I get lost in the kiss, his tongue touching the seam of my lips, and I open for him, wanting more of him like a greedy woman in heat. His tongue dances with mine, and a low throaty sound comes from him, the sound hitting me between the legs.
My body is warm all over; I have never been kissed like this before.
The sound of someone clearing their throat interrupts us, and I keep my eyes closed as Romeo pulls back, then I hear the flight attendant’s voice.
“We are ready to take off,” she snipes. To keep from her seeing my smirk, I bury my face in Romeo’s shoulder, and I feel his body vibrate a little as he chuckles.
“Okay, we are ready.”
She huffs under her breath, making my smile widen against his body.
“We are doing that again, babe.” His voice sends a shiver of promise through me.
“Well, you are in luck because I want to do that again, too.” He cocks a brow at me, and I stammer. “W-well I mean we have to, for your parents to believe that we are a c-couple, right?”
His smile widens and my heart stutters in my chest. He is so damn yummy and handsome. I want to lick him like a popsicle.
“After that kiss, I think we can pull it off. You respond to me like a good girl, so it was believable.” He winks.
“I did not.” I scowl, looking out the window but a smile is on my lips.
The plane starts to move, and my heart lurches in my chest, but I push it down not to make a fool out of myself in front of this insanely hot man next to me. Romeo keeps talking, and I focus on his voice to distract me from my impending doom in the sky.
“You did. I think you like being my good girl.” My breasts tingle, my thighs clench, and I hear him chuckle.
Turning my head back to him, I see he is grinning. “I know how to read a woman’s body, Nell, and I can tell that you want me.”
“Yeah, like every other woman you come into contact with.” A thought snaps into my mind and I huff, looking out the window again.
“What was that thought that had you huffing like a bear in the woods?”
My head snaps in his direction. “A bear. What the hell?”
“Something you didn’t like popped into your head. What was it?”
“It is stupid, okay. I know that you are not a virgin, far from it, from what I have seen online, and I know that we are not really dating, but I do not want to hear about how you know a woman’s body, Romeo.”
Before I can look away, he pinches my chin to keep me looking at him. It doesn’t hurt but the touch has me obeying him.
Shit.
“I am sorry that I said that. It was wrong of me.” My eyes widen at his admission. “If we are going to make this believable, then I need to show you respect and care.”
“Did Romeo De Massy just apologize?”
“To you. Always. I think there is enough chemistry to pull this off, Nell. But one thing you will always get from me from here on out is respect.”
I give him a small nod, my smile easing some of the tension in his shoulders.
We take off, and my gut is in knots, but I hide the fact that I am screaming like Shia LaBeouf inTransformerswhen he is being chased.
Romeo talks to me for most of the flight, asking about my family, friends, and work. He briefly shares some of his family history but avoids specifics, likely because of his connection to an Italian Mafia family, which I understand needs discretion.
I yawn, and he suggests that I rest, offering his shoulder as a pillow, which provides comfort. I inhale his masculine woodsy scent, which reminds me of a forest in spring. I wake up in the bed at the back of the plane, with Romeo next to me typing on his laptop.
He offers me a smile, brushing some hair from my cheek before leaning in to kiss my lips.
“Practice.”
