The Widower's Girlfriend (Faking It Book 1) by Marika Ray

Author:Marika Ray [Ray, Marika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marika Ray Publishing
Published: 2019-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

11

Walker

The fire in her eyes, the fierceness in her gait, and that lush bottom lip are too much for a mere mortal like me. Before she can light into her so-called friends, I grab her hand and march her away. And I know she thinks I’m only kissing her to give her friends a show, that’s not at all what’s going on here.

I can’t keep my hands off her. Can’t deny that I’m attracted to her, that she means something to me, that the heart once crushed is now beating again. For her.

So I take advantage of the situation and kiss her the way I never knew I’d want to again. She melts into me, that steel spine bending for me, a surrender I don’t take lightly. I’m so damn lucky she gave me another chance after I treated her as badly as her friends over there.

Then my brain takes a back seat and all I know is this woman in my arms and her taste on my lips. A loudly clearing throat directly behind me is the only thing to pierce this fog around us.

With regret pulsing through every cell of my body, I pull away and stare into her hooded eyes. Satisfaction swoops through, seeing her eyes unfocused and soft.

“Excuse me, did you want a table?” A woman’s voice from behind me forces my gaze to leave the heaven before me and see where we are, which is apparently the hostess station in front of the steak house.

“Um...” I look back at Jemma, her cheeks pink, eyes still hazy, and the last thing I want to do is be a table away from her with constant interruptions by a well-meaning server. “No. Thank you.”

I slip my hand into hers again, tipping my head to the door off to the side, leading to what looks like an outside area. She gives me a sweet smile in response and I take that as permission, walking quickly to escape this hotel and everyone in it. I just need time alone with Jemma to explain my behavior, beg her forgiveness, and hope she’s on the same page as I am. There’s nothing fake about this relationship any longer.

The door clangs shut behind us and the quiet is a breath of fresh air. Jemma leans against the wall like her knees aren’t holding her upright as they should. Her hair is tousled from my hand raking through it. Clenching my fists, I promise myself more kisses later if I can just say the things that need to be said.

“Jemma.” Her gaze meets mine and I wonder if I could just stare at her forever, staying lost in her blue eyes. I clear my throat and begin again. “I’m so sorry for walking away from you last night. Dinner was incredible and leaving you was the last thing I wanted to do. But, truth be told, I freaked out. I saw some attendees from the conference outside the hotel and I felt like I couldn’t be seen with you.

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