Summer Love_ A Steamy Small Town Romance Anthology - Piper Rayne Page 0,99

plump bottom lip.

Two steps, and I was in front of her. Without thinking, I grabbed her forearms and held her tight. The need to kiss her, to taste her after all this time, was almost too strong to resist.

She tipped her head up, her eyes closed.

More than anything, I wanted to feel her lips on mine, her body pressed against mine.

I inhaled slowly. She waited.

No. Not like this.

I released her and swiftly walked back to my desk, where I put both hands flat against the hard surface and dropped my head, dragging in one deep breath after another.

I couldn’t breathe with her so close. Let alone half naked.

Behind me, I heard her make a noise. But before I could react, Abigail grabbed my arm and tugged. I spun around to see her beautiful face flushed a sexy shade of red, her mouth set in a line of determination.

“Abigail, I—”

“I told you. My name is Abby.”

She pushed her slight body up against me. Hard. She moved a bare leg between mine and pressed against my throbbing erection with her thigh, right before she took my face in her hands and kissed me.

I hoped like hell I wasn’t making a mistake. It was a risk, to be sure. But…

There was something between us. There always had been. It would just be better to get it out of the way. The tension, the unspoken need.

No more games.

I wasn’t the unsure twenty-something he remembered. I’d changed. I’d learned. And I knew enough now that if I was ever going to get what I wanted, I had to go after it.

So I kissed him.

And the moment my lips touched his, all of my bravado melted away because…damn.

I definitely wasn’t going to be able to get him out of my system. The touch of his lips had stirred up a whole lot more than unfinished business.

Taken off guard, his lips resisted, but only for a second before they softened and melted into the kiss. For a second, I thought he might push me away again, but then one hand clamped around my waist to hold me tight, while the other twined through my hair as his tongue found mine and plunged into my mouth, deepening the kiss.

Yes. This is what I’d wanted. And so much more. Phillip had always kissed me as if his life depended on it. That hadn’t changed.

My entire body lit up with a desire so intense my knees buckled. I groaned and pressed into him harder, using my thigh to rub his swollen erection.

He moaned, and used my hair to tug my head back before his mouth found the sensitive skin on my neck. He sucked, nipped, and even bit down a little; the slight shot of pain traveled through me and intensified the throbbing between my legs.

It had started as a challenge to myself and sure, maybe a little bit of spite, too. But now that I was here with Phillip’s mouth on my hot skin, I wanted more. Needed more.

As if answering my unasked plea, he slid his hands down my body and over my exposed bottom. He cupped my flesh and squeezed, before scooping me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and pressed against him, kissing him with abandon as Phillip turned me around and set me on his desk.

Yes.

Finally.

I groaned and tipped my head back as his hands worked their way down my body, exploring and teasing over the pink silk and lace of the corset.

“Yes.” The word was a moan on my lips. “Phillip. It’s always been…” My words faded away and he stilled. Waiting. “I…”

How could I tell him how I felt when I didn’t even know myself?

Instead, I chickened out and simply said, “I missed you.”

He jerked away from me so quickly I almost lost my balance on the desk. I felt the loss of his nearness, of his fingers, of his touch, as if he’d thrown a bucket of water on me.

“What the…”

Phillip had turned away from me and was zipping his pants.

My mind raced. What the hell? He’d set this up. He’d planned it all. He’d bought the sexy lingerie. I was so confused. He had to want this the way I did.

And I did. I wanted him.

“You should go.”

“Phillip, I…” I what? “I’m sorry…” I wasn’t exactly sure what I was apologizing for. The money? For coming on to him? For saying whatever it was that I said that stopped this?

I didn’t know. And it didn’t matter because he still