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had her bottom lip caught with her teeth again. Now she released it, running her tongue over the tortured flesh in an absent gesture that pushed him right over the edge.
With a muffled groan, he captured her sweet mouth with his.
Chapter Twelve
The moment JD’s mouth found hers, Carly was lost in the taste of him, the scent of him, the feel of him. She let the sensations roll over her as his fingers tunneled beneath her hair. He cupped her head between his hands, holding her still while he explored her mouth with lips and tongue. Carly’s arms wound around his neck, pulling him closer before her mind even thought–not that she would have listened even if it had. She wanted him. She’d wanted him since he’d walked through the door and the teasing kiss of earlier had only fanned her desire. The solid muscles of his chest felt hard against her breasts as she pressed every inch of her body against his. She rocked with the heat of him, frustrated by the clamor of emotions and needs fighting to control her. She wanted this, but not now. Not here in this terrifying place.
As he’d done so many times this night, he seemed to hear her thoughts. He pulled away and stared deeply into her eyes. Carly felt mesmerized by the swirling golds, greens and browns, by the confusion of emotions she saw warring inside him. She felt like she could see right down to his soul. He was the kind of man who’d stop in the rain to change an old woman’s tire or give his last twenty to the homeless guy on the corner, even if he suspected the man would only use it for booze. Or believe in his brother long after he should . . .
In such a short span of time, she’d come to like JD very much, so much that like seemed a weak word. There’d been a connection she’d felt from the moment he’d walked through the door—as if a part of her had recognized him as the perfect counterbalance to everything that seemed off kilter within herself. Her emotions welled up, powerful, overwhelming. Never had she felt anything like this before and she knew that it went beyond attraction. After just a few hours, she’d fallen a little in love with JD Dover.
“When we get out of here . . .” he began with a quick glance at the hulking shadows.
Then those mesmerizing eyes stared into hers and she saw the same concern—the same fear of the unknown that she felt. This wasn’t the time or place to fall in love. Too many mysteries lurked in every corner and Carly sensed that what unnerved JD the most, was his inability to protect her. Doing the right thing was as much a part of this man as that steady gaze.
Her fear somehow sharpened her awareness—of herself, of JD’s body next to hers. She heard her breath moving in and out of her lungs. She felt his heart, pounding too fast against her own. His hands made a raspy noise as they traveled over her clothes.
Crazy, to feel threatened to her soul and feel that the only path to safety was in this man’s kiss. But she did. In the space of a few hours, her life had become a train wreck, but this, right now, right here in the middle of this awful place, was something good that she was desperate to hold onto for as long as she could.
“Let’s not wait until we get out of here,” she whispered. “I want to be with you. Now.”
JD stiffened in surprise and then he smiled that devastating smile. She melted into him as his tongue teased her lips and his hands roamed her body. She’d never reveled in the taste of a man before, in the warmth and softness of his mouth, the rough and silky velvet of his tongue. JD’s kiss hit her senses like some exotic, potent drink.
She felt every contour, every layer of muscle from his chest, to the lean line of his belly to his long legs. He pushed his thigh between hers and she rocked against it as he shifted to kiss her throat. He was hard, in every way possible, and the knowledge that she’d roused him made
With a muffled groan, he captured her sweet mouth with his.
Chapter Twelve
The moment JD’s mouth found hers, Carly was lost in the taste of him, the scent of him, the feel of him. She let the sensations roll over her as his fingers tunneled beneath her hair. He cupped her head between his hands, holding her still while he explored her mouth with lips and tongue. Carly’s arms wound around his neck, pulling him closer before her mind even thought–not that she would have listened even if it had. She wanted him. She’d wanted him since he’d walked through the door and the teasing kiss of earlier had only fanned her desire. The solid muscles of his chest felt hard against her breasts as she pressed every inch of her body against his. She rocked with the heat of him, frustrated by the clamor of emotions and needs fighting to control her. She wanted this, but not now. Not here in this terrifying place.
As he’d done so many times this night, he seemed to hear her thoughts. He pulled away and stared deeply into her eyes. Carly felt mesmerized by the swirling golds, greens and browns, by the confusion of emotions she saw warring inside him. She felt like she could see right down to his soul. He was the kind of man who’d stop in the rain to change an old woman’s tire or give his last twenty to the homeless guy on the corner, even if he suspected the man would only use it for booze. Or believe in his brother long after he should . . .
In such a short span of time, she’d come to like JD very much, so much that like seemed a weak word. There’d been a connection she’d felt from the moment he’d walked through the door—as if a part of her had recognized him as the perfect counterbalance to everything that seemed off kilter within herself. Her emotions welled up, powerful, overwhelming. Never had she felt anything like this before and she knew that it went beyond attraction. After just a few hours, she’d fallen a little in love with JD Dover.
“When we get out of here . . .” he began with a quick glance at the hulking shadows.
Then those mesmerizing eyes stared into hers and she saw the same concern—the same fear of the unknown that she felt. This wasn’t the time or place to fall in love. Too many mysteries lurked in every corner and Carly sensed that what unnerved JD the most, was his inability to protect her. Doing the right thing was as much a part of this man as that steady gaze.
Her fear somehow sharpened her awareness—of herself, of JD’s body next to hers. She heard her breath moving in and out of her lungs. She felt his heart, pounding too fast against her own. His hands made a raspy noise as they traveled over her clothes.
Crazy, to feel threatened to her soul and feel that the only path to safety was in this man’s kiss. But she did. In the space of a few hours, her life had become a train wreck, but this, right now, right here in the middle of this awful place, was something good that she was desperate to hold onto for as long as she could.
“Let’s not wait until we get out of here,” she whispered. “I want to be with you. Now.”
JD stiffened in surprise and then he smiled that devastating smile. She melted into him as his tongue teased her lips and his hands roamed her body. She’d never reveled in the taste of a man before, in the warmth and softness of his mouth, the rough and silky velvet of his tongue. JD’s kiss hit her senses like some exotic, potent drink.
She felt every contour, every layer of muscle from his chest, to the lean line of his belly to his long legs. He pushed his thigh between hers and she rocked against it as he shifted to kiss her throat. He was hard, in every way possible, and the knowledge that she’d roused him made
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