How to Catch A Groom by Holly Jacobs

Author:Holly Jacobs [Jacobs, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ilex Books
Published: 2019-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It was as if Desi’s confession freed something in Seth.

“Me, too. I want you that bad.”

“Then what are we waiting for?”

“I can’t promise the things you said you wanted, but I promise I’ll try.” He promptly tried to scoop her into his arms. “You’re an awkward shape, you know.”

“Oh, no. You’re not going to start figuring out if I’m a rectangular solid or a sphere, are you?” She wasn’t sure he remembered that particular conversation in the car, but she did.

“I don’t need to calculate mass, in this case. I just need to find a better means of levering you up.”

“Seth, I can walk. You’re going to hurt something if you carry me.”

“You wanted romance and though I’m no Cyrano, I know carrying a woman into your room to make love is romantic.”

“Not if you’re going to break your back,” she pointed out. “I can walk.”

“Okay, so maybe cradling you and standing isn’t going to work. We’ll adapt.”

“Adapt?” she asked, not sure she liked the sounds of that.

“Yeah.” He stood up as well, and studied her, a crooked grin on his face. “I think I’ve got it.”

Without waiting for her to say anything, he bent and threw her body over his shoulder into a fireman’s hold.

“Seth, I don’t think this is what the romance novels mean when they say he carried her into his bedroom.”

“Ah, but as a scientist I’ve learned that there are frequently a multitude of solutions to any one problem.”

She was laughing as she thumped at his back and she was pretty sure he was as well, judging from the small shake of his shoulders. “Put me down.”

“No, I’m carrying you into my room and then … what’s the proper romantic word?”

Making love. That’s the phrase she wanted to blurt out, but instead, she kept her tone light and said, “Ravish. You’re going to ravish me.”

“Ravish. Oh, that sounds as if it has potential.” He paused mid-stairs. “Dingie, get out of the way.”

“Don’t you drop me,” Desi cried, unable to see where they were going. No, what she could see was a whole new perspective on Seth’s behind. Even from that angle, it was a fine looking backside.

Despite the fact they were laughing, her desire was as hot and heavy as before. Maybe even hotter.

She wanted this man. Wanted him more than anything.

She wanted to laugh with him. Wanted to tease him. She wanted to keep the world from hurting him.

She just wanted him.

They reached the top of the stairs, and Seth turned to the left. “Here we are.”

Desi was suddenly flipped back over his shoulder onto his bed. “Do you feel romanced?”

There was a smile on his face that said he was joking, the sight caused her heart to constrict.

Seth Rutherford was about to make love to her, to ravish her, and he was joking.

Emotions that Desi was hard-pressed to identify seemed to squeeze all the oxygen from her body.

“Yes, that was plenty romantic enough,” she said, trying to keep her tone light.

“Good, because I

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