Buying A Bride: A Romance Collection by Cassandra Dee & Kendall Blake

Author:Cassandra Dee & Kendall Blake [Dee, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Ryan

I was drained, unbelievably spent and euphoric all at once. The incredible session with Lexi had lasted all that morning. However, as the afternoon came, confusion began to reign again.

In the heat of the moment, I hadn’t bothered asking her what exactly motivated her to come to my place. I didn’t need a reason, the brunette was that hot. But as we sat in bed, holding each other and simply breathing, I couldn’t shake my thoughts.

“So, why’d you come over?” was my low growl. “I mean, I get it. Everything we did kind of speaks for itself.”

“But?” she asked.

“After everything that’s been said and done, I just… I want to know what you’re thinking. I need to know where you are. I don’t want to go forward with false hopes.”

Her silence was painful and felt like an eternity, even though it was only a few seconds.

“I don’t want to stop seeing you,” she said finally.

“You understand that I want more than just what we’ve had though, right?”

“I do understand. I want more, too.”

I was in genuine disbelief. “You do?”

She turned to look at me. Her beautiful face was only a few inches away from my own, those caramel eyes enough to drown in.

“Yes,” she replied. “I wasn’t sure what I was feeling when I got in the car and drove here, but knowing I wasn’t going to see you anymore flipped a switch inside. I’m having it too good to just let some other girl at your new job have you,” she added playfully.

We laughed together. I took her hands, kissing them.

“So, you kinda like me, huh?” was my grunt. Embarrassing as it was to admit, my heart was in my throat. And she turned to me, eyes wide and genuine.

“I really like you,” she said. “I have to say, I’m intrigued that you think you could fall in love with me.”

“I don’t think it’ll take that long, to be honest.”

She smiled then, pressing her lips to mine and we kissed, passionately and slowly, with no intent for it to carry on to something else. It was a kiss of love, not of sex, and one of the first times we’d locked lips without the intention of getting physical.

“Mmm,” I growled, holding her tight. “That was good. So what do we do now?”

“I don’t know,” was her slow admission.

“You going to keep me a secret from your mom?” I asked.

“I hadn’t thought much about my mom, actually.”

“I won’t be offended if you don’t want to tell her about us,” were my words. “Considering she just wanted you to fire me, I get you keeping things on the down-low.”

“I don’t think she’ll ever approve of me dating an intern, unfortunately,” said Lexi tightly.

“Hey,” I said, slightly offended. “To be fair, I’m not an intern anymore. I’m a writer’s assistant now. I’ve gotten quite a promotion.”

She shot me a sympathetic grin. “I don’t think that’ll change Rowena’s opinion. She’s quite the snob.”

“Well, whatever you choose to do, I’ll be fine with it.

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