Page 12 of Secret Baby for Mr. Grump

“Where are we going?” she asked again when we got to the car.

“You’ll see,” I answered as I helped her into the car.

The drive was even quieter than the ride here. I got the feeling she was thinking about something intensely, something much deeper than this date. However, when we got closer to our destination, her eyes perked up, her entire expression aglow with wonder.

“Hold on, are we going to…”

“Yup,” I said. “Leeroy’s mountainside.”

She gaped at me. Leeroy’s mountainside was one of the great undiscovered wonders of Montana, a road that led up a hill and ended right at the base of a mountain. One could see the entire town of Summit from there, like a little gingerbread town. It was a popular spot for tourists and hikers, but it would likely be abandoned around this time due to the weather.

Which made it the perfect time for us to go.

The truck moved ruggedly through the few inches of snow, getting closer and closer until we reached the base of the mountain.

“Oh my gosh, I can’t believe we made it,” Allie exclaimed. I glanced at her in time to see her beaming at me, and it made me all soft in my chest.

Ha, if Sean could see me now, he’d make fun of me for an eternity.

If he believed his eyes, that is.

When we got out of the car at the base of the mountain, her face held even more wonder as she looked around.

“It’s beautiful,” she said, looking out and admiring the view.

“Yes,” I agreed, although I wasn’t looking at Summit. I was looking at her.

She was bundled up in her coat, and the tips of her ears were pink from the weather, but her delighted expression was doing something to me. There was a possessive heat in my chest that demanded I go to her right now, that I hold her, that I make her mine.

She finally turned and looked at me.

“Thank you,” she said with a smile. And that was it for me.

I couldn’t help it anymore. Without thinking about it, I wrapped my hands around her waist, pulling her body to mine and watching as her mouth fell open slightly in a gasp.

Her eyes met mine, surprise and desire fighting for dominance.

I couldn’t wait any longer.

It had been eight years of waiting.

“I’m going to kiss you now,” I told her.

She hesitated. Then she nodded.

I went slowly, giving her ample time to pull away if she didn’t want this or if she had changed her mind.

She didn’t.

The first taste of her lips had me groaning, my cock hardening beyond belief. Fuck, she tasted so sweet.

I could taste some of the lobster we just had and traces of wine on her. But what had me going deeper, seeking her tongue, was that quintessential Allie flavor, which I could only describe as daisies and sunshine.

I teased her tongue with mine and felt more than hear her moan in my mouth. Fucking heaven and hell at the same dame time. Desire ripped through me, tearing at my senses, and I melded her lips with mine, breathing deeply like I wanted to inhale her.

I felt her hands grip my shoulders. Her body pressed harder against mine, and I lost it.

Like a crazed man, I couldn’t get enough. Every part of her tasted so good, so sultry. Exactly as I remembered. After all these years, I’d never been with a woman who affected me half this much.

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