Page 15 of Kiss Me

His throat bobbed as he swallowed hard and looked out the window for a brief moment. Turning back to me, Jax spoke in a shaky voice, “I don’t know if I can open up to you that way, knowing that you’re leaving soon.”

I tried to smile, but my lips turned down when I said softly. “You just did.”

9

Jax

We stoodside by side as Gabi helped me wash and dry our bowls. I’d already put the remaining soup in a container to keep for tomorrow. The refrigerator was no longer cold, so any food that I wanted to keep was now outside in a cooler.

“Well,” Gabi trilled her lips, breaking the silence. “That didn’t take long. There certainly isn’t much to do once it gets dark and the power’s out.”

Drying my hands, I replied. “I wish I could offer you a movie or something.” There wasn’t anything to do except talk, and so far, that hadn’t gone well.

“What would you be doing right now if I wasn’t here?” Gabi asked as she leaned against the counter. Even in my sweats that were far too big for her, she was sexy in everything she did.

Humming to myself, I thought about it. “With the power out, I’d probably sit by the fire and try to conceptualize the next motorcycle I’m going to build.”

“You build motorcycles?” Her eyes widened as she licked her full lips and edged closer.

“Out in my garage. I didn’t mention that before?”

“No, you didn’t. Do you ride also?” Her hand went to her neck as she subconsciously pushed her breasts out, or at least I thought it was subconsciously.

“I do. I don’t think I’d be a very good builder if I didn’t. You need to know how a bike handles and the way it should feel between your legs.”

Turning her head to the side, she whispered out a curse. “Is that a good or bad thing?” Moving back to the table, Gabi pushed her chair in and straightened the rest.

“Depends on how you look at it.”

She looked up and locked her eyes on me. “It’s really fucking hot.”

Good to know.

“I think I’m going to head to bed now. Thanks for dinner.” Her voice was high, but I didn’t get a chance to ask if she was okay. Instead, Gabi quickly turned and walked out of the room.

Deciding it was probably best if I didn’t go after her, I took the soup outside and put it in the cooler. When I got back to the sliding glass doors, Gabi was standing there watching me. I guess she’d changed her mind about going to bed. That or she needed something.

I thought she would move back from the door as I stepped inside, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Gabi’s hands came up to rest on my chest as she tipped her head back. Following her gaze, I stopped breathing when I realized we were under the mistletoe.

“Gabi, what are you doing?” I asked hoarsely.

“Testing destiny,” She answered before lifting up and crashing her lips to mine.

For a moment, I stood unmoving at the shock of her kiss. Tilting my head, I let my lips melt into hers. Cupping my cheek in her tiny hand, Gabi licked my lower lip, and I happily opened for her.

The world burst into technicolor as our kiss went frantic, tasting each other. I blinked my eyes open to see Gabi staring up at me. The power had come back on, and we were spotlighted by the outdoor light and the one coming from over the kitchen island.

Instead of looking around at her surroundings now that she could, Gabi only had eyes for me. Her hand tentatively reached up, and with one finger she lightly traced her finger over my scar. She started at my eyebrow and stopped by my eye only to curve around my cheekbone. A look of wonder came over her face. My eyes closed from her delicate and reverent touch.

“God Jax, you’re gorgeous.”

Warmth swelled in my chest, and I couldn’t hide the smile that came over my face. “I could say the same about you.”

She had been beautiful before, but now in the light, she was spectacular. Her skin glowed with a slight flush; her rich, chocolate brown eyes filled with undeniable heat. My very own brown-eyed girl. Her lips were swollen from our kiss.

Lifting up on her toes, Gabi brushed her mouth back and forth across mine only to stop and nibble on my lower lip.

“Kiss me, Jax,” she panted.

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