Page 40 of Mr. February

Jenny’s words cut off when Wade grabbed her around the waist in a more aggressive move than he used earlier for Suzanne’s benefit.

“I. Wasn’t. Faking.” He spoke slowly as his gaze captured hers.

Her eyes widened, but she shook her head. That didn’t make sense.

She gaped at him as she tried to formulate a response, but he rendered her points moot when he tugged her closer. He crushed her breasts against his chest, and she gasped in surprise.

Wade wasted no further time and swooped in to kiss her like she’d never been kissed. Holy hell, she hadn’t believed kisses like this happened in real life, at least not to women like her. One of his arms wrapped around her waist while the other stroked her hair away from her face so he could plunder her mouth.

Jenny wanted to melt. His tongue swept in and took over her mouth in the most erotic duel. He tasted like the chocolate-covered pretzels he snacked on earlier, and he kissed her like he wanted to devour her whole.

No one had ever kissed her before like they couldn’t get enough of her.

While their mouths joined, one of his hands stroked her face. She was an absolute sucker for having a guy’s hands on her face while he kissed her, but Wade went so far beyond that. He made kissing into a full-body experience.

She wanted to swoon when he cradled her face and gently stroked her cheeks and neck. But when he tunneled that same hand under the thick layer of hair at her nape and tugged, her panties went up in flames. Her moan filled the room as he used her hair to adjust her angle to kiss her more deeply.

Jenny understood Wade’s confidence now. He wasn’t just a geek god; he was a god, period. There was no other explanation for the way he short-circuited her brain. He skipped right pastall the tentative, getting-to-know-you kisses and headed straight for the kisses that make clothes magically fall off.

Jenny had never felt so desirable in her entire life.

The kiss might have lasted for ten minutes, or it might have gone on for an hour. Wade slowly brought her back to Earth by gentling his ardor. When he placed delicate kisses on her eyelids, she opened them, surprised they were still in their hotel suite and not transported to some magical land.

Wade smiled and brushed a strand of hair away from her face. He stole another kiss before he stepped back and smiled at her bemusement. With one kiss—one amazing, heart-stopping, swoon-worthy kiss—her world was topsy-turvy.

“Now do you get it?” he asked with an infectious grin.

Jenny’s head spun as she caught her breath. Wade looked at her with such affection, such desire, she could hardly believe it.

“This isn’t what I thought you were going to say,” she said.

He laughed. “Obviously. I’m not sure how you came to that conclusion, but it seemed clear you thought I wasn’t interested.”

She gave him a rueful smile as he stroked her hair again as if he couldn’t help himself. To her amazement, he grabbed her hand and pressed kisses to her knuckles again.

“Did I miss something?” she blurted out. “I thought this was all for show.”

Wade gently tugged on her hand and led her back to the couch. He waited for her to get comfortable before he sat close as if he was no longer interested in playing it cool. When he put her hand on his thigh and covered it with his own, she smiled and committed everything to memory.

“I’ve been interested in you for a while.” He nervously tucked some of his hair behind his ear with his free hand.

“Really?” Skepticism colored her tone. “You don’t have to say that to make me feel better.”

“It’s true. Ask Kyle if you don’t believe me. He’s been sending me articles and videos about ‘how to win the girl’ as if he knows anything about dating.”

Wade snorted, and Jenny giggled.

“In all seriousness, I’ve had a thing for you for months. Probably since you started at In-Tech if you want the truth.”

Jenny’s jaw dropped.

“No, you didn’t,” she insisted.

“Remember when we worked on the holiday planning committee?”

Jenny nodded slowly as memories of that horrible party flooded her mind.

“I planned to ask you out after the holiday party.” He smiled wryly at her gasp of dismay. “I didn’t know you had a boyfriend. Jeff was thrilled to point him out at the party. Apparently, my interest in you wasn’t as subtle as I thought.”

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