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"Finding you again like this proves what I’ve known since thewith his hand just cupping her chin, loving the anticipation in her gaze, the way she was all but begging hiry look in her eyes

"What did you know?" she asked, barely above a whisper

"That ere a perfect fit" He leaned in close, close enough that he could have kissed her Instead he said, "And that we belong together"

He could almost taste the sweetness of her lips, was about to pull her soft curves against him, when a flicker of doubt flashed in her eyes at the very last second and she pulled away froht before she’d left hi about being soul mates "I’ve never heard a pickup line quite like that one before Does it usually work?"

She was clearly pushing for a reaction, trying to see if she could get hi anywhere

"I don’t know," he said softly "I’ve never said it to anyone before"

He heard her breath catch, watched as her cheeks flushed an even deeper rose "But we hardly know each other"

Noah wanted to find out who had put that wariness into her eyes Not only was he going to kill the sorry bastard, he was also going to spend the rest of his life ain

"What if I can prove to you that it’s true?"

Interest sparked at his challenging words, but too quickly the wariness caave ht" Hehands in his "One night with you" He entwined his fingers with hers and she stopped shaking as he held her tight "One night to love you the way you’ve alanted to be loved" He dipped his head down so that he could whisper in her ear "One perfect night to make all of your secret desires and dreahtly to take in her reaction, he could see the pulse point at the base of her neckwildly beneath her crea ariness in her beautiful blue eyes

"You could do all that in one night?"

Noah had always followed his instincts, whether with faht now, his instincts were telling hi to convince Colbie of his intentions…and just do

Gently cupping her face with his free hand, her skin so soft beneath his pal hiht before taking her mouth with his

Chapter Six

Noah kissed her the way she’d alanted to be kissed With passion With decadent, sinful purpose

And more sweet eh it was their first kiss, he wasn’t afraid to sweep his tongue between her teeth, and his boldness gave her the courage to take what she wanted

Hi so beautifully that she heated up as much behind her breastbone as she did everywhere else It was blissful being with atoo fast or too slow, only with h she washiether with the tip of her tongue, gently biting his lower lip between her teeth and sucking it into her roan of pleasure vibrated froe to press her breasts against his hard chest His groan turned into a growl of desire and then his hand h her hair as he tilted her head back so that he could have better access to her mouth

Noah didn’t ask her to tell hi was okay, if it felt good He si exactly what she wanted without her having to spell it out for hi in a crowded bar while a gorgeous man kissed her senseless was every fantasy she’d ever had co his kiss already, instead of answering his request, she put her hands on either side of his face and pulled hishim as if her life depended on it

When they finally drew back from one another, he asked, "Is that a yes?"

She’d never wanted to say yes to any question ain--was a tricky thing, she was learning Tricky enough that even Noah’s kisses couldn’t completely eradicate it

"You’re so sure," she said, "so certain But what if one night ends up being a ht have tried to rush her froet out of their clothes and get down to business Noah siently with his hands still in her hair and asked, "Do you remember what I said to you up on the ski slopes?"

Of course she did She hadn’t been able to forget any part of the wonderful day they’d shared in Lake Tahoe

When she nodded, he said, "Tell me, sweetheart"

The endearment, so pure and sweet, war At the same time, his eyes were dark with desire

It was a combination that turned her knees to mush and made her head spin This was it Theto be torh? For the rest of her life was she going to regret leaving Noah here in this cocktail bar, just because there were no guarantees that everything would work out and that they’d end up together forever? Especially when the dangerously wicked look in Noah’s eyeselse ever had?

"You told me all I needed to do was listen toto show aze followed the path of her tongue, le as if he’d kissed them instead "And then you asked me to take your hands, to close ether in Lake Tahoe, but she’d been too afraid of what she was feeling to dare accept Now, as he took a step back, then reached his hands out for her just as he had on the ski slope, she made her choice with her eyes wide open…and slipped her hands into his

Colbie had no idea what parts of Seattle they passed on the way to Noah’s house She couldn’t focus on anything but the hand he’d placed on her skirt across her upper thigh Even though he wasn’t touching bare skin, wasn’t kissing her, wasn’t even saying any sinfully sweet things to her at theall of those things at once

While he carefully watched the wet and slippery road through the windshield wipers, she took the opportunity to drink him in The faint stubble across his chin The sht eyebrow The dark hair that brushed just past his collar Everything about hioing to get to kiss and touch every inch of him soon