Frisked in Fondant: Tulle and Tulips, Book 6
skirt up over her knees. “Did you choose this skirt on purpose?”
    “No.” She wiggled closer to the edge of the counter. “But I did go without panties on purpose.”
    “You deserve a reward.” Kyle was sure he’d bitten off more than he could chew when it came to Gisella. She threatened his sanity and his ability to keep a professional distance. Hell, she blew his professionalism out of the galaxy, because he wanted nothing more than he wanted to be inside her.
    Running his hands over her, not able to stop touching, he bent down between her thighs and kissed her.
    She bucked against his mouth. He slid his tongue against her. She moaned. He pulled her in, sucking. She gripped the edge of the counter and screamed.
    He couldn’t get enough of her, but he gripped her hips and a handful of fondant, trying to pull her closer. She reached out to her side and found his wallet. “Condom. I want you in me this time.”
    In an obliging mood, because why in hell wouldn’t he be when she was so glorious, he took his wallet and pulled out the condom. He was covered and ready when she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him in.
    He tried to slow her down. After the tiniest of gasps, she moved against him.
    She may be new to sex, but she was damn good at it. They moved together, in perfect sync, toward the cliff of completion. When they reached it, they tumbled over the ledge together.
    He half collapsed, resting his head on her chest, and tried to come to terms with what had just happened. He’d recognized danger in Gisella from the beginning and avoided it as long as he could. Fate had a different plan he hadn’t been able to avoid.
    “Can’t say I’ve imagined having sex here.”
    He smiled. “I did.”
    “I’ll never look at fondant or this counter the same.” She brushed a finger along his hairline and smiled the sweetest smile. It lit her face and eyes with sparkles. “You’re a surprising man.”
    “You’re the surprising one, Gisella.” The biggest surprise was how effortlessly he’d tripped over the ledge for her. He couldn’t even claim to want a rescue.
    Whatever else they’d have said was interrupted when his phone jingled with an incoming text. Gisella reached for it before he could, but rather than read his message she handed him the phone and turned her attention to touching him.
    As distracting as she was, three words were all it took to slam Kyle back into work mode. We found them.

Chapter Six
    Gisella timed her arrival at the office to hit the window when all the planners were there but no clients had arrived yet. Still, she couldn’t enter like it was any other casual morning. She’d been able to keep Jenny, Sheree and even Izzy from noticing the bruise, thanks to conveniently styled hair and makeup, but it looked a lot worse now. There would be nothing casual about the morning when her friends saw the bruise, which now covered her cheekbone and almost the entire side of her temple and forehead.
    She took a deep breath to shore up her courage and pulled open the door to enter Tulle and Tulips.
    Jenny, their receptionist, looked up with a smile. Her cheerful “good morning” died on her lips and became a gasping “Oh my God! That’s more than a small cut,” as she left her chair and move to Gisella’s side. “Are you okay?”
    “I’m fine.”
    “What happened?”
    “Get everyone out here and I’ll tell you. I’m only going over it once.”
    Jenny nodded and turned to face the office doors which lined the outside edges of their space. “Everyone,” she yelled with a minor edge of panic in her voice. “Come here.”
    “Very professional and calm, Jenny.”
    Jenny had never raised her voice, so her summons was effective. The other planners rushed from their offices into the main room in a flurry of skirts, slacks, and billowing blouses. Immediately, and with a round of “what’s wrongs?”, their eyes landed on Gisella and she was swarmed.
    Lori, Misty, Leigh, Darci,

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