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She gives me a soft smile. “Tomorrow, we have to kiss.” Her shoulders fall a bit.
It takes me a second to keep up with her ping-ponging thoughts. “I know.”
“I don’t want my first kiss with you to be in front of everyone.”
I rise to my feet and sit on the bench next to her. “What do you mean?”
“What if it’s weird when we kiss, and we aren’t convincing?”
“It’s just a kiss.” I shrug.
I’ve had the same worry but for different reasons. What if the kiss is too intense, and I can’t stop? Or what if there isn’t any chemistry there, and all this tension has nowhere to go?
“Yeah, but we’re supposed to be in love.”
I bring my hand up to her face and turn her my way. “I can’t squash all your fears, but I can take one away.” I bring my mouth to hers.
“I’m not sure?—”
“It’s too late,” I whisper, my lips millimeters from hers. She turns her head, offering me her cheek, and I trail my lips along her cheek toward her ear. “Do you want me to stop?”
She fists my shirt and slides closer to me on the bench. “No.”
I turn her face with my hand on the back of her neck, bringing our lips so close I smell her sweet wine breath. I place my lips on her soft plump ones, and it’s incredible. She’s incredible.
Sadie releases my shirt, and I wrap my free hand around her waist, tugging her up and onto my lap, kind of like we did for tantric yoga. Her fingers play with my hair as I devour her mouth, and she settles her weight on me. Our tongues explore, gliding and learning the taste of each other.
Fuck. This was my worst idea ever.
She grinds her hips, and I want to take this so much further. I want to strip this dress off her and lay her down on the bench, slide my hand between her legs and find out how wet she is. I want her to unbuckle my pants and pull out my dick so I can run it along her damp panties. After years of what I thought was enough beat-off material, with one kiss, Sadie gives me another decade’s worth.
She strips her lips off mine, and I inch forward, not wanting to stop, the picture of a desperate man.
“Oh god.” She touches her swollen lips with her fingers and stares at me in awe.
“Sadie…”
She quickly climbs off my lap, straightening her dress. “So, I guess we’re good there, huh?”
“Yeah.” I stand and adjust myself.
Her eyes dip to my movement, and she steps forward. For a moment, I think she’s going to kiss me again. I’d snatch her up so fast, she’d have no time to react before my lips were on hers.
But she stops. “We should get back.”
“Yeah, right.” I grip the back of my neck.
She walks out of the barn, and her calves flex as she tries not to get her heels stuck in the mud. I watch her climb into the truck, then I shut the barn and join her.
“Thank you,” she murmurs.
She’s thanking me? She’s blind to the fact that she just made my fucking year. But it’s easy to see she’s not ready for anything between us.
With all the chaos, I momentarily forgot that she’s got a lot on her plate. She’s still grieving, and the pressure to save her family’s farm is at the forefront of her mind, rightfully so. The last thing she needs is for me to throw all my bullshit her way, so I keep my mouth shut and drive us back to the rehearsal dinner.
Chapter Eighteen
Sadie
