Daughtry.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah,” I breathed.
The best course of action would be to stay clear of drop dead gorgeous, panty melting, brown eyes Collin. Bet he slept with half the women in L.A.
His fingers combed my sweater covered arms.
“We’re adults, Kara. If we want to fuck and go on about our lives, what’s the problem?”
Since we said we weren’t attracted to each other, he thought it would be best to tell me he wanted to fuck me. There was no way I could fuck a man like him and walk away. Definitely wasn’t giving him my virginity.
“The sun’s setting soon. We need to leave. I will not enter your cabin after today.” I pressed my palms against his solid chest and my eyes popped open.
“Admit you’re attracted to me.”
“I will not,” I stated firmly. Almost convincing myself.
“I’m leaving with Eric tonight.”
I sauntered over to the sofa.
He stalked behind me and pulled my body flush against his. “There’s not a chance in hell I’ll let you walk out of the bar and fuck another dude. You’re staying with me tonight.” His tone was harsh and stern.
His big, strong arms caressed my waist. My heartbeat thudded my chest.
Collin’s arms felt delicious wrapped around me. It was time to get off his turf. Under his roof, he was probably comfortable tearing women out of their clothes. Oh, I forgot he never had to pry them out of their clothes. They were accustomed to one-night stands.
“Collin, let me go,” I growled, and attempted to break free.
“That’s not how I meant it. I want to spend time with you later. I’m not rushing you to have sex tonight. We’ll be together every day for two weeks. It’s just sex between two adults, Kara.”
Yeah, sex I hadn’t had yet.
This man would have me climbing the walls. “I don’t want anything to do with you,” I lied. “We should go.”
He released me, and I instantly felt empty outside of his big, strong arms.
Ten minutes later, we drove in silence toward the sunset. Not sure what thoughts were swimming in that beautiful head of his.
**P**
I hopped out of the truck, strolling toward the gorgeous sunset. “Isn’t it beautiful?”
He fell at my side. “It is.” I felt his brown eyes on me.
There was no way I’d meet his gaze. It would only lead to our lips being glued together, not coming up for air until it was pitch black.
“Be sure to take pictures,” I smiled brightly at the beautiful orange and yellow sky, reflecting off the white snow.
His boots crunched the packed snow as he stepped closer, twisting the lens of his expensive camera. He snapped multiple photos.
“Mr. Daughtry, I’d be happy to snap photos of you.”
His head snapped my way, accompanied by a scowl. “We’re on first name bases, Kara.”
I stretched my hand out. He placed the camera in my grasp. It was best that I ignored him.
He pointed to the sunset over his shoulder and smiled as I snapped the photo.
Stepping beside him, I flipped through the photos.
“They’re nice. We’re missing a few.” He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close, and pointed the camera at us. “Smile.”
I flashed a fake grin. Ripping his guts out sure would’ve felt good right about now. Every time our bodies were close, I came undone inside. He could tell I was attracted to him. But he couldn’t know how bad I had it for him. Shrugging out of his grasp, I gathered fire materials. “Do you remember how to start a fire from your Boy Scout days?”
He smirked. “How did you know I was a Boy Scout?”
“A wild guess. We can warm up from time to time while we ice fish. This is what you looked forward to the most, right?”
His smile brightened the night sky. “Yeah.” Those chiseled frosty red cheeks made my lips tingle. I wanted to plant warm kisses all over his stone carved face. He was a beautiful man. A beautiful man you can’t have, Kara.
Collin stacked the twigs and sticks on top of one another. My eyes were glued to his every move.
There were guys who begged to date me. I completely lost interest after learning about Collin. That was so dumb. I needed to give a Talkeetna guy a chance. There was always Anchorage. Bigger town, cuter guys.
After tying a rope around our waists and hooking us to the pulley on my truck, we sat in our chairs on the ice. I drilled two huge holes in the ice, and we threw our fishing