Unexpectedly Mine: a steamy, Vegas wedding, marriage of convenience romantic comedy by Erin Hawkins

Author:Erin Hawkins [Hawkins, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Erin Hawkins
Published: 2023-04-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Griffin

“God, Alec’s face.” Emma laughs, turning on the barstool. “It was too good.”

“What do you mean?” I ask.

I set a glass of water down in front of her, then turn back to flip the grilled cheese I’m making us.

After we finished our conversation with Alec and Brecken, we spent the rest of the night talking with Emma’s friends. Now, we’re back at her parents’ apartment, rustling up some late-night snacks and water to rehydrate from the cocktails we consumed.

“How do you know my wife?” She repeats my words. “If you knew anything about Alec, he hates when people don’t know who he is. So, the fact that you swooped in with such confidence and raw sex appeal, and then acted like you didn’t know he was my ex.” She laughs, the airy sound making it impossible to take my eyes off her. “It was the best line of the night.”

I set the grilled cheese on a plate, then cut it in half.

Alec hasn’t entered my mind since Emma and I left him and his fiancée at the bar. My brain has been too focused on replaying every second of our kiss. And wondering how soon I can make it happen again.

With water glass and plate in hand, I join Emma at the counter.

“The guys really liked you. Barrett can take a while to warm up to, but he told me he thought you were a good guy.”

“He asked if I would join him, Carl and Hunter for tennis tomorrow morning.”

“Do you play tennis?” she asks.

“Not since high school, but I think I’ll be able to handle it.”

“Oh my gosh, Barrett is really good. He’s been the club singles champ a gazillion times in a row. I’m kind of nervous for you now. A good wife would drag her butt out of bed to come watch and make sure you aren’t injured too badly.”

“I’m meeting them there at six thirty.”

“Well, I’m glad I never claimed to be a good wife.”

I chuckle as she snags half of the grilled cheese and takes a huge bite.

“Mmm. It’s so good.” Her eyes close and her head falls back in pleasure. She looked gorgeous tonight. I’ll have dreams about the way that green dress hugged her curves. Even now after she’s pulled her hair back into a clip, taken off all her makeup and changed into sleep shorts and a tank top, I can’t take my eyes off her.

There’s always been an awareness my body has when I’m around Emma. From the first moment I saw her on the rooftop in Vegas, it was there buzzing under the surface.

Being near Emma all night, playing the part of her devoted husband, touching her, kissing her, that awareness has increased to a steady thrumming in my blood. And it’s becoming harder to silence.

Despite my valiant efforts to ignore my body’s automatic responses to Emma over the last few days, I’m starting to realize it’s all been in vain. The intensity of my desire for her has only magnified to the point of frustration.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.