Still, Dani held herself a bee length away from his lips and lifted her gaze to ensure he was okay with it.She wasn’t going to attack the man.
His eyes shone with desire, and she smiled when she closed the final distance to touch his lips softly.
She couldn’t contain the soft moan that escaped her at the touch.
Distantly, she heard a thump as Lawson dropped the pack he’d been carrying.Then, his arms banded around her, sending thrills through her body.
The kiss didn’t stop at a soft brush of gratitude.She couldn’t even remember why she was felt grateful, because that emotion quickly morphed into straight-up desire.
She might have initiated the kiss, but it took Lawson only a heartbeat to take it over, to level it up.
He kissed like the romance heroes she’d read about.
Her arms coasted up his T-shirt and looped around his neck.If he was going to blow up her brain cells, she decided it could be his job to keep her upright.
Chapter8
Nice And Slow
Lawson couldn’t get enough.
Of Dani’s taste.Her soft purrs and gasps.The sensation of her curves pressed against his body.
Kissing her in the sunny clearing was everything he wanted.Hell, it was everything he hadn’t known he’d wanted.
He hadn’t even let his hands wander, and he was addicted.
Dani tasted like the sunshine around them mixed with a splash of honey.
He hadn’t a clue how long they remained tangled in the embrace, but he finally managed to slow the kiss.It took even longer to pull his mouth away from hers.
He didn’t loosen his hold on her.Instead, he kissed her forehead and then rested his there.“You okay?”
Her throaty chuckle had him smiling back.
She leaned back a little to lock her eyes on his.Hers shone.“I’m okay.More than okay.You?”
He laughed.“Hell, yeah.I’ve been dreaming of that since you opened your garage door.”
The flush in her cheeks deepened, and she rolled her lips together, amusement shining from the smile she tried to hide.“I pretty much slammed the door in your face.”
He grinned.“You did.And I deserved it.In my defense, I was completely unprepared for you, and I couldn’t form a coherent sentence.”
Her lips tipped up.“You saw me in the field.”
“I couldn’t see your face.You were wearing one of your floppy hats.Add in the chunky sweater, the dress, and the work boots, and I somehow convinced myself that you were someone’s grandma.I was sure you’d be thrilled with my offer to pay for the truck you obviously weren’t interested in restoring.”
While he’d spoken, her eyes had widened, and that smile grew.“I feel like I should be insulted.”The laughter in her tone belied her words.
He kissed her lightly and pulled back to smile.“Don’t be.I’d lost my mind over Beatrice.When I knocked on your garage, I lost my mind over you.I wasn’t expecting you, Dani.”
In more ways than one.He’d genuinely thought the woman in the field had been older.But he also hadn’t been expecting the double gut punches of desire and curiosity that had him stumbling over his words.
She grinned.“I wasn’t expecting you either.My imagination went wild.I thought you were spying on me, and I could only think of two possible reasons for that.”
Damn it.He’d scared her.Her next words confirmed it.
“First, I created some extremely ridiculous conspiracy theories about how my family might use the drone to gather information about me.Then they’d use it to coerce me into a marriage I didn’t want.Or get me to give up a life I love because they wanted to preserve the illusion of a happy family.”
