More Than Rum (The Maple Leaf Series Book 3) by Christine DePetrillo

Author:Christine DePetrillo [DePetrillo, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Kissing Adam was better than Hope had remembered. Sure, she’d kissed him just this afternoon, but somehow the man had improved his technique in the few short hours since then. And his technique hadn’t needed all that much improvement. Her toes curled and uncurled, only to curl again in her socks. It didn’t take long for her entire body to buzz with raw energy. She almost forgot she was the one in charge.

That won’t do.

She tightened her hold on him, pressing more of her body against his rock-hard, broad-shouldered, absolutely yummy body. She hooked her leg around his and nearly cheered when his big, beautiful hand clamped onto her thigh, hiked it higher, and held her leg in place at his side, bringing her body even closer to his, lining up all their… parts.

Air. She needed to take some into her lungs or she wouldn’t have the necessary oxygen to keep her conscious.

And she needed to be conscious.

Their kissing continued as tongues tangled and hands explored whatever they could reach. Hope was certain she could stand there forever in Adam’s apartment and kiss him nonstop. He tasted slightly of barbecue sauce, hints of maple syrup and bacon toying with Hope’s senses. She was almost completely lost, except for one small thing.

A little voice in her head. The one that said, He might say no.

He had promised that guy wasn’t going to join them tonight, but how could she be sure? They’d kissed like this last night. Hell, they’d even removed most of their clothes last night, yet he’d stopped them. He’d said no, and that had been the end.

If he said no tonight, Hope would never recover. How many times could a girl be so dumb? There was a limit, and Adam was on his last chance.

She meant it this time.

She did.

God, he kissed like a romance novel hero.

“Hope?” His voice was low, a little gravelly.

This is it. He’s going to back off and leave me all revved up with nowhere to go. “Yes?”

“I think Olive has to go out.”

He took a step away from her so she could see her pup sitting at the sliding door in the dining room. Olive let out a few whimpers when she realized Hope had seen her.

“Oh. Right. Poor thing.” How long had the pooch been whining? Kissing Adam had affected Hope’s hearing… along with every other sense. “Is it all right if I take her out in your backyard? I’ll take a bag along.”

“I can take her.” Adam made a move toward where their jackets were hung, but Hope grabbed him.

“No. I’ll do it. You stay here and…” Keep wanting me. If he went outside, he might cool off and let his head get in his way, in their way. She was not letting that happen. Not tonight.

Adam opened his mouth to protest but his cell phone rang. He let out a growl that made Hope think of a bear—one she desperately wanted to wake from hibernation.

“Get that,” she said. “I’ll be right back.

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