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fire.
Not that she was completely complacent. Would be nice if it was wood-burning.
I m not replacing the fireplace. Even though he agreed with her, the cost benefit of the
renovation just didn t make it worth it. Having a fireplace increased the value of homes by thousands
of dollars, but switching from one type to another made almost no difference in price.
What are we doing here? she asked quietly even as she snuggled closer.
He leaned in and took a deep inhale, the smell of her shampoo somehow being the sexiest thing
imaginable to him at the moment. We are... He trailed off. He didn t know what to tell her.
Hanging out, he finally supplied.
She let out a snort. My college boyfriend and I used to hang out. Don t think I don t know
what that means.
I d be lying if I said I hadn t thought about it.
I see through your nefarious plan. Take me out to a romantic spot on the most uncomfortable
seat in town to get me buttered up. Very smooth, Devereaux.
We can leave if you want.
Now I didn t say that, did I? she said softly.
Why didn t you? He didn t know what he was doing, but she d seemed pretty damn sure of
herself from the second she d pounded on his door. Why wasn t she slapping him in the face and
demanding he take her home?
I don t know, she said carefully. I suppose because you feel good and I m trying to take a bit
of a mental vacation?
That sounds like a bad reason.
Do you think I should leave?
Haven t I been telling you that since you showed up in town?
I mean right now. Do you think I should leave?
I think...if you stay, I ll show you a good time.
A good time? How can a girl pass that up? Even though the words sounded joking, she said it
in a serious, almost somber tone.
There s something between us, said Rourke.
That doesn t mean we need to be stupid about this. I mean
But Cali never finished the thought. Because then Rourke was kissing her.
CHAPTER TEN
Cali tilted her head back and let Rourke kiss her. Thousands of thoughts rushed into her mind.
Namely, the thousands of reasons she should stop this kiss and order him to take her back.
But damn it, he felt good. He felt warm and secure and safe. But was safe a good enough reason
to risk her entire reason for coming here? Just because she knew he wasn t an asshole was no reason
to climb into bed with someone. Or onto the floor with them, in this case.
He tilted his head and kissed her deeper. Roughly.
No. This wasn t just about safety. She sure as hell didn t feel like this when Easson kissed her.
When anyone kissed her, for that matter. This was something deeper, more unique. Even if things
couldn t really go further between them, she wasn t going to give this up.
So, spurred on by a boost of confidence she d never felt before, Cali cupped the back of
Rourke s neck and pulled him in close. Rourke felt the change and he became bolder with his kiss, his
tongue teasing the seam of her lips as his hand traced the curve of her body until it came to a rest on
her hip.
His kisses trailed down, and she tilted her head back to give him better access to her throat as
she ran her fingers over the sexy stubble along his jaw. Every touch of his hands or mouth sent sparks
of pleasure shooting through her, and when Rourke nipped at the sensitive skin where neck met
shoulder, she couldn t hold in a little moan.
The hand on her hip moved lower until he caught the hem of her skirt and pushed up. When his
fingers hit the edge of her panties, he let out a little growl. One more reminder of just how wild the
man in her arms was. Heat pooled low in her belly at the thought.
Rourke pulled back and ripped his shirt off in one quick motion, setting it on top of the blanket
before he gently pushed her back until she lay in front of him. He knelt on his heels toward her feet
and Cali took the moment to fully appreciate the view. Rourke had finely tuned muscles from the
manual labor he did; it obviously worked well for him.
He set his palms on her ankles and widened her legs so he could fit between them. For the first
time since they started kissing, a flash of worry shot through her. What are you doing? she asked
nervously.
Those dark eyes met hers, and he looked so confident that all of her concerns melted away.
More than confident, he looked hungry. Hungry for her, and that was the hottest thing she d ever seen.
Trust me. His hands now snaked slowly up her legs.
She leaned back as he pushed the skirt of her dress up higher and higher. And when his fingers
hooked in the waistband of her panties, she lifted her hips, allowing him to pull them inch by
delicious inch down her legs.
Until they were completely off.
Even though it was only one piece of clothing, she might as well be completely naked with how
vulnerable she felt.
But then his hands traveled back up again. Every millimeter traveled sent a new wave of
pleasure through her. But that all came to a crazy frenzy when he reached the sensitive folds between
her legs. At first, he simply pressed his palm against the mound, and she rubbed greedily against him.
The friction against her clit sent shivers through her.
Then his skillful fingers slid in. Too thick to be just one... And while he tortured her from the
inside, his thumb brushed her clit in the briefest touch, and that was all it took for Cali to arch her
back as a bolt of lightning shot through her.
He kept up, not relenting for anything, and right when she thought it was too much, he abruptly
withdrew. Before she could ask what happened, his hands pushed her thighs wide apart as he ducked
his head between her legs, his mouth taking the place of his fingers.
At the slightest touch of his tongue against her clit, the orgasm hit Cali. All her stress and worry
just shot out of her in one big whoosh as wave after wave of pleasure replaced it.
She opened her eyes to see Rourke had climbed up her body and stared down at her. Damn,
you re beautiful, he said in his deep, husky tone.
She smiled up at him. You re not too bad yourself.
But he didn t smile back. Instead, he leaned in, kissing her deeply as his hips rested between
hers. His erection had to be painful inside his jeans, but he d seemed to be focused on her.
Except what would make her happier than anything would be if he took those jeans off.
One of her legs snaked around his, rubbing her bare foot against the thick denim as she arched
into him, telling him with her body exactly what she wanted from him.
God, Cali, he growled against her ear. Then he ripped himself away from her; his shaking
fingers tore at the fly to his jeans and pushed them and his boots off in frantic movements. He leaned
forward to grab a condom out of the back pocket of his discarded jeans. He started to open the packet,
and Cali sat up, setting a hand over his to stop him. Let me, she said in a breathy voice that didn t
even sound like hers.
She ran her fingers over his and took the condom. She looked down at his straining erection,
surrounded by thick, curly hair, a shade darker than his sun-lightened locks. He leaned against the
blanket as she rolled the latex over the thick head of his cock, and it was his turn to gasp under her
touch. She smiled in victory at his reaction before she rolled it the rest of the way down.
Come here, he ordered, holding a hand out to her.
She took his hand as she slid up his body. But as soon as her hips were within reach, he grabbed
her and pulled her up, until her parted thighs were right above his erection and her chest was pressed
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