Page 8 of Wolfish Desire
“He tries to be, which is worth something, I guess. For a while he was breathing down my neck to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Now he’s giving me some space.”
“Is he a workaholic?”
This time I mostly hold back my snort. “He checks his investments weekly. That’s pretty much it. The rest of the timehe makes up global errands so he can travel and golf all over the world.”
I meet Kingston’s eyes with a start, realizing what I’ve revealed. “So…yeah. That’s my dirty little secret. I’m a directionless rich girl who doesn’t have to work for a living. I do want to, I just don’t know what yet.”
“Yeah, but you’re only?—”
“Twenty-two.”
He nods. “Which means you have plenty of time to figure it out.” The pressure of his big palm at the base of my spine is heating up my entire back. “Look, I’m thirty-five and even I don’t have all the answers. And my parents and four brothers were all hardworking people.”
His forehead presses to mine. “What I’m saying is, we don’t have to be just like our families. Take the good parts and leave the stuff that doesn’t align with who we really are.”
He’s being super inspirational, but all I can think about is how close his lips are.
My stomach tightens in anticipation as his gaze drops to my mouth. His palm slowly runs up my spine, then tangles in the back of my hair, tilting our heads together gently…and then the kiss takes hold.
I thought last night was pretty darn spicy, but apparently that was just an appetizer. This time he holds nothing back. Kingston kisses me hard. Hungrily. The heat simmering between us makes my belly twist as my fingers dig into the back of his muscular shoulders.
“You’re amazing,” he rumbles, his voice thick with emotion as he kisses a line to my ear. “There’s something about you. The way you make me feel. The way you make me laugh.”
“Yeah,” I mutter with my heart in my throat, trembling from the feel of his breath against my ear and the side of my neck. “Same here.”
He lies back against the blanket, pulling me on top of him. “Just one full body kiss, gorgeous. Please?”
I shiver as our mouths meet again, my knee against his outer thigh, our chests pressed together. His hands run along my sides and hip, then cup the underside of my ass.
The way he takes possession of my entire body while kissing me senseless makes me want him. Completely. Entirely. Naked, and breathless, and…
Oh. Wow.
This isn’t a moment I’d ever really pictured before in any detail. I always felt I wasn’t in any hurry, and I would know the right time and the right guy when I got there. Well, I’m there. Kingston is definitely the one to experience this with.
He pulls me close, both of us moaning from the force of the kiss, then he pulls back with an adorable smile. “Too hot for your own darned good.”
“How can anyone be too hot?” I laugh. The tension is broken, but not the heat. He sweeps his hands all the way up and down my body again.
“You’re so hot that I’m actually thinking of blowing off my plans tonight.”
“Oh… Please don’t do that on my account.”
“I’m sure I will someday. But tonight, I can’t.” He kisses the tip of my nose. “Tonight is Brothers Brew Night at Kane’s. At least once a month we get together for beer and are not allowed to talk about work.”
“That sounds really nice.” I kiss his forehead. “And ridiculously healthy, and wholesome.”
He takes my hand as we stagger to our feet, then pack up the remains of our picnic. “You probably don’t have much food at your place. Let’s hit the grocery store and get some stuff, since you don’t have a car yet.”
“About that. It’s being dropped off soon. Thanks so much for setting it up.”
“Any time.”
After a quick pit stop, Kingston drives me home, where my car is indeed waiting in the driveway as promised. He brings the groceries inside for me, then heads straight back to the porch.
I smile up at him as he leans on the door frame. “Have a good family night.”
“I’ll be thinking of you at least…eighty percent of the time,” he grins, running his thumb along my cheekbone. “Call you tomorrow?”
