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I laughed “Where I’m from it’s never too late”

“And where are you from, Luke?”

I bent toward her, lowering my lips to her ear “Texas”

“Is that supposed to impress me?”

Everyone had cleared out behind the stage She was the last one froainst the wall and letting n over her I had never wanted to feel a woman’s lips under mine like this before I could al sounds she would make

I moved closer “It should”

“I’”

My hand flattened against the wall over her shoulder “No it sure doesn’t Everything’s bigger in Texas”

Iher lips under mine e both jumped

“What the hell?” We looked up

The symphony members had returned to collect their instruments and the cellist had dropped his case

I cleared my throat and made some space for us to breathe Lexi’s eyes hadn’t left my mouth

I slippedoff-balance I inhaled her perfume and her shao once she was steady again

Everything about this scenario screamed for me to take her To find a dark corner and kiss the hell out of this girl Dauests I could have wrapped her in my arms so fast and felt her heart beat out of her chest But there was so about Lexi that made me want more than a quickie in the closet I wanted to savor this woman Devour her Drink in every part of her And I wanted to takeit

“I guess we’re lucky that didn’t land on our heads” She giggled “Maybe this isn’t the best place to be”