The Gideon Affair by Halliday Suzanne

Author:Halliday, Suzanne [Halliday, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: novel
Published: 2015-10-04T07:00:00+00:00

“I, uh … well, what I mean to say is …”

Oh, pooh. Why was she stalling? Things were moving so fast that unless she interjected some very basic truth into the proceedings, she was afraid things might quickly careen out of control.

She’d never been a bullshitter and felt no need to play word games. ‘Straightforward or fuck off’ had been her tongue-in-cheek motto ever since she could remember. This was not the time to disregard her inner voice. The one that demanded she put it all out there. She’d see how he reacted and then maybe know what to do.

“I think …” She paused and frowned. “No, that’s not right. Um, actually, I’m sure that I’m kind of in love with you. Have been for a while, too.”

She figured he’d be shocked. Or skeptical. She briefly wondered if her admission would be like throwing ice water on their ardor. Mostly, she didn’t know what to expect. This was a relationship on the supersonic fast track. Her fingers on his scalp tensed.

Edward’s gaze softened, and he slowly smiled. The smile reached his eyes, and he looked at her as if she was a long-lost masterpiece, newly discovered. What would he say? She held her breath waiting for his reaction.

Surprising her, he sat up, scooping her with him so easily she was grateful for the assist. Grabbing the hem of her dress, she grappled with pulling it over her exposed thighs, crossing her legs in a ladylike way as much as possible.

He didn’t hide that he was quite thoroughly checking her out with this thrilling half-grin that did nothing to ease the ache of want she could no longer deny.

They were side by side on the sofa, turned toward each other, his knees touching hers. It was intimate yet oddly comforting, too.

“Paige Turner,” he murmured with a deep chuckle. “I knew you were going to fuck with my head from the first time we talked.”

What the hell did that mean? “Well, you started it,” she stammered.

Edward lowered his tone and answered as if he was doing a stern voice-over. “Yes, and you finished it.”

She watched mesmerized when his hand drew lazy circles on her crossed knee. Oops, had she just whimpered?

“Those 'kind of in love with you' feelings are returned.”

Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

He let his words sink in while doing some sexy mojo, panty-melting thing to her leg. This time, the whimper was real. So was his shit-eating grin.

Filled with a sort of electric jolt of pure, unequaled happiness, Paige arched an eyebrow at him and quipped, “How the hell did you end up with the upper hand in this? From where I’m sitting, buddy, you should be kissing my ass for putting up with your crap. Not distracting me with your sexiest man moves.”

He laughed loudly. Then, in one smooth move, he took one of her forearms and gave a short but meaningful tug that propelled her half across his legs. Her legs flailed about in a most unladylike way, and she ended up laying across his lap.

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