And… And she wanted to touch him and slide her body against his.
That notion gave her pause.
“Your drink,” Niall said, handing her a crystal glass.“I added two ice cubes.”
“Perfect,” she said.
Instead of taking one of the chairs, Niall sat on the two-seater, his muscular thigh cozying up to her.Her hand trembled a fraction, setting the ice cubes tinkling.
If he asked, she would share a bed with him tonight.
And if not this evening, then soon.
That mental honesty had her taking a sip of the smooth drink, the faint bite of the liquid burning down her throat.
“A penny for your thoughts,” Niall said.
Her gaze shot to his, and heat suffused her.Another tremor slipped through her body, yet she couldn’t tear her focus off him.This was yearning.Desire.
“I…um…” She trailed off when he took the glass from her hands and set it aside with his.
He trailed the back of his fingers over her cheek, the physical contact arresting.“I’d like to kiss you again,” he whispered.“Please.”
Her head jerked in a faint nod, and he moved so fast she let out a startledeepas he set her on his knee.
“You don’t mind, do you?”He stared into her eyes, a faint smile on his lips.“From the first moment I saw you…” He trailed off without finishing, but she understood.
Suzie got it.
He wanted her just as much as she wanted him.At that moment, Suzie surrendered the last of her restraint, and if anything, her feline purred louder.
Niall cupped her face and settled in to kiss her.Slow.Gentle and with a tenderness that had her toes curling.She pressed into him, enjoying the hardness of his muscles while his mouth sipped and savored hers, plucking nerve endings and sending sweet messages of arousal throughout her body.
She stared dazedly at him when he lifted his head.
“Should we move to the bedroom?”he asked, his husky voice showing that he, too, wasn’t unaffected.
“Yes,” she said without hesitation.“But you should know something first.”
He stilled.
“Nothing bad,” Suzie said.“But I haven’t done this before.”
“You’re a virgin?”he asked, his voice turning hoarse.
“Yes.”
“We should stop.”
Suzie placed her hand on the open V of his shirt.His warm flesh seemed to brand her palm, but she left it in place, savoring the physical contact.“I want to be with you.I don’t have a single doubt.”
Niall grunted, a chuff that she thought was his inner bear.He cleared his throat.“I want you desperately, but we can wait.”
“No!No,” she repeated, the second time in a gentler tone.“My feline and I are on the same page.We have zero doubts.”
“Are you on birth control?”
“Yes.”She extended her arm, knowing that he would feel the faint bump of the implant London had insisted she, Edwina, and Anita have before they left for the gathering.
