Page 45 of Her Devoted HERO

Dex ignored her, and brought his mouth down, lightly touching his lips to hers. Just that little brush had him aching for more.

“Enough.” He pulled away. “Kenna, you’re powerful.”

“It’s not me. It’s just the dress.” He couldn’t understand it; did she really have no idea about the power she wielded?

“If that’s what you think, God help me when you realize the truth. Come on, let’s get you into the jeep. We have reservations.”

“Where are we going?”

“Pelican Bay.”

“I’ve always wanted to go there,” she said as she got out her keys to lock her door.

“Can I?”

She looked confused, then realized he was asking to lock her door for her. She handed him the keys with a smile. “I should teach that to Austin. It’s nice.”

She watched as he pocketed her keys. “And there goes the nice.”

“What?” he asked.

“Aren’t you going to give me my keys back? That’d be the nice thing to do.”

“Aren’t I going to unlock your door for you when we come back?” He watched her upper teeth bite at her lower lip. Again, he started to ache.

“Yes, I guess you would want to unlock my door.”

“Ergo, I should have your keys.”

“Did you just say, ‘Ergo’?”

He draped his arm around her shoulders and guided her toward the passenger side of the jeep and helped her inside.

“Are you just looking for something to fight about? Save the fighting for after dinner so we can play make-up.”

“You want to play with my make-up?” Her hazel eyes weren’t twinkling. No, they were at half-mast and looking at him like she could eat him up with a spoon.

“Off the chain,” he muttered. “Buckle your seat belt.” When she fumbled, he brushed her hands away and clicked it in place. It wasn’t a hardship getting close to those delectable curves.

“Is off the chain good?”

“According to Darryl, it is.”

He shut the door and got into the driver’s side. After they were on the road, she asked who Darryl was.

“He’s my little brother. He got a scholarship to Cal State Fullerton.”

“I didn’t know you had a little brother. How much younger is he than you?”

Dex realized that he hadn’t explained things correctly. “Darryl is part of the San Diego Big Brothers and Sisters program. He and I got paired up five years ago.”

She didn’t say anything after that, he looked over at her. She was looking off into the traffic.

“What are you thinking?” he asked.

“That’s a pretty big commitment to make. What made you decide to do it?”

Shit, how did he answer that?