The Cowboy Kiss (Romance Short Story) by Kristen James

Author:Kristen James
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: cowboy kiss, cowboy romance, d, kristen james, free romance, romance

8.

A rattle outside the sliding glass door woke Autumn from her late afternoon nap. Her head pounded at first, a side effect of sleeping so deeply in the day. After fishing, she’d worked on her piece about the resort for an hour and then taken a long, hot shower, trying to come down from the hypersensitive mood Cory put her in. Cory. How was she going to face him again, after that kiss?

She didn’t have a clock close by, but the daylight filtering inside was soft and slanted like it was evening already. She heard the noise again. Something was definitely rattling outside her screen door. She slid off the bed and snuck over to peek out.

“Cory?” she asked, with a slow curl of excitement unfurling inside her. He stood on the back patio of her cabin with his back to her. The blue-green river silhouetted his trim figure. “What are you doing?” She pulled the screen open and stepped out, then spotted a box of cooking supplies, including aluminum foil. That must have been making the noise, when he’d pulled it out and torn it.

“I thought I’d grill this fish over here for you. Unless…you wanted to come over to my house.” He finally looked at her to grin.

“Your house? You are evil.” Thinking of that kiss just hours before, she narrowed her eyes and folded her arms, wishing she had thought to prepare a scathing speech to address his manhandling.

“An evil genius in the grilling department too.” He winked just in case she missed his innuendo.

A few arguments popped into her head, but the warm, salty, fresh aroma stopped her saying anything. About a fourth of the fish she’d caught lay on thick foil on the hot grill. She leaned closer to inhale, which sent her stomach into growling fits.

One second she was smelling their dinner, and the next second she caught the scent of his cologne. Of his skin. Of him. She raised her eyes slowly, wondering if she’d fallen off the crazy cliff. Cory had his gaze on her with a clear message: I want you.

She could not believe it—suddenly, she wanted his hands all over her. She realized she was breathing rapidly. And he could hear. Had he gone to Romance 101 while she was gone? Possibly 501?

“The salad’s ready and on the table, if you want to start eating.”

She turned to see the small outdoor, glass table now had a tablecloth and settings for two. Cory had somehow found pretty china plates. From here, it looked like the edging had tiny red roses intertwined with gold leaves. In the middle of the table, instead of flowers, a lit flower-shaped candle floated in water inside a large wine glass.

“Do you mind if I freshen up first?”

He smiled over his shoulder at her, and as she escaped inside, she wondered if maybe his face had looked a bit reserved, or possibly even nervous. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?

This time she did check the clock. It was seven already! She must really have been tired from getting up so early.

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