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He was early We were supposed to et so on I’d maybe ask hi I wanted to do was cause issues between theroup already

This should have been easy I was on my turf in the studio, but there was nowhere to hide with theevery part of yourself to anyone in the room My stomach had been in knots since he’d arrived

His gaze had landed on h the s energy of the roo I’d been struck with a sudden bout of food poisoning and canceling the whole class, but deep down, maybe I’d hoped he’d come

I could have sent him a location a few blocks away, but I’d sent this location Maybe that voice in the back of my head had known he’d show up and see me, not like any Liv he’d seen before, but as someone different Someone he didn’t know and think of as his friend’s little sister

He didn’t watch ht we’d kissed, the crackling heat of desire pouring out of every pore in pools so deep it threatened to drown me That was the Ford I’d known and really seen for the first tiain

During the class, I’d danced for hi him to see me in a way that couldn’t be denied This was the place I knew ht possible It wasn’t another dancer’s hands on me; they were Ford’s, and noasn’t just in my head

And noere alone in my territory

“Put your hands here” I covered his hands with ainstin deeper The top I had on rode up higher, and his fingertips brushed against my skin

There was a slight jerk of his arm like he wanted to pull away, but he didn’t The wisps of hair that fell free froainstas the rise and fall of his chest played against y between us

“Like this?” His words licked the curve of my neck

I nodded, not trusting th The tireless practice sessions and hours in the weight rooain would only bring us back to ere both fighting so hard I was a step away fro him into the nearest brooth on my part

“Let’s start it slow”

“Slow is good”

“It’s as much about the emotion as it is about the movement”

His fingers tightened against my body