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That kiss
Wow Just uh,
It’d been five minutes since he’d kissed her, at least fivesouth on 89, back to Marietta
And yet her lips still tingled Her whole body tingled Every little nerve see
Maybe the kiss wasn’t really that good
Maybe it just seeood because it had been ten months since she’d last kissed anyone
Maybe Ben was a lousy kisser and she’d forgotten that kissing could light her up like a Christmas tree
Or ood
“You’re awfully quiet,” Shane said, breaking the silence
“I was just trying to figure so out”
He shot her a swift glance “And ould that be?”
She shouldn’t say it She shouldn’t “Are you that good of a kisser, or was Ben just bad?”
For a longin the air between them And then his hard jaw eased, and he s, and ood”
She didn’t know if it was his smile or his words but she went hot all over, so hot it was like ju pot “That’s pretty confident”
His lips quirked “Or honest”
She looked at hith of his sinewy thighs The“Girls must just fall at your feet”
He didn’t answer right away “I don’t have a proble women, no”
“So what are your rules when you date?” She saw the lift of his brow and hurriedly added, “You knohat Iand single”
“That’s because I’m married to my career There is no time for a wife or kids”
“Do you want kids one day?”
He shot her an indecipherable look “Not planning on a farown up bounced from place to place, I’d never do that to a kid If I made one, I’d raise him”
He returned his attention to the highway and they drove in silence for a mile or two before Shane added, “I’m not a fan of abortion I wouldn’t dictate to anyone else We each have our own beliefs, but for me, life is life, and it needs to be protected”
“You really mean that?” she whispered after awhat I want to hear?”
His laugh was low and rough “I’m not a kiss-ass, no”
She flushed and crossed one leg over the over, thinking the inside of the Range Rover suddenly felt far too small and warm “I didn’t mean that”
“Good Because I’d never tell soht it hat they’d want to hear If you ask , I’ll tell you the truth”
“I’lad”
He shot her a cool glance “Do you want to ask ?”
She gave a tug on her seatbelt, trying to loosen it, feeling as if she couldn’t breathe “No”
“You can Is there anything about the book, or the Sheenans—”
“No” But she’d said it fast, too fast, and they both knew it Jet sed hard, gathering her thoughts, and courage “But if so I want or need to knoill ask I promise”
“Good Far better to ask, than to assu, his teeth white in the light of the dash, and just that quick, lazy smile made her pulse drum and her chest ache with an emotion she couldn’t define
She liked hi to have to be careful not to let herself care tootoo hard It hy she’d been avoiding dating Better to keephurt again
Finally the lights of Marietta glowed in the distance “Almost there,” she said
Shane put on his signal as they approached the turn off for Marietta “Youfor the off rauess I do have them In my world, a man never turns his back on his woman, or his child Ever So if you want rules, those are otiable”
And then they were on Bra the dark street to Kara’s
Pulling up in front of Kara’s yellow house, Jet saw that the front porch light was on, and hts shone from the inside Kara must still be up
“Here we are,” Jet said, reaching for the seatbelt buckle