Page 16 of Making the Call
She frantically looks around as she mutters, “I need to get out of here… I need to leave…”
“Dani.” My tone’s serious, and she stops to pay attention.
Her eyes immediately lock onto mine. We stare at one another for a few heartbeats in silence.
I reach out to touch her arm. “You’ve done nothing to freak out about.”
“B… But I… I… just…” She points to the couch and whips her head between the couch and me, as if she’s giving me an explanation. “You’ve just seen me…”
I slide my hand up her arm and reach out and grasp her shoulder. When she still won’t look me in the eye, I take my other hand, guiding it lightly under her chin to ensure I have her complete attention. Once her beautiful blue eyes lock with mine again, I assure her, “Dani. You’ve had an incredibly long day. I’m the one who left you alone for way longer than I anticipated. I’m the one who should be apologizing. It’s no problem you fell asleep.”
“But… You must think…”
I cut her off, without giving my words much thought, “I think… You’re one of the sexiest, most genuine people I’ve met in some time.”
“You… You think I’m sexy?”
“I haven’t been able to get you off my mind all day,” I practically growl, both in wanting to get the truth out there and to chastise myself. I don’t have time for a relationship like she deserves.
“You can’t be serious,” she says shaking her head in disbelief.
With her chin still resting on my hand, I tip it toward me again. She needs to know there’s nothing to be this worked up about. “I’m serious.”
“I’ve been nothing but a hot mess all day,” she barely whispers.
She may have been hot but nothing close to a mess. To prove my point, I do what hasn’t been far from my thoughts all day. One hand slides to her neck as the other falls to the small of her back. I lower my head to brush my lips against hers. Damn. Her taste’s addictive. One kiss isn’t enough. Using my hand at her neck, I guide her as I deepen our kiss, and she willingly reciprocates.
The spark we’ve been flirting with throughout the day ignites into an inferno of flames. I take a breath to steady myself before I kiss her once again.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. What’s this woman doing to me?
