Cake: A Bitterroot Novella by Jove Belle

Author:Jove Belle [Belle, Jove]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2016-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

The cocky energy that fueled Elana on the way out of the reception dissipated rapidly as soon as they cleared the exit. God, it’d felt good to get Kelly off and then to laugh together after. But that didn’t necessarily mean she was ready to continue the experience without the pressure of Brianna’s new marriage right in front of her.

Kelly led her through the parking lot, swinging their joined hands between them. When they arrived at her SUV, she unlocked it and opened the door. With a dark, promising smile, she backed Elana into the gap, pushing her firmly against the passenger seat, and kissed her. The movement of Kelly’s lips against hers was deliberate, careful, measured, almost as if she knew how fragile Elana felt at that exact moment.

When the kiss ended, Kelly rested her forehead against Elana’s and said, “You okay?”

It was such a simple question and Elana had no idea how to answer it. The only thing she was remotely okay with at the moment was the way Kelly’s fingers felt playing with the sensitive expanse of skin just above Elana’s collar at the back of her neck. She nodded, even though she wasn’t sure it was true.

Kelly smiled and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She waited until Elana was buckled in before she closed the door and rounded to the driver’s side. Elana took a deep breath and rested her head against the back of the seat. At least now the scent of vanilla made sense.

The engine on the Cadillac was so quiet, Elana could barely hear it when Kelly started the vehicle. She gripped the steering wheel and simply sat there for several long moments, long enough for Elana to get used to her presence next to her and for the engine to lull her with the monotonous purr.

“How about I just drive you home?”

Elana shook her head. Jesus, how had she managed to hook up with a woman she could actually like when all she wanted was a quick and dirty, forget-all-about-it fuck?

“Only if you want to drive for a couple hours.” Elana didn’t mean to say that out loud. Kelly didn’t need to know how far she’d travelled to watch Bree say “I do” to someone else.

Kelly looked at her then, her gaze searching. “What do you mean?”

Elana sighed. “Can we just hit a motel? Not this one.” She inclined her head toward the building they’d left moments ago. Somehow, getting a room in the hotel where Brianna was holding her reception seemed so much worse than hooking up with a virtual stranger—the groom’s sister no less—in a storage room.

Kelly nodded carefully. “We could. Are you sure that’s what you want?”

“God, stop being so nice.” Elana fisted her hands, digging her nails into her palms.

“Listen,” Kelly took hold of her hand and gently forced the fingers to unfurl, “if you’re really just looking to hit and quit it, okay. But, as disastrous as it promises to be, I actually like you.” She laced hers together with Elana’s and didn’t complain when Elana gripped too hard.

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