It was okay.
Maybe too okay.
I wasn’t sure how I would sleep in his space and not want to get my hands on all six feet of sexy lumberjack, but I’d have to persevere. I nodded and pressed further into his side.
Teddy pushed back from the table, grabbed his coat, and started for the door. “Forget it, I have snow tires and a credit card. Worst case, I’ll get towed home.”
Elias kept his arm firmly around my shoulders as we watched Teddy put on his boots and stomp out the door. We stood at the window watching him clear snow from the top of his car. “Should we really drive the point home?” Elias asked, his mouth inches from my ear.
“What did you have in mind?”
“Can I kiss you…just so Teddy knows we’re really together?” A flush crept up his cheeks, and my heart thudded in my chest.
I nodded and turned in his arms. I wrapped my hands around the nape of his neck, burying my fingers in the short hair like I had before. I went up on my tiptoes and he hunched to meet me, his lips pressing against mine. His lips felt soft even as his stubble scraped my chin.
I forgot how to breathe.
He wrapped his arms more tightly around my waist, pulling me flush against him. I went willingly, not able to get close enough. I let my hands slide down over his shoulders, feelingthe strength of the muscles there. He gasped at the contact, and I slid my tongue between his parted lips. He tasted sweet, like the cupcake’s we’d had at Jace’s place, and I greedily massaged his tongue with mine. His hands inched lower, his longer fingers splayed over the top of my ass, and either he had something in his pocket or he was as excited as I was.
I heard an engine start in the driveway and reminded myself this was all for show.
I didn’t pull back.
Not right away.
I selfishly took one more long moment to enjoy the feel of Elias’s body against mine.
Chapter Ten
Elias
It was only when the headlights of Teddy’s car cut through the dim cabin that I pulled my lips from hers.
I didn’t want to.
My dick really didn’t want to.
But this was all for show, and with the ex out of the driveway, there was no reason for me to keep my body pressed against hers.
Layne had been on her tiptoes, and when I pulled my lips from hers, she sank back to her feet, but her hands stayed wrapped around my shoulders.
I met her blue eyes with my dark ones. They were wide, but heated. Surprised or turned on or confused, or some combination of everything.
I was feeling the same way.
I knew I liked her.
I knew I wanted her.
What I hadn’t known until right now was how good it would feel to touch her, to kiss her, even just for a moment.
That was knowledge I couldn’t unlearn. It was also knowledge I couldn’t do anything with.
Seriously, what the hell did I do with the fact that my heart was beating out of my chest and my cock was straining?
She was someone my boss and friend trusted me to help get out of a shit situation.
Of course, what she wanted mattered more than what Jace wanted.
