m enjoying getting to know you as well. You’re not as scary as I thought you were the first time I met you,” she simpered.
Austin laughed. “You were scared of me?”
Her head bobbed.
He shook his head. “My God, when I saw you, I thought you were the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I’m sorry that I came across as scary.” He remembered his first impression of her and how he’d known at that moment that she was made just for him.
Marcy’s nose crinkled. “I would never have guessed that. I figured I would be the last person to be your type.”
Austin ran his fingers along her hands, enjoying the sensation. “I’m serious. In fact, my bear, and I think you are pretty spectacular.”
Marcy laughed and flipped her hair off one shoulder. “Yeah, right,” she scoffed.
Sparks between them filled him with anticipation and excitement. He wished he could just tell her everything right now. But he knew it was too soon to say anything about her being his mate.
Meanwhile, the urge to kiss her caused his breath to quicken. He knew with certainty that one day he would have her in his bed. But right now, kissing her would have to soothe some of his desire for her. He began to wonder if bringing her home was such a good idea.
He leaned forward, placing his palm against her cheek. “Do you mind if I kiss you?”
Marcy’s eyes dropped to his mouth, and her pink tongue darted out to moisten her lips. She tilted her head and leaned into him. Her soft lips brushed against his with a slight hesitation. He stroked her cheek with his thumb, then buried his hands in her soft curls. Marcy’s lips parted, and their kiss deepened.
Their tongues touched in a blaze of heat and passion. Marcy moaned against his mouth, pushing herself even closer. Her fingers raked through his hair, tugging it between her fingers as though she were starved for him.
He ran one hand down her back, pulling her to him, crushing her breasts against his chest. Her hardened nipples poked through her dress, driving him wild. The scent of her desire made his cock harder than steel.
A few more moments passed before he pulled away from the kiss and looked into her eyes to see hers blazing with heat.
Her chest heaved while Austin’s heart thumped against his ribs.
God, how he wanted her.
The corners of her mouth curled. “I really wanted to kiss you, too,” she said.
He drew his lower lip between his teeth while his bear thrashed around inside him, begging to do so much more than kiss her. He pushed back at him, telling him to calm the hell down.
Austin smoothed some hair off Marcy’s face and leaned toward her again, taking a moment to inhale her incredible, unique scent. “You are so beautiful.” He couldn’t stop himself from kissing her cheeks before sliding down to her lips and tasting her once again.
She responded with the same level of heat she did on the first kiss. She whimpered, pushing up against him. Without breaking the kiss, he moved them both so that they were now lying on the sofa.
He placed a hand around her waist and she responded by putting one arm around him, continuing to press herself against him.
Austin slid his hand along the side of her dress, stopping to caress her sizable breast, eliciting another moan of delight from her. He yearned to show her how much she meant to him. But he knew he had to be careful not to push her. They continued to make out while he fondled her over the top of her dress.
She suddenly slid one of her hands to his face, briefly touching his cheek, then sliding her hand off him to her side.
There was a change in her just before she pulled back from kissing him. Biting her bottom lip, she looked at him with glistening eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Austin asked, shocked at the sudden change in her. What had he done wrong? Why was she upset? He let her go, and they both sat upright next to one another.
“I can’t do this.” She sat back, pointing at the space between them. “I want to. Desperately. But I can’t.” She frowned.
His heart squeezed tight. He sat back, placing his hands on his thighs, continuing to look at her. “What do you mean? I thought you wanted to kiss me?”
