Birthday Girl: A contemporary sports romantic comedy (Minnesota Ice Book 3) by Lily Kate

Author:Lily Kate [Kate, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: humorous romantic comedy, romantic comedy, sports romance, stephanie plum, funny romantic comedies, cozy mystery series, humor, evanovich
Publisher: Heat & Humor Romantic Comedies
Published: 2017-09-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 27

ANNIE

The man knows how to win over a girl’s heart, I’ll give him that.

He’d shown up packing a bottle of wine and a warm thermos of hot chocolate, and that was enough to make me swoon. Add on a plate of cheese and crackers, and it’s the perfect picnic. Mr. James earned bonus points when he pulled out the bag of marshmallows as an accompaniment to watch darkness fall over a nearby lake.

“It’s been two hours?” I look at the clock on the dashboard of his car. “How?”

We’ve been alternating between sitting in the car with the heat cranked up and bundling up against the cold outside. There’s a scenic little overlook near the sledding hill, and we decided to stop and watch the sunset with the goodies in his grocery bags. Then the temperature dropped, and we retreated to the heated car.

“Time flies, doesn’t it?”

“It does,” I agree, swaying toward him with a quick grin. “Too fast.”

That’s probably the wine talking, or maybe the sugar high from the marshmallows. There’s a bit of a warm, fuzzy sensation happening in my stomach, and as I lean across the center console, I catch a whiff of Cohen’s cologne. It’s delicious.

I want to kiss him, even though I’ve been avoiding it these last couple hours. We’ve been getting to know each other, and it’s been fun—comfortable. Too comfortable, maybe. His hand closes the gap between us, guiding my head to rest against his jacket. I nuzzle in, enjoying the quiet peacefulness in this moment.

“Are you happy to be back in Minnesota?” I ask, punctuating the question with a kiss to his chin. “Or do you miss Los Angeles?”

“The sunshine, sure, but there are plenty of nice things about being here, too.”

“Like what?”

“Like this.” He tilts his head so that his mouth meets mine. The kiss is a delicacy, a tiny treat that promises so much more. “God, I love the taste of you.”

“What do I taste like?”

“I’m not sure, actually.” He pauses a moment. “Let me check.”

Dipping his head, he goes in for another round, this time more urgent, pressing. My body arches in the passenger seat as trickles of warmth skitter across my skin.

When I finally break the kiss, his eyes linger on my lips as I whisper to him, “Any conclusions?”

“No, there’s no way to explain it, except that you taste...” He pauses, runs his tongue over his lips. “Familiar. When I kiss you, it’s like I’ve kissed you a million times before.”

I wrinkle my nose. “So... I’m boring?”

“Did that kiss feel boring to you?”

“Well—”

“Be honest.”

“No.” I sigh. “I loved it. I sort of want to do some more kissing.”

Cohen laughs, and the sound is a jolt of bright in the fading light. “Lucky thing I can accommodate that request. Can you swing your leg over?”

I maneuver the best that I can, but we’re shoved into an incredibly uncomfortable position as I’ve sort of half-straddled him, and my groin is on fire—not in a good way. “Yeah, this isn’t working.

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