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“That’s because things aren’t going anywhere”

“Where do you suggest we take things on our third date, Georgia? Skip the getting to know each other part and head straight for the nearest bed?”

She backed up “You knohat? You’re right I’o Thanks for the drink” She spun away froia could run in such ankle-breaking heels, but she was hightailing it out the door

Dammit

Tim clapped him on the back “So, McKay, when the fk did you hit your head?”

Tell glared at hi about?”

He pointed toward the exit “Dude, you’ve got a screw loose if you’d rather be with us than her”

The guy had a point

“Thanks for the kick in the ass, buddy, I owe you” Tell took off, catching her halfway across the gravel parking lot He picked her up, covering her shriek of surprise with his ht him for about two seconds, then her arms wound around his neck and she kissed hi until he reached the back end of his pickup, setting her down long enough to drop the tailgate He hoisted her onto his lap, facing hiht in the parking lot allowed hile he’d parked his truck meant no one could see theot to say my piece”

“Because I’ve heard that particular piece before”

“Oh yeah?”

“Yeah We’re taking it slow You’re gonna spend two solid days in et there…blah blah blah”

That seemed a little sarcastic “But you don’t believe it?”

“I’ll believe it when I see it” Georgia let her fingers trace his jawline, the hollows of his cheeks, the corners of his eyes and the arch of his eyebrows Then she murmured, “Look at you So different now You’re all h school boy I knew” Hersh school boy still inside you is afraid I’ll reject you if you try and touch ers “Not true”

“So true” Georgia flicked her tongue across the sea in for a kiss, she retreated “Coet to second base with aze dropped to her chest Dareat rack Now that he was inches away froo slow portion of his adult brain was suddenly silenced by the show e brain

No surprise which side won

“I’ll adet-out—is a little inti for a simple country boy like one” Tell’s hot gaze hooked hers “Untie the bow”

She curled the satin ribbon around her finger and gently tugged until the bow disappeared, leaving two short ribbons dangling along each side

“Show ia must’ve been impatient because she popped the last few hooks in rapid succession until the bustier hung open cooddamn he could see smooth white flesh from her neck to her navel And those pretty, perky niles

“Beautiful” He slid his hands up her back and around her rib cage to peel away the sides of the stiff material His thumbs stroked the underswell of her brsts and the soft, pluooseflesh across her arainst his zipper

“Tell Please Touch ain about second base ’Cause I never got to it in high school”