Page 32 of Twice as Tempting

Chapter 11

“I moved back for you,” he said, his eyes piercing into hers.

Her breath caught, and she took a step closer to him where he leaned against the Corvette.

“Couldn’t get you out of my head. I thought time and distance would do the trick, but I never stopped wanting you, Kelly.”

And with that, she flung her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. His hands automatically encircled her waist, and he spread his legs apart so that she could step between them. Her breasts smashed against his hard chest, and her hips aligned with his so perfectly that she felt the ridge of his erection.

She melted into his kiss, his scent, his touch. His warm hands travelled up and down her back, setting each and every nerve ending on fire. Kelly thrust her fingers into his thick dark hair, and he moaned against her.

Damian pulled apart just long enough to say, “Got to have you now…”

And then…her alarm rang!

Kelly blinked her eyes rapidly until she was fully awake. This is becoming quite the habit, she thought with a smile on her face. If she couldn’t have Damian in the flesh, dreaming about him was the next best thing. Dreams would have to do, at least for next few months. She had made the rules after all, and she was determined to follow them!

When Kelly left for the bookstore a couple hours later, Damian’s truck was already gone. He had told her yesterday that he liked to “get up with the birds” and go to work early. He had also mentioned that he usually grabbed a hot chocolate and a donut from the Clarkston bakery on his way to the shop. Such simple things, but she liked that she was learning his habits, and it only made her want to know more.

On the short drive to A New Chapter, Kelly recalled their conversation about Damian’s engagement, and she realized that he had never mentioned his ex-fiancée’s name. Since Kelly had also gone to MSU and she and Damian were the same age… Wouldn’t it be strange if she knew the woman? Kelly had lived on campus and had been friends with many of the girls in her dorm, but that was eight years ago. Besides, it was a big school, and the woman could have lived anywhere. Surely, Kelly would have remembered if she had seen Damian in her building. With his dark, smoldering good looks and that hunky body, and…

“Oh my God, I’m doing it again!”

When Kelly pulled into the parking lot, she noticed that Emma’s car was already there. Even though Emma had just had her baby a short time ago, she was having a hard time staying away. Selfishly, Kelly was glad to have her there. She missed their daily chats, and with Emma getting married soon, Kelly expected that they wouldn’t be able to spend as much time together.

“Hey, bestie,” Emma called when Kelly walked in.

“Hey, yourself. Couldn’t bear to stay away, could you?”

“Well, I wasn’t planning on coming in, but Alex insisted that I needed to get out for a while, so here I am.”

“I take it Alex is babysitting?”

“You know it. Any chance to get her hands on her grandchild…”

Marriage and children—two topics that hadn’t been on Kelly’s radar, up until…

“So, how are things going with you and Damian?”

Just the sound of his name made her lips curl up. “Good. We’re getting along good,” she repeated.

Emma set down the stack of invoices she had been reviewing and looked her friend right in the eyes. “Are you back to…how things used to be?”

Kelly giggled. Emma was shy when it came to talking about sex, so she often used other terminology to describe it. “You mean sex?” Kelly said, just to rile her.

Emma turned a nice shade of pink and said, “Yeah, that.”

“Actually, no,” Kelly said with a hint of pride in her voice.

“NO?”

Kelly put her hands on her hips and glared. “I know what you think of me, but this time, it’s different.”

“Oh God. I’m sorry, Kell. It’s just that when Damian was here before…”

“I know, but I’ve decided to take it slow this time. We’re taking some time to get to know each other first.”

“And Damian agreed to this?” Emma was obviously still flabbergasted.