“Good to know.”
“Why’s that?” Jocelyn asked.
“She might be able to help with this case, remember?”
We pulled up to her building, and I got out of the driver’s side of my truck. I couldn’t take my eyes off her as I circled the truck. Even with the threat of this psycho running around, and the unease I felt with this budding relationship, as well as still not having told Corey about it, seeing her face was like a breath of fresh air.
She smiled as I opened the door, and it was like the sun rising after hours of darkness.
These feelings were new territory for me, but I wouldn’t run or hide from it.
I followed her into her building, toward the elevator. On the ride up, I braced my hand against the small of her back. We exited on the third floor and started down the hallway toward her condo. I kept thinking how right this all felt.
Yet, I scanned the hallway and our surroundings to make sure there wasn’t someone or something around that shouldn’t be there.
She pulled out her key and unlocked her door. “Are you sure you’re okay?” she asked.
“Why wouldn’t I be?” I stepped over the threshold, following her inside.
“You’ve been off since after the movie. You’re not still thinking about those damn scammers, are you? They’re a pain in the ass but nothing to sweat, as long as you didn’t give them any money?” She gasped, eyes wide. “You didn’t, did you? Is that why they’re getting to you?”
I laughed and shook my head. “No, they haven’t gotten a dime out of me.”
I stepped closer, invading her personal space. She moved back until her back pressed against the wall behind her. We were just inside her condo, still in the entryway.
“Good, you know, because even the people you think would be savvier can get taken in by a good enough liar.” She bit her bottom lip, looking up at me.
“You have experience with that, huh?”
She briefly dropped her gaze to the floor. “Too much.”
Her voice was heavy and filled with emotions I wanted to erase from her memory.
I trailed the tip of my finger down her cheek and over her jawline. She trembled, and I bit back a groan.
“They aren’t me,” I said.
“Are you sure?”
“As certain as I’m standing here right now.”
I dipped my head and kissed her like I’d wanted to since our last kiss outside of the theater.
Grabbing her hips, I brought our bodies to touch while our mouths explored one another’s. She felt so good. It took no time for my body to respond—a heatwave started low in my belly and soon spread throughout the rest of me.
When she let out a small moan, I swore my head was about to explode.
My hands explored her body, somehow finding their way underneath the top she wore. There, I found the soft, supple skin of her torso and massaged it with my fingers. I pressed my cock against her stomach, showing her the full impact she had on me.
Before we crossed the point of no return, I broke the kiss and lowered my forehead to hers.
I squeezed my eyes shut and listened to the sound of her trying to regulate her breathing. I let it be my guide to steady my breath.
“Holy shit.”
“That was…something,” she whispered, voice trembling.
“You know this was inevitable, right?”
