finish our food first, if you want,” he teased with a cavalier grin. But when she didn’t stop biting down on her lip, he cupped her face and gently tilted her so she was making eye contact again. “Are we moving too fast?”
“Maybe. No…I don’t know.” She shook her head and folded her arms over her chest, trying to cover herself. “I’m attracted to you, I know that much.”
“That’s mutual.”
“But I’m rebounding… This is a rebound and…” She squeezed her eyes shut. “God, why can’t I do something fun and not worry about the consequences for once? I’m broken.”
“You’re not broken.” He smoothed his hands up and down her arms, the slow, firm pressure melting some of the tension from her shoulders. “And we don’t have to take this any further if it’s too soon.”
“Do you think it’s too soon?”
He smirked. “I’d be lying straight to your face if I said I wasn’t thinking about dragging you to my bed, or maybe into the shower, so I could get you out of that dress and keep kissing you all over.”
The pink in her cheeks intensified. “So I’m the only one overthinking it?”
“Yep, but that doesn’t mean I’m a Neanderthal who’s going to drag you off to the nearest dark corner if you’re having doubts.” He gave her a squeeze. “Personally, I find the whole sex thing far more enjoyable if there are no doubts. And life’s too short for bad sex.”
“Life is too short for bad sex,” she agreed.
“Maybe we stick to a kiss for now and then you can think it over, see if I’m as attractive in the morning.”
“That is not the problem, believe me,” she said with a laugh. “Your muscles are very distracting.”
“That a fact?” He lowered his lips to hers and kissed the corner of her mouth. She sighed and her lips parted, her head turning toward his so her nose bumped against his cheek. “I’m more than a hot body, Cora. I’ve got feelings, too.”
She giggled. “Please, tell me. What feelings are the ones you’re experiencing right now?”
“Horniness.” He kissed the side of her neck, and she smoothed her hands up his chest, exposing her breasts again to his hands. Oh boy, he would be thinking about those breasts all night long, regardless of where this went. Hell, there was a solid chance they’d be imprinted on his brain forever. “Overwhelming sexual attraction. Uhh…being turned on.”
“Those are the same as horniness,” she pointed out.
“Feeling pretty bloody good about myself that a girl as pretty as you is hot for me,” he teased.
“That sounds like a good feeling.” She wound her arms around his neck. “Is it okay if I ask you to kiss me again?”
“Just a kiss?”
She nodded. “Yeah, just a kiss.”
Can fucking do.
Trent leaned toward her and she met him halfway, her lips parting for him and her arms tightening around his neck. It was sweet at first. A gentle brushing of lips that was so soft and so light, he could easily have passed it off as being a figment of his imagination. But there was no mistaking the second kiss, because Cora’s tongue darted out eagerly to meet his, and she rubbed her body against his in a way that made him shudder. Damn. Now he didn’t even want to take her to bed—because that was too far away. He wanted to reach under her skirt, pull her underwear to one side, and stroke the seam of her with his finger to see if she was ready for him. How easy would it be to pull down his zipper and guide her to his cock?
Too easy.
But he’d meant every word of what he’d said earlier—life was too short for bad sex. And if there were any doubts in Cora’s mind, then that was a hard stop. Frankly, it wasn’t like Trent had trouble in that area, and he would never settle for a partner who wasn’t 100 percent into it. Why shortchange himself and her?
But something told him this wasn’t the last time sparks would fly between him and Cora. Because the way she responded to his kiss—with short breaths and soft moans and her body glued to his—it was only a matter of time before a fire like that burned out of control.
…
For the next few days, Cora and Trent tiptoed around each other like the floor of Liv’s house was littered in eggshells. The kiss replayed in his mind, but the tension between them had turned from burning passion