Irish Kiss: A Second Chance, Age Taboo Romance by Sienna Blake & Sienna Blake

Author:Sienna Blake & Sienna Blake [Blake, Sienna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: SB Publishing
Published: 2018-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

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Saoirse

Then—Dublin, Ireland

On the Monday after the disastrous dinner that Ava ruined, Diarmuid picked me up from school.

He was silent. But that was okay. He and I were often silent, no need to talk.

I sat up when he took the turn that led to his area instead of my apartment. “Where are we going?”

“I thought we could have afternoon tea at my place. Is that okay?”

I nodded. This was perfect. Our stars were aligning. Only one possible flaw in the plan.

“Is…” I began, “is Ava going to be there?”

“Oh. No.”

It was perfect.

Just Diarmuid and me, alone. Just like it was meant to be.

At his house, Diarmuid held open the door for me as if this were a date. I blushed as I stepped past him.

I felt like I was exiting my old life as a girl and stepping into my new life as a woman. His townhouse enveloped me with warmth and security as I walked into his living room. His place had always felt more like home than my own.

He felt like home.

I scanned the mantle where the framed photographs of him and Ava had sat. They were gone. All gone. The places they’d once sat was marked only by the absence of dust.

Oh my God.

He’d done it. He’d broken up with her. And now he was acting like there was something he wanted to tell me, the air around him heavy with gravity. This was it. He was free to be mine.

You have my skin.

I heard him drop onto the couch. I spun, our eyes locked and my breath caught in my throat.

He shot me a shy smile. “Whatcha doing all the way over there, selkie?”

I shrugged because I couldn’t speak. He and I were alone in his house and Ava was gone.

He let out a smile. “Come sit with me.”

I don’t know how but I managed to get my feet moving, my breathing quickening as I neared him. My knees gave out and I dropped onto the other end of the couch.

“Why’ve you gone all shy for? Come here.” He patted the spot next to him.

A ball lodged in my throat. I shuffled closer until my knee was touching his strong thigh muscle covered in his usual denim. A warmth spread through my leg, making it tremble. I wondered if he noticed. He always noticed everything with me.

Diarmuid eyed me for a few moments.

“Jesus,” he let out, “everything is changing so fast. I don’t know how to say it.”

Then don’t say anything.

I shifted up onto my knees and leaned in. He enveloped me in a hug, his warmth, his presence, his everything blanketing me in safety, my heart banging against my ribs so hard I thought I was having a heart attack.

“Oh, Saoirse,” he spoke into my hair, his voice reverberating around my name. “It’ll all be okay.”

Of course it would. He’d left the one he wasn’t supposed to be with. Now he could be with me. I pulled back to look at him and he let me.

I brushed his shoulder-length hair back from his face.

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