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throat. All because of one kiss. His eyes were open and he was staring at her.
Her mysterious brown eyes drew him in. It was as if a light shone through them, igniting them. “Stop thinking,” Cian murmured against her lips.
And then Skye couldn’t think, she could only feel . Her eyes shuttered closed.
His lips were warm against hers, firm. His arms swept around her, pulling her close. Her drawn knees bumped against his chest, which felt hard and muscled, surprising her. She didn’t want to think about why that fact should surprise her. Tingles erupted from her lips and spread to her nerve endings. To the tips of her fingers. To the rest of her body.
Her toes curled in her shoes. For the first time in her life, she understood that expression. In desperation, her fingers clutched at his shirt as if seeking an anchor in a raging storm.
Their lips clung and she heard a moan, barely realizing she was the one who had made the sound.
Cian banded his arms tightly around her. She was so soft and she felt so good. He’d never felt like this before with anyone else. As if the top of his head were about to blow up. All because of one innocent little kiss.
Her moan brought him back to earth with a start. With regret, he slowly pulled away from her. She murmured a soft protest and he couldn’t help smiling. When she opened her eyes, she had such a dazed look on her face, it was all he could do not to kiss her again.
Skye’s eyes widened. She released her grip on his shirt and lifted trembling fingers to her lips. Their gazes locked and she could only stare at him helplessly. In that one moment, they both understood something had just changed between them, maybe forever.
“Are you sure?” At the first sign of hesitation, he was calling it off.
But she only stared at him with a serious look in her beautiful brown eyes. Then softly but clearly she said, “Yes.”
Cian laughed with relief and hope and joy. He wrapped his arms around her again and held her. Just held her. He had gotten his chance. Now he just had to convince her to fall in love with him. No big deal. Make that more like Mission Impossible. But hell, after what had just happened between them, anything was possible.
Skye smiled. He looked so happy. And strangely, it made her happy too, to see him like that. She was still nervous, but he didn’t make her feel so uncomfortable—maybe it’d be okay. She felt warm and safe in his embrace. What the hell was wrong with her? Feeling this way. He was supposed to be annoying, not make her feel warm and safe.
He pulled back from her, still smiling. “Will you eat now ?”
“Sure, I’m starving!” She looked away and tried hard not to blush since he still had his arms around her. But from his smile, she knew she hadn’t fooled him. Looked like he had just gotten the upper hand. And he knew it too.
Some time later, Skye looked at her watch and gasped. They’d already been out for more than an hour. “Cian, look at the time, we need to hurry!” Marina was going to kill them if they didn’t get to work soon.
When they got up to leave, he held out his hand to her. “May I?”
Skye gave him a startled look. Before Cian, she had never held hands with anyone before. Remember, you agreed to this , she told herself. She reluctantly placed her hand in his.
She couldn’t ignore the tingly sensation this time. His hand wasn’t smooth and puny like she would have thought but slightly rough and god, so manly . It was the hand of someone who wasn’t afraid of hard work. Hers was so much smaller than his, his hand swallowed it whole.
Breathe, Skye, just breathe.
He smiled, a quick, easy smile and swung their hands as they walked.
“Cut it out!” she hissed at him.
Cian tried not to smile again. “So, now that we’re going out, does that mean we won’t argue and you’ll go easy on me?”
“Dream on,” she shot back.
He laughed. “Some things never change.”
As they walked, she gnawed at her lip
Her mysterious brown eyes drew him in. It was as if a light shone through them, igniting them. “Stop thinking,” Cian murmured against her lips.
And then Skye couldn’t think, she could only feel . Her eyes shuttered closed.
His lips were warm against hers, firm. His arms swept around her, pulling her close. Her drawn knees bumped against his chest, which felt hard and muscled, surprising her. She didn’t want to think about why that fact should surprise her. Tingles erupted from her lips and spread to her nerve endings. To the tips of her fingers. To the rest of her body.
Her toes curled in her shoes. For the first time in her life, she understood that expression. In desperation, her fingers clutched at his shirt as if seeking an anchor in a raging storm.
Their lips clung and she heard a moan, barely realizing she was the one who had made the sound.
Cian banded his arms tightly around her. She was so soft and she felt so good. He’d never felt like this before with anyone else. As if the top of his head were about to blow up. All because of one innocent little kiss.
Her moan brought him back to earth with a start. With regret, he slowly pulled away from her. She murmured a soft protest and he couldn’t help smiling. When she opened her eyes, she had such a dazed look on her face, it was all he could do not to kiss her again.
Skye’s eyes widened. She released her grip on his shirt and lifted trembling fingers to her lips. Their gazes locked and she could only stare at him helplessly. In that one moment, they both understood something had just changed between them, maybe forever.
“Are you sure?” At the first sign of hesitation, he was calling it off.
But she only stared at him with a serious look in her beautiful brown eyes. Then softly but clearly she said, “Yes.”
Cian laughed with relief and hope and joy. He wrapped his arms around her again and held her. Just held her. He had gotten his chance. Now he just had to convince her to fall in love with him. No big deal. Make that more like Mission Impossible. But hell, after what had just happened between them, anything was possible.
Skye smiled. He looked so happy. And strangely, it made her happy too, to see him like that. She was still nervous, but he didn’t make her feel so uncomfortable—maybe it’d be okay. She felt warm and safe in his embrace. What the hell was wrong with her? Feeling this way. He was supposed to be annoying, not make her feel warm and safe.
He pulled back from her, still smiling. “Will you eat now ?”
“Sure, I’m starving!” She looked away and tried hard not to blush since he still had his arms around her. But from his smile, she knew she hadn’t fooled him. Looked like he had just gotten the upper hand. And he knew it too.
Some time later, Skye looked at her watch and gasped. They’d already been out for more than an hour. “Cian, look at the time, we need to hurry!” Marina was going to kill them if they didn’t get to work soon.
When they got up to leave, he held out his hand to her. “May I?”
Skye gave him a startled look. Before Cian, she had never held hands with anyone before. Remember, you agreed to this , she told herself. She reluctantly placed her hand in his.
She couldn’t ignore the tingly sensation this time. His hand wasn’t smooth and puny like she would have thought but slightly rough and god, so manly . It was the hand of someone who wasn’t afraid of hard work. Hers was so much smaller than his, his hand swallowed it whole.
Breathe, Skye, just breathe.
He smiled, a quick, easy smile and swung their hands as they walked.
“Cut it out!” she hissed at him.
Cian tried not to smile again. “So, now that we’re going out, does that mean we won’t argue and you’ll go easy on me?”
“Dream on,” she shot back.
He laughed. “Some things never change.”
As they walked, she gnawed at her lip
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