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“I’m going to kiss you again,” he says, voice husky.
Please do. I nod.
Footsteps start to shuffle toward us, and we hear a startled gasp to our left.
“Oh my! I’m so, so sorry to, um, interrupt. I—”
We jolt, stepping back from each other quickly, like toddlers caught going for the cookie jar.
“I just wanted to look at the, er, ferns, but I can—” the older woman goes on, her hands clasped in front of her face, trying to conceal a smile.
We must look picture-perfect, kissing in the foliage.
“Actually, would you, uh, take a photo of us real quick?” I blurt out, fishing my phone out of my back pocket and handing it to her.
She smiles, nodding with bright eyes. “Of course. You two are just so adorable. Okay, stand back like you were.”
She raises my phone, her cheeks round from the enormous grin she’s wearing. We obey, Adam clearly stiffer now that we have company.
“Put your hand back on her neck like it was before,” the woman instructs, taking her photographer role quite seriously.
He obliges, and I give him a little peck for encouragement. He zeroes in on my lips, wanting more. I laugh, and he pulls me forward again.
“Just like that. You two are naturals.” She must be clicking away, moving around us like the paparazzi.
Adam presses his forehead to mine, inching closer, breathing heavier. I press up on my toes, lips meeting his anxiously.
He keeps it PG even though I attempt to drive him up a notch. He won’t let me push my tongue through, but I can feel how much he wants it. I suck on his bottom lip, and he pulls back, panting. I smile innocently as he lets me go, turning to the woman with stars in her eyes.
He reaches out for the phone. “Thank you, ma’am. We appreciate it.” His voice is a tad deeper than usual.
She nods, actual tears wetting her cheeks. “I wish you two a life full of happiness together!” She wipes away the moisture, sniffling.
“Um, thank you, miss,” he says, and I follow him out of the aisle to leave her alone with the ferns.
His hand is still clutching mine, but he turns back to give me my phone.
“You can’t help but be bad,” he murmurs, his face not at all conveying disappointment as he stares at my lips again. “Let’s go to the truck.”
I think he must mean to pick up where we left off, so I agree, nodding enthusiastically. Once we reach the Chevy, he pulls me toward the driver side.
“Do you know how to drive a standard?” he asks, opening the door.
“I don’t know how to drive anything.” I reach up to wrap my arms around his neck.
“You’ve never driven at all?”
I shake my head as his eyes dip toward my lips.
“Well, would you like to learn?”
I nod, a tingle crawling through my belly. He gestures for me to get in, slamming the door shut and walking to the passenger side. The vehicle moves with his weight.
“So, I leave mine in first gear while it’s parked, so if you’re not careful turning it on, we’ll lurch forward. That down there is the clutch.” He’s pointing at a little pedal. “The middle one is the brakes, and right side is the gas. In an automatic, you won’t have a clutch.” He shifts a little closer, smelling divine. “You want to press the clutch and the brakes down while you turn the key.” Now, he’s pointing at the stick coming up from the floorboard.
“This pickup used to have a three on the tree, up by the steering wheel, but I modified it to be down here in the middle,” he says.
“Okay, you lost me,” I say, placing my hand on the gearshift.
