Page 58 of What Happens in Paradise

And I wasn’t going to lie. I hoped that maybe in a year or so, once I was settled into the new role I was still hoping to secure, that I could start dating again.

I’d hoped that I could find a hot, sexy, kind, funny man to be with.

To kiss.

To fuck.

I couldn’t believe I was going to kick the bucket without having kissed another man since divorcing my husband.

This was so sad.

‘Wah di raas wrang wid yuh?’Bob shouted at the man as our car skidded.

I gripped Alejandro’s hand and looked up at him.

Fear was etched across his face.

Normally, in a situation like this, he would’ve tried to reassure me or held my hand. But I could tell he knew the situation was dire too.

Alejandro knew this was it. This really was the end.

We probably had seconds left.

If were lucky, a few minutes. Tops.

Shit.

That was when it hit me.

I could either waste my last breath panicking and miserable as I waited for the Grim Reaper to tap me on my shoulder. Or I could let Alejandro take my breath away and leave this earth with a bang.

A minute ago, I’d said that I’d wanted to live so I could find a hot, sexy man to kiss. But I had one right here. One that told me last night that he wanted me.

I’d walked away. Told him it could never happen. And that was true.

But now everything was different. Now we were about to perish, it didn’t matter about the position of power, unprofessionalism stuff.

Life was short and I had minutes left to live it.

Before I had the chance to change my mind, I leant forward and crushed my lips onto Alejandro’s.

His eyes bulged.

Realising what I’d just done, I quickly pulled away.

‘Sorry! I should’ve asked first! It’s just that, we’re about to die and I didn’t want to go without kissing you. Do you mind?’

Alejandro looked at me in a daze like he couldn’t believe what I’d just said.

‘I…’ He paused. ‘I do not mind…’

That was all I needed to hear.

I pushed my mouth on his once again.

God, his lips were so soft. I moved my mouth hungrily, but then realised that Alejandro wasn’t engaging.

I was kissing him, but he wasn’t kissing me back.

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