Third Chances (Men Of Manhattan #2) - Ivy Smoak Page 0,26
together. Your words."
"Please. Come on. Those guys are getting closer. They might try to use their cards on me."
"I guess that's a risk you're going to have to take."
"Please, Rob. I'll do anything."
"Anything?" He raised his left eyebrow.
I gulped. "Yes. Anything." I looked over at the group of guys. They were nearly upon us. "Come on."
He shrugged. "Okay, deal." He immediately stopped walking and pushed the middle of my chest, pressing my back against the wall. His lips were on me before I even had time to realize what was happening.
Holy shit. Normally I would have waited longer to kiss someone after just meeting them. But I had just told him he could have whatever he wanted. A kiss seemed innocent enough. Besides, when was I ever going to get another chance to make out with a sexy stranger at an exclusive resort? Especially one that looked like Rob.
He ran his tongue across my lips, slowly easing them open. He tasted like mint and something sweet. Coconut maybe? I felt one of his hands slide to my ass and lift my leg up around his waist.
It was maybe becoming a little more PG-13 now, but I didn't want him to stop. I couldn't even remember the last time I had been kissed like this. I moved my hands to the back of his head, gripping his hair. It was softer than I imagined. I pulled him closer to me, deepening the kiss.
He groaned into my mouth.
There was something so primal about the noise. I wanted to hear him make it again and again. And suddenly I wanted to touch every inch of him, even though I had just applied sunscreen in the same places. I ran my fingers down the back of his neck and over the muscles of his broad shoulders. I let my hands trail down his strong biceps.
He pulled back far too soon and smiled. "I told you that you wanted to kiss me." He kept my thigh in his hand.
"Psh, yeah right. I was just letting you kiss me because of the deal we just made."
"The deal where you said you'd do anything? You really think I'd waste that on a kiss that you were clearly already begging me for?" He removed his hand from my thigh.
"Yes, what other deal would I be talking about? We're even now." I put my foot back down on the ground and pushed on his chest so I could get away from him. But he didn't budge.
"I never even said I was cashing in."
"It was implied when you started making out with me."
"Again, I was just giving you what you wanted." He leaned forward. His breath was hot in my ear. "Don't worry, you'll like what I actually have planned for you." He lightly bit my earlobe.
Chapter 10
Rob
The moan that escaped her lips made it hard for me to step back. But the chase was half the fun. This girl was stubborn and uptight. It was going to be amusing watching her unwind. Slowly. Very slowly. It was part of the game. And now that I had kissed her, there was no way I was going to stop.
I stepped back and ran my hand through my hair. Girls loved that for some reason. I watched her eyes follow my fingers. She crossed her arms and looked away from me.
"As far as I'm concerned, our deal is done," she said. "The only thing that either of us owe the other one is you making Javier get these bracelets off me."
"We both know that's not what you want."
She looked back up at me. "Yes I do. All I want is for these bracelets to be off my wrist and to be swimming laps. Alone."
I put my hand to my chest. "Ouch. I thought that kiss was amazing."
"Yeah, well, it wasn't."
I smiled as she turned and walked away. Her ass swayed just the right amount. Like she was trying a little to be sexy, but not trying too hard. She was definitely sexy. And very stubborn. Luckily for me, this weekend she was going to be mine.
"Wait up," I said and caught up to her. "Aren't you worried that more creepy guys are going to walk by?" I slipped my hand into hers.
"None as creepy as you, surely." Despite what she had just said, she kept her fingers intertwined with mine.
I looked down at her hand. I rarely held hands. It seemed more intimate than a light touch on the lower back. But