Bride & Seek (Enchanted Bridal #5) - Samantha Chase Page 0,8

smile. “Tale of woe? That’s a new one for me.” Walking around the desk, Cade took the bottle from her, put it in his recycling bin, and then led her from the office.

“You really don’t have to walk with me,” she said as he did just that. “I’ve monopolized enough of your time.”

“I have some areas to check out over this way,” he reasoned. Actually, he didn’t, but he enjoyed talking to her and wanted to make sure the coast was clear for her to go back to work.

Along the way, he pointed out areas of interest. “Over there is the employee entrance to the laundry facility. And if you look over there, that’s where we store all the tents and larger equipment for outdoor events–during the day, there’s a side door that’s almost always unlocked. To the right is a fairly private path that is far enough off the beaten path where you can hang out without being bothered.”

Cammie stopped in her tracks. “So essentially, you’re pointing out some alternate hiding places.”

Nodding, he said, “Guilty as charged.”

But rather than being offended or arguing with him, she laughed. “Oh, Cade, you are certainly a wealth of information that I never thought I’d need.”

He playfully nudged her shoulder with his–or tried to. He was easily six inches taller than her. “Stick with me, kid, and you’ll know every escape route in the place.”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” she replied, still laughing.

They approached the rear entrance to the lobby and walked inside. The air was cool and fragrant, and Cade realized he didn’t have any reason to be inside except to walk her back to her office.

“Thanks for the escort,” she said as they got closer to the office area. “I appreciate the company.”

“You sure he’s gone? Wouldn’t want you to go back in there and feel ambushed.”

“They should be. I know Dixie had another appointment coming in and she doesn’t like to keep anyone waiting. I can’t imagine she’d let anyone monopolize her time or cut into another client’s time.”

“Okay,” he said. “So…I guess I’ll see you around.”

Cammie nodded but didn’t seem in any hurry to leave. “Yeah. I guess so.” She turned and looked over her shoulder toward her office and he immediately noticed her stiffen up.

“Cammie?” He looked beyond her and saw a couple walking toward them. They were in a relatively open area with tile floors that would undoubtedly echo if she ran across them in her heels, which he took a brief second to admire.

She began to look around wildly for a way to get away, and rather than watching her run, he did the only thing he could think of.

He hauled her into his arms and kissed her.

3

It took all of three seconds for Cammie to get entirely on board with Cade’s kiss. She knew exactly why he was doing it, and should she ever decide to come up for air, she’d thank him.

Her hands instantly raked up into his hair to hold him to her. Not that she needed to–those strong arms of his banded around her waist and she was pressed against him from head to toe.

Wow.

In her teenage fantasies, Cade Taylor kissed her. And it had been sweet and romantic and lovely. This kiss was all that on steroids. She went from zero to sixty in the blink of an eye, and if they weren’t in the middle of the resort lobby, she’d be tempted to climb him like a tree!

Cammie was vaguely aware of voices around them, but even that was forgotten the moment Cade’s tongue touched hers.

Then it started all over again.

Heat.

Need.

Sex.

Yup. Her brain was pretty much fried right now. And if she could just get them to move a little to the left, then maybe…

“I think they’re gone,” Cade said against her lips.

Huh. So that’s what a bucket of ice water feels like, she thought to herself. Slowly she stepped away but couldn’t make herself look directly at him. She was sure she was fifty shades of red and wished the floor would just open up and swallow her.

“So…uh…thanks,” she muttered. “I um…I need to get back to work. See ya.” Turning, she all but ran down the hall and back to the safety of her office.

Pulling open the door, she walked right into Dixie.

“Oh!” they both cried.

Reaching out to steady her, Dixie asked, “Sorry about that. Are you okay?”

“Huh? What?”

Her boss studied her for a moment. “You’re all flushed. Are you all right? Did you run into Preston and