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He closed his eyes, and a deep sound came from the back of his throat. “God, Tess . . .”
I swallowed hard, and then tilted my head, lining up our mouths. “Jase?”
There was a moment of hesitation, and then he kissed me softly, a gentle sweep of his lips over mine. A barely there touch that somehow affected me more than any of the other kisses. “I know you’ve been drinking. I don’t want that hanging between us.”
“But—”
“We’ll talk more later. Okay? Right now, let me just get your not-drunk-but-slightly-tipsy cute ass upstairs.”
“You think my ass is cute?”
He pulled away, laughing. “Baby, your ass is like my own personal holy ground.”
“Oh my God . . .”
A grin appeared. “Come on.”
“I can’t believe you just said my ass was—ah!” I squealed as Jase slipped an arm around my waist and lifted me up, holding me to his chest. Stars cartwheeled for a few seconds. “What are you doing?”
He looked down at me, eyebrow arched. “Getting you to your room.”
“Carrying me is necessary?”
“Yep.” He strode across the pavilion. “Card?”
Wiggling around, I dug it out from my back pocket of my skirt. He hefted me up and managed to grab it without dropping me. I didn’t protest when he asked me to open the door and caught it with his foot. Resting my head against his chest, I closed my eyes. Seconds passed and the gentle bob of his steps swayed me back into that pleasant state. We needed to talk. About stuff. Serious stuff. And waiting until tomorrow was probably a bad idea, but I snuggled closer. Being in his arms, well . . .
Tomorrow could go screw itself with a rusty spork.
Much of the trip to my room was like being underwater, and opening my eyes required way too much effort. As usual, our suite was empty. He used his elbow to turn on the light.
