When It Rains (A Heart's Delight, California Short Story Book 1) by Grace Conley

Author:Grace Conley [Conley, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“What?”

Ethan set the platter of marinating steaks aside with a decisive clatter and moved around the counter so fast that Ava almost didn’t see him.

He pinned her against the counter and kissed her, his hands wrapped securely around each side of her waist, keeping her rooted onto the barstool as she wrapped her legs around him.

After a few minutes, he started exploring, trailing a string of kisses up her jawbone to what he learned was a sensitive spot behind her ear when she let out a little moan. He settled into the kiss and loosened his hold on her arms, which she immediately slid up his back and around his neck.

Ethan pulled back and cupped her face in his hands, seeing her blue eyes cloud over with desire. “Ava, you mean you really want this to happen this weekend? Us?”

Rain pelted the cabin in bursts, and the sharp sound of snapping branches and a loud crash rang out as a tree fell down somewhere below them on the mountainside.

Ava seemed to realize where she was then and froze. She clamped her eyes shut and flinched, but didn’t move her arms, which were still looped around him.

She squeezed an eye open, then shut it.

“Ava?” he asked, pressing a kiss to her temple.

“I’m willing time backward, just so you know,” she said in a small voice.

“No, Ava, don’t” he said, brushing his lips to her cheekbone and over her hairline.

Absolutely, positively anything else.

She wished for a long, excruciating moment that Ethan would just take her brazen offer as a lighthearted joke and laugh it off, so they could go back to their normal Best Friend and Big Brother roles in their right places as satellites orbiting Karma. She tried to think of a way to back out nicely, and couldn’t arrive at anything.

She didn’t feel like being a nice girl tonight.

Ava felt like they were suspended in a vacuum, about to explode. Her whole body thrummed with energy. But it was said and done, and she realized she’d meant every word.

“I want you, Ethan.” She met his gaze straight on, noting his golden eyes were darkened and glittering.

He stood pressed to her, shoulders squared, hands planted on the marble as if he were rising up out of it. She reached around him and took a last, slow sip of her cabernet, allowing the peppery berry flavor to roll over her tongue.

“Kiss me again.”

Ethan didn’t wait another second. He kissed her soundly, enjoying the remnants of her taste of cabernet.

He couldn’t believe she wanted him. He shifted in his seat, feeling warm, uncertain. This was his baby sister’s best friend.

“Are you really okay with this?” he asked.

“Mmm. More than okay.”

She felt warm, perfect in his arms. Her skin was perfect, and she smelled like orange and vanilla at the same time.

“You sure? Because I understand if this is too fast for you.”

“I’ve been miserable for so long,” she murmured in his ear. “I feel awful, and I’m tired of it. He doesn’t think I’m any good in bed.

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