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"Does being a fake boyfriend count?"
"Is this going to be a one-night stand?"
He stared at her. "Would you think less of me if I say I haven't thought farther than tonight?"
Sam put her hand on his cheek. "Lucky for you I already know what kind of person you are. If not, I'd be running for the hills right now."
"So what does that mean?" he asked softly, caressing a strand of hair off her face.
She let out a self-deprecating laugh. "All this analysing is probably killing the mood."
"Well, I actually can't think right now," he said wryly, sitting up straight. "How about I take you home before we do something we're not ready for?" That wasn't what he wanted, but Sam clearly wasn't ready for this. If she was, they wouldn't still be talking. He had to give her space.
He got out of bed and held out his hand to her, helping her get up. He drew her close when she was on her feet.
"When you're ready, you tell me. Okay?" he said softly.
She nodded.
"And to answer your earlier question about whether it's going to be a one-night stand, I hope not. I'm not big on one-night stands either. I'd rather see where it could lead."
Sam gulped and nodded again.
"Of course, there's always the risk of ruining our friendship, but can we agree on something right now?"
"What's that?" she whispered.
"I know we'll try not to hurt each other deliberately, but at this point there's no way to tell where we'll end up. Can we promise to remain friends no matter what happens in the future?"
"That's sensible. We also have our mutual friends to consider."
"Exactly."
She smiled. "I agree."
He grinned. "Good."
CHAPTER EIGHT
"Well, what do you expect, Samantha? You were the one who got cold feet last time," Sam muttered to herself as she arranged her toiletries in Adam's en suite bathroom in preparation for her parents' visit.
She was still getting over her disappointment that Adam had seemed a bit distant. Well, okay, he was his usual friendly self, but she would have preferred it if he'd kissed her on the lips instead of just on the cheek when he'd greeted her.
She shook her head in exasperation. The truth was she missed him, and the last couple of days had been full of daydreams about him—of what could have been if she had listened to her body and not her head.
She'd been in an almost constant state of arousal when she thought of Adam—and she'd been thinking of him way too much since they last saw each other. It was a revelation in a way—she'd never lusted after someone like this before. How come it was all bubbling up now? Was it because she knew Adam was now available while he hadn't been in the past?
She had always been good at putting a lid on her emotions, but somehow the lid that had recently been lifted was being stubborn. It didn't want to close anymore.
Gosh, what a dramatic change after she'd allowed herself to lose a little bit of control. A few hot kisses and all she could think about was jumping him. Maybe there was a wild, wanton woman hiding within her, after all. And right now, she was itching to walk up to Adam and kiss him senseless.
So what was stopping her? She'd already resigned herself to the fact that she wouldn't know what the future held if they hooked up until—well, until whatever was going to happen happened. Like any relationship that was just beginning, there was no telling where it would end, or when.
And why the hell was she still thinking and rationalising? Hadn't she already decided she wanted to be with Adam despite the complications? Jasmine took the risk with Kane even though he was the brother of her sister's best friend. Ari jumped in with Dylan even though he was Jasmine's then-future brother-in-law. And Kris—well, her dear cousin Kris went for what she wanted even though she'd been warned that going for Trey wasn't a good idea.
They'd all had their challenges and difficulties but look at where they were. Happy, in love, blissful.
She might as well admit it to herself. It was that
"Is this going to be a one-night stand?"
He stared at her. "Would you think less of me if I say I haven't thought farther than tonight?"
Sam put her hand on his cheek. "Lucky for you I already know what kind of person you are. If not, I'd be running for the hills right now."
"So what does that mean?" he asked softly, caressing a strand of hair off her face.
She let out a self-deprecating laugh. "All this analysing is probably killing the mood."
"Well, I actually can't think right now," he said wryly, sitting up straight. "How about I take you home before we do something we're not ready for?" That wasn't what he wanted, but Sam clearly wasn't ready for this. If she was, they wouldn't still be talking. He had to give her space.
He got out of bed and held out his hand to her, helping her get up. He drew her close when she was on her feet.
"When you're ready, you tell me. Okay?" he said softly.
She nodded.
"And to answer your earlier question about whether it's going to be a one-night stand, I hope not. I'm not big on one-night stands either. I'd rather see where it could lead."
Sam gulped and nodded again.
"Of course, there's always the risk of ruining our friendship, but can we agree on something right now?"
"What's that?" she whispered.
"I know we'll try not to hurt each other deliberately, but at this point there's no way to tell where we'll end up. Can we promise to remain friends no matter what happens in the future?"
"That's sensible. We also have our mutual friends to consider."
"Exactly."
She smiled. "I agree."
He grinned. "Good."
CHAPTER EIGHT
"Well, what do you expect, Samantha? You were the one who got cold feet last time," Sam muttered to herself as she arranged her toiletries in Adam's en suite bathroom in preparation for her parents' visit.
She was still getting over her disappointment that Adam had seemed a bit distant. Well, okay, he was his usual friendly self, but she would have preferred it if he'd kissed her on the lips instead of just on the cheek when he'd greeted her.
She shook her head in exasperation. The truth was she missed him, and the last couple of days had been full of daydreams about him—of what could have been if she had listened to her body and not her head.
She'd been in an almost constant state of arousal when she thought of Adam—and she'd been thinking of him way too much since they last saw each other. It was a revelation in a way—she'd never lusted after someone like this before. How come it was all bubbling up now? Was it because she knew Adam was now available while he hadn't been in the past?
She had always been good at putting a lid on her emotions, but somehow the lid that had recently been lifted was being stubborn. It didn't want to close anymore.
Gosh, what a dramatic change after she'd allowed herself to lose a little bit of control. A few hot kisses and all she could think about was jumping him. Maybe there was a wild, wanton woman hiding within her, after all. And right now, she was itching to walk up to Adam and kiss him senseless.
So what was stopping her? She'd already resigned herself to the fact that she wouldn't know what the future held if they hooked up until—well, until whatever was going to happen happened. Like any relationship that was just beginning, there was no telling where it would end, or when.
And why the hell was she still thinking and rationalising? Hadn't she already decided she wanted to be with Adam despite the complications? Jasmine took the risk with Kane even though he was the brother of her sister's best friend. Ari jumped in with Dylan even though he was Jasmine's then-future brother-in-law. And Kris—well, her dear cousin Kris went for what she wanted even though she'd been warned that going for Trey wasn't a good idea.
They'd all had their challenges and difficulties but look at where they were. Happy, in love, blissful.
She might as well admit it to herself. It was that
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