Tiers of Delight by Iannah Roberts

Author:Iannah Roberts [Roberts, Iannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Phoenix

I pull my car behind where Corny’s is parked in front of her building. With a lot less coaxing than I was expecting, she allowed me to drive her home instead of walking like she normally does. “What you’re doing…you aren’t just keeping Winnie’s love of the town and people or keeping everyone full on sugar and love, but you’re bringing contentment to all of those around you…including me. Especially me.”

She reaches for her door handle, and I’m quick to lay my hand on her arm. “Allow me”—my eyes catch hers—“please,” I whisper, not sure how she’ll feel about the gesture, especially after the way I saw her brother interacting with her at Sticks last month.

Corny’s arm drops and she sags into the seat, a small smile on her lips, but it’s hard to tell in the dark if it’s a tense one or not.

I’m quick to climb out of the car, the door shutting with a thump as I make my way around the hood. Reaching down, I open her door and hold my hand out. Her delicate hand slips into mine, warmth seeping up my arm and making its way through my entire being. It’s a feeling I’m not used to, but I don’t hate it. In fact, I think I’m relishing it. The warm feeling reminds me of my childhood. Of happy memories. The love between my parents and Lennox and me.

Leaning in toward her ear, I feel her shiver as my breath whispers over her skin, and I hold back a groan. The things this woman does to me and I don’t think she even knows it. “Let me just grab the food from the backseat,” I rasp out. Before she can respond, I quickly grab the picnic basket I put together after I picked up the food.

Bold assumption? Yes, yes it was. But I was rather confident she’d say yes. Hopeful that she would.

Reaching for her hand again, I wrap my fingers around hers and bring them up to my mouth. I place a kiss across each knuckle, lingering for a few beats as my eyes connect with hers. Between the streetlight and the bright full moon, I notice her eyes darken. With lust? Maybe, but it’s enough to know she still wants this as much as I do.

Corny begins to tug me toward the building, pulling her keys out from the pocket of her jacket. “It’ll be easier to go through the apartment to my backyard.”

The door unlocks with a click and she pulls it open. Catching it with my foot, I allow her to step through and lead us down the small hallway. The closer we get to her door, the more nervous I start to become. The last time I was here, it was just supposed to be for sleeping, but then I couldn’t sleep and an idea popped into my head for a new cupcake that I suddenly had to try out. One thing led to another and feelings were admitted and the best make-out session I have ever had happened.

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