Page 36 of Purr For Me
He took the tank top from around his midsection and wiped his face. “You do a lot better thanall right. You run faster than a lot of guys I know.”
“Thanks. I’ll get you next time.”
Next time? Joy almost choked him She wanted to do this again?“Name the place and time.”
Still puffing, she said, “I’d rather buy you breakfast. Tomorrow morning at the diner?”
Kade nodded. “It must be early like the other day, since I have training, though. Is that okay?”
“Sure. No problem.”
“Great.”
Without giving her time to think, Kade closed the distance between them. Heat flared in her smiling eyes as he rested a hand on her shoulder. Her lips parted a few fractions when he slid his hand up her neck and pulled her towards him. For a fleeting moment before he pressed his mouth to hers, he wondered what it would be like to kiss her whenever he wanted, every day of the year.
A thrill ran through him at the idea of making Lexie his. He urged her even closer as the kiss deepened. Her bare stomach contacted his, and he groaned low in his throat.
Not the time or place for this. So the next moment, Kade slowed things down. He desperately wanted to get her alone, away from public eyes. He didn’t know how he’d achieve that.
She stepped back and yelped when her side-view mirror hit her between her shoulder blades. “Ow! Shit!”
“Are you okay?” Kade asked.
Lexie waved away his concern. “Yeah, I’m fine. Just didn’t realize how close I was to my car.”
A knowing smile curved his mouth. “I know how you feel. I kinda forgot where we were—again.”
Kade thought Christmas had arrived as she trailed an index finger down his chest, stopping just short of his navel. His erection would soon be clear for all to see, but he just couldn’t seem to care.
“Maybe someday we’ll be at the right place at the right time.”
Kade’s eyebrows rose. Had she just said that? It was as if she’d read his thoughts. It gave him hope that there might be a future for them, but he cautioned himself about pressing too hard. “Maybe we will.”
Their gazes locked and held for several moments before Lexie looked away. “I better get going so I’m not late for work.”
Kade nodded. “Yeah. I don’t want you to get in trouble with Marcus.”
“Right. Thanks for the run. I had a good time.”
“Me too. A really good time.”
They said goodbye and Kade watched her drive away.
Idiot. You should have asked her to your place for dinner. She all but offered to be alone with him.
Now his erection was there for good. One thought of having Lexie in his bed meant it would be a painful ride home to take an ice-cold shower.
