“Shift your left hand a little back,” I say quietly.
AS I speak, she leans into me a little. It’s a subtle movement but very deliberate.
“Like this?” she asks, not quite getting it right.
I reach up, wrapping my arms around her to help her adjust her hands. “Like this.”
I drop my hands to let her shoot, except unconsciously, I leave them resting on her waist.
Athena lets out a long, slow breath. Her finger tightens against the trigger.
She fires two shots, three. Four.
By the time the clip is empty, she’s hit the target probably 80% of the time. A huge improvement from the other day.
She sets the gun down and pulls the earmuffs off, spinning to grin at me.
Her wide, dark green eyes are glittering with a thousand thoughts she hasn’t spoken. My eyes lock with hers.
Don’t kiss her. Don’t kiss her.My body is on fire. My hands are gripped against the table behind her, locking her against me, and I can’t find the strength to move.
My chest heaves with the heavy breath I take.
Don’t kiss her.
Her lip’s part. Perfect plump cupid-shaped lips.
“Kiss me,” she whispers.
Chapter 14 - Athena
My heart is racing a thousand miles an hour as the words slip from my mouth.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him. About his hands on my body and lips on mine.
It’s consumed my thoughts for every moment since it happened, and it’s literally making me insane with need.
Adrian bites his lower lip. He hesitates. After the way I walked out on him last time, I can’t really blame him. His stare is enigmatic. I can’t quite gauge whether he wants this or not.Oh no. Have I embarrassed myself all over again?
“If youwantto?” I say quietly, intensely nervous that I’ve misread the situation.
He lifts his hand and gently brushes his fingers over my cheek.
“It’s all I’ve been able to think about,” he says with a quiet smile, his voice husky and low.
It’s all I’ve been thinking about, too.
I stand on my tiptoes and close the space between us, pressing my lips into his.
The moment I do this, he melts into me, his arms slipping tighter around me, and his hand spreads over my lower back to pull me even closer against his body.
The kiss tidal waves through me.
My body sparks with flame, and I push my lips harder against his.
Desperation tugs at both of us, and my hands tighten around his shirt while his slips beneath my top. His fingers traceover the bare skin of my back, running slowly down my spine and sending a current of electricity between us.
Boldly, my fingers tug at the buttons of his shirt.
