Hudson (Anderson Billionaires #4) - Melody Anne Page 0,17

him. “Would your brothers agree with you?”

“Nah, but only because they lie a lot,” he told her.

That made her smile. There were times she was jealous of siblings getting to grow up together. Then there were other times she was grateful. A lot of siblings never spoke to each other, but it didn’t appear to be that way for Hudson.

“Not that you’ll remember all of their names, but they are Finn, Noah, Brandon, and Crew. We were always together growing up. Even though we had different interests, we liked to share things as well. We did all of the normal stuff like sports, girls, and jobs. But we had different career goals. No matter how much time passes, we’re still tight. We drive each other crazy sometimes, but at the end of the day, we’re family who will always be there for one another. The rest of the world could disappear and a good family would barely notice because of having each other.”

“I don’t know if I agree with that. Family is important, but some people have friends in their life who are just as, or more than, important as someone related by blood.”

“Yes, I’ve seen that. But there’s a bond between siblings that I don’t think can be matched,” he told her.

His smile fell away as if he realized he’d let down his guard. Daisy was fascinated watching him pull back. She wondered if he was speaking the truth, if he truly didn’t allow anyone inside other than his family. That would be a lonely existence. She might not be thrilled with the concept of love, but someday she hoped to marry. She wasn’t going to have kids though. She didn’t want to settle either and have a miserable marriage. She’d seen a lot of those. She wanted companionship that didn’t suffocate one another. Was that possible?

His eyes hooded again, and he cupped her cheek. The heat that was stirring burst into flames as his thumb traced her bottom lip. She had to force herself not to dart out her tongue and get the tinniest taste of him.

“We’re not strangers anymore,” he said, making her squirm.

From the glint in his eyes, he seemed to know when she caved into her desire. He slowly moved forward, giving her time to tell him no if she didn’t want this to happen.

Short of the plane falling from the sky, nothing would stop this. Heck, even that might not. She’d never know they hit the ground if she was in his arms with his lips were on hers.

He started slow, a soft brushing of his lips against hers, just a whisper that made her strain for more. His fingers circled to the back of her neck as he moved closer, pressing his lips more tightly to hers.

She softly moaned against him as his tongue flitted across her bottom lip. She opened to him and wrapped her arm around his back, squeezing the solid muscle. Her body in flames, she was lost in his arms.

His hand slid down, fingers brushing over her collarbone and going lower as he deepened their kiss. He pushed his hips against hers, and she gasped as she felt his arousal pressing against her, making her ache in a way that needed sated right now.

She was losing all sense of control when someone in the plane coughed, and a light went on near them. Daisy jumped back, their lips breaking apart. She was panting as she gazed at Hudson’s flushed cheeks and cloudy eyes. Thankfully, he seemed to be as much under a spell as she was.

He managed to compose himself a lot quicker than she did. Someone stood from their seat and Daisy could see the back of their head. She was mortified she’d forgotten where they were. They weren’t alone. She couldn’t let this get out of hand when there was nearly zero privacy.

“I wasn’t expecting that to be so good,” Hudson whispered. “To be continued later.”

His words made her body ache even more. She now understood what sexually frustrated meant. She’d never been so disappointed to not get a happy ending after nothing more than a kiss.

“That was pretty good,” she admitted.

He chuckled. She loved the sound. “I’m not sure one of my kisses has ever been described as pretty good before,” he told her. “I’m going to have to try again so I can up the rating to spectacular.”

He turned onto his back, then pulled her to him, placing her head in the crook of his