mother nuts. He has a dress shirt with the pattern of a safari, and he insists that it is his good date shirt.”
“They sound fun,” he said. “I would like to meet them someday.”
Chantal smirked. “If you think saying sweet things like that will get you into my pants, you’ve got another think coming, mister.”
He held up his hands. “I don’t have to be sweet to get into your delicious-looking yoga pants, Chacha. You have a hard time keeping your hands off me all by yourself.”
“Do not.” The color of her cheeks told the truth, though. She had been a very active participant in their feverish kisses the last time they had hung out.
“I see you checking me out.”
Her eyes lit up, and she bent down dramatically to tie her shoe, which, coincidentally, was not untied. “You were saying?”
“You caught me,” he laughed. His eyes had immediately gone to her butt. And what a butt it was.
We want to bite it one day soon, his insufferable wolf growled. She is so sexy in those pants. Let me free, so I can impress her with my awesome running skills.
If he had been alone, Rush would have rolled his eyes at his beast.
“Maybe we can amend the rules. No sex, light touching, some kissing, and definitely loads and loads of ogling.”
“I’m in agreement with this.” It took a lot of control not to launch himself at her to give her the kiss he so longed to give her. Her lips were honestly the most delicious thing in the world.
“Okay, so where have you taken me, exactly? And more to the point, why?”
Rush took her hand, brought it to his lips and kissed her knuckles. “So impatient.” Keeping her hand interlaced with his, he led them toward a small dirt path.
“Are you sure this is safe? I mean, we won’t come face to face with a wolf or anything?”
He threw his head back and barked out a laugh. He didn’t know how, but Chantal kept dropping wolf analogies, and it was hilarious. He wanted to tell her that he was the big bad wolf she kept referring to. There was literally nowhere safer than with him. He would never let anything bad happen to her.
“Trust me when I say this, I’m the scariest thing you will face on these paths through the woods.”
Chantal shook her head. “Right. Is that because you get angry when you’re hungry? Do you get hangry, Rush?”
“Yup. I will eat you right up, Cinderella.”
She giggled. “You’re getting your fairy tales all turned around. Little Red Riding Hood was the one with the wolf.”
“Yes, but Cinderella was the one where the princess disappeared, and the prince had to chase after her to find her. Much like I had to do with you.” He winked at her to show that there were no hard feelings. There weren’t. He had found her, and that was all that mattered.
“Well, I will allow it then.”
They walked down the path together, chatting happily. Rush pointed out a few trees and plants. He noted the tracks of a few animals, but that was mostly to keep his wolf quiet. The damn beast really wanted to show off his natural skills as a hunter, as a provider. Though why the wolf thought Chantal needed to know what chipmunk poop looked like was beyond him. He really needed to take his wolf out more often.
“This is really nice, Rush. Honestly. And hey! I haven’t tripped once.”
She took a few steps ahead of him and did a little happy dance. Of course, in her excitement, she missed the tree limb sticking out of the ground. Her toes hooked on it, and she stumbled. Rush raced forward and stopped her from falling, holding her close to his chest.
“Look at that,” her voice was breathy. “You are there to catch me when I fall.”
“Told you so.” He grinned down, but he didn’t let her go. “About the light kissing…”
Whatever he was going to say died on his lips. Chantal craned her neck up and placed her lips against his. He immediately cupped her cheek in his hand, desperate for more contact. When her tongue dipped into his mouth, teasing him, his grip lowered down to her ass. He squeezed the globes, bringing her closer to him. Chantal hooked her leg around his waist, her hands roaming across his shoulders before digging into his neck.
A loud snap in the forest made them jump apart. Chantal rearranged her top while he had to