Page 46 of Grasp The Moment

“I wanted to make sure I could see your reaction when I said this.” He pauses, ever the drama king, as he leans close to my ear, the heat of his breath sending tingles down my spine. “You looked really pretty tonight—wearing my number on your back.”

My pulse races as his soft confession hits my ears, but I can’t show him that his small words have such a big effect on me.

“Aren’t I pretty all the time?”

He chuckles softly, his eyes trailing between my lips and eyes. “You’re pretty gorgeous right now, too.”

Take your clothes off.

Brain, you’ve got to stop using your clit to think, oh my goodness…

I don’t realize that it’s happening, my body moving centimeter by centimeter closer to him. Or maybe I do, and I don’t want to face the facts—I have aseriouscrush on my husband.

“Georgia…” he whispers, his face an inch from mine.“Derek.”

Almost there.

One more inch and we’d be touching. One more inch and our tongues would do their forbidden dance. One more inch and?—

The phone rings.

Text thread with Married Man Anonymous

Derek has now changed the group chat name to

Help Wanted: Married Man Anonymous

Derek

How do I make sure Georgia meeting my mom goes well?

Jace

Rule number one is to never take that krampus near the parents

Ryan

How did I end up here………….

Blake

Make sure she’s prepared, your mom can be a lot sometimes.

And bribe her. Cleo likes donuts, I’m sure if you bribe her with a snack she’ll be happy alldinner long

Derek

Has the world stopped spinning?

Why was that decent advice? And why did it come from Wilder?

Ryan

Are you saying that you bribe my sister, Wilder?

Blake

All the time