Page 32 of Reckless Kisses
“You’re still a fan of that?”
“Oh yeah.Once a sweet tea lover, always a sweet tea lover.Reminds me of my gran too.She always said it was a pity that people didn’t like to make their own anymore.”
I needed to leave.Lingering wasn’t smart.I kept eyeing her long legs.The way the dress highlighted her waist and ass.
Focus on the house, Knox.
I blinked, looking around.Her kitchen was small.There wasn’t much space between the counter and the stove.
“Where do you bake?”I asked.
“I don’t need a lot of room.Obviously, it’s easier if you do have it, of course.I’m still daydreaming about that amazing marble countertop at your place.”
I leaned against the counter and tilted slightly toward her as she poured sweet tea into glasses.
“You’re welcome to bake there whenever you want to.”Yeah, I was definitely looking for every excuse to lure her back.
“Here you go.”Amy handed me my glass.
“Actually, I should go,” I said.
“What?Why?”
I swallowed hard and couldn’t come up with an excuse for the life of me, so I decided to just lay it all out for her.“Because I don’t want any sweet tea, Amy.I want you.I can’t stop wanting you, and I don’t know what the hell is going on.”
“Knox.”She licked her lips, and I captured her mouth for a kiss.She tasted like sweet tea and alcohol, and I couldn’t stop kissing her.She was so damn delicious.
I touched her bare back, trailing my fingers up and down her spine.Her skin turned to goose bumps, and I groaned against her mouth.She moaned in response, and it reverberated through her body.I knew I had to stop, but at the same time, all I wanted was to take her dress off completely.
I moved one hand down her leg, then pushed her dress up.I’d been fantasizing about doing this since we were in college, and it was even better than I’d expected.Her skin was smooth and soft.I lifted her dress until her ass was on display, then grabbed a cheek, kneading it.She was wearing a thong, and I drew my finger along the line that disappeared between her buttocks.She sighed and then pulled back from the kiss.
“Knox.”
“Fuck.”
She immediately stepped back and grabbed at her dress, covering herself.
“Amy,” I began.But for the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to say.I’d just kissed one of my closest friends, a woman who knew me better than most of the people outside my family.A woman who wanted three kids and a soulmate, whereas all I wanted was hot sex—something she was adamantly against in her dating life.What the hell had I been thinking?
I cleared my throat.“This shouldn’t have happened,” I finally said.
She sighed and closed her eyes.A small smile played on her lips.
“I agree.It was absolutely delicious, but you’re totally right.”
“You look fucking amazing,” I went on.
She laughed.“That’s your excuse?”
“Wasn’t looking for one.I just wanted you to know exactly what I think.Right, call me so we can talk about me dropping by the school.”I changed the subject on purpose.We needed to shift focus.
“Yes.Yes, of course.”
She cleared her throat and then shifted her weight from one leg to the other.I looked from her legs back up to her gorgeous face.It was even harder to keep my thoughts on the straight and narrow.All I could think about was how it would feel to have those legs wrapped around me.
“Good night, Knox.”
I left right away.Lingering would be a bad idea, even though it was all I wanted.
