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“Anyway. Thank you.” Before she lost her nerve, she stood on the tips of her toes, and kissed him softly on the cheek.
Instinctively his hand went to her waist and held her there. “You shouldn’t have done that,” he warned as his mouth captured hers.
Brit put her hands against his chest, intent on pushing him away, until the ice that had encased her heart started to melt as he deepened the kiss. Slowly her hands crept over his shoulders while he pressed against the small of her back. There was no mistaking the attraction they had for one another any longer as a wave of desire hit them both at the same time.
“Whoa!” Dean said, as he came into the kitchen.
They sprang apart, both heading in the opposite direction.
“Don’t mind me,” Dean said. “I just need to take this box into the dining room.” He looked at them as he passed by. “Don’t stop on my account.”
Brit could feel her cheeks burning as she turned and took the pot, pouring the hot chocolate into the mugs.
“We’re done here,” Luke muttered more to himself. He grabbed the bag of marshmallows and dumped some into a bowl. When Brit looked at him, he said, “For Jasmine to toast. I’ll go and find some coat hangers.” He turned and left her standing there wondering what the hell had just happened.
Shaking her head, she loaded a tray with the drink and carried it off to the living room.
Chapter 11
“What do you think?”Kim asked as Brit joined them.
“It’s beautiful.” she said, setting the tray onto the coffee table. “Isn’t Abbi and Ben coming with the baby?”
“Yeah, I think it looks good and no. She called and decided not to take Annabelle out in this weather.” Kim took a step back and tripped over some garland that was wrapped around her foot. Sitting down on the floor, she untangled it then asked, “Where did Luke go?”
Brit shifted her eyes towards the archway. “He went to look for some coat hangers to toast the marshmallows.”
Kim nodded. “Oh okay. I need to run upstairs and get the bedding for those mattresses.”
Luke and Dean came into the room, both untwisting coat hangers as they did.
Brit quickly looked at Kim and said, “I’ll go get the bedding.”
“No, you sit down, you need to rest.”
“I’m fine. It won’t take me more than a minute,” Brit said, as she rushed past Luke.
