“Never seen it.” I watch him take a huge bite of his burger. I can’t help noticing he’s eating a single cheeseburger too. I snicker. “You know,youcan eat stacked meat.”
“Nah. I’d rather eat three burgers. More bread.” He takes another giant bite, and I want to growl because guys suck. They can eat anything and never gain a pound. So not fair.
“We could watch a movie, but you probably need to get back to the bar.” I look up at him, expecting him to agree, but he doesn’t.
“I’m off now. Got Chris to take over.”
“Oh.” I’m happily surprised. “Want to watch something?”
Pulling another burger from the sack, he nods. “Sure. You pick.”
Crap. That’s not an easy task. I wouldn’t want to choose the wrong movie. On the other hand, I don’t want to sit through something I won’t enjoy. Picking up the remote, I click on the OnDemand button and choose one of the movie channels. We have several—thank you, Vic. Scrolling through the options, I hesitate to point out something when he says, “You ever seeThe Big Lebowski?
I shake my head.
“It’s a classic.”
I highly doubt that, but when I find the movie, I read the description. I do love Jeff Bridges. Shrugging, I hit Play. Might as well check it out. “If I don’t like it, can I change it?”
Luke chuckles. “Your house, your rules.”
I like the sound of that.
As the movie rolls, I understand why he likes it. It’s dark, quirky humor. Having finished my food, I set my plate on the table and scoot closer to him. That’s when he slides his arm behind me and begins to run his long fingers through my ponytail.
OMG. I love having my hair played with.
In a matter of minutes, my eyes are half closed, but I’m still listening to the movie. His fingers are so gentle, it relaxes me.
“You like that?” His voice is deep and so damn sexy.
“Love it.”
“Take your hair thing out.”
Without hesitation, I reach back and pull out the hair tie, then sigh as he runs his fingers through my now loose hair. “Oh my God.” I moan.
His hand stops suddenly. I’m about to voice my protest when I’m pushed onto my back and Luke Green is above me. “You can’t make fucking noises like that, babe.”
I blink up at him and smile. I love him like this. Above me. “Why not? It felt good.” Yeah, I’m poking the bear.
He stares down at me. Just stares. I stare right back.
The tension is building between us, and I want to be the one to break it. Or add to it. So I do something I probably shouldn’t: I reach out and rest my hand on the back of his neck. As I pull him closer, I lift my head. When my lips are less than an inch from his, Luke growls, “You don’t want this.”
“Oh, Iwantthis.”Bad.
Without another word, Luke slams his mouth against mine and takes control. His lips are firm but not stiff. They’re moving, sliding, suckling on mine. When I feel his tongue touch my lips, I open for him. This damn kiss is one for the record book. How can one kiss make my body come to life like never before? I’m practically shaking from head to toe. The hands he’d had on either side of my head, the ones that were holding him above me, are now beneath me, which means we’re pressed together. One is behind my head, the other on my lower back. He’s surrounding me. I work to get my legs untangled beneath him until they’re around him, Luke’s center against mine. I moan again. That’s when he presses down and I feel him. He’s hard.
“Fuck.” Luke pulls back from me before I can finish my thought. “Jesus, Tayler….” We’re now separated completely and getting more so because Luke’s off the couch and stomping toward the kitchen. I push myself up and turn so I can see what he’s doing. He’s looking down with his hands on his hips. His breathing is labored, like mine is. “We can’t do that.”
“Why not?” I mean, seriously.Why not?Sure, we’re friends, but I know we’re more than that. It seems like it, anyway.
He finally looks at me. “You know why not.”
“Because you only like booty calls?”
He laughs, but there’s no humor in it. “You could say that.” He takes in a lungful of air and steps closer to me. “This is never going to be a romance, honey. I know you want more than a fuck now and then.”
