Page 16 of Cut to the Heart of It
I jerked it away. “You sure are handsy for someone who has been standoffish all day.” I tried to push past again but he stopped me.
“Standoffish? I was trying to give you some space woman.”
“Woman?” I rolled my eyes. “Anyway, I don’t need you to do anything for me. Enjoy your shower.”
In the blink of an eye, he had me boxed in between his arms against the wall next to the door. “Did it bother you that I wasn’t bothering you all day, CJ?”
Trying to ignore the rush of wetness and heat sent to my lady bits and the fact that he smelled amazing even after sweating all day, I put my chin out and answered. “That’s silly. I don’t care what you were doing, but it you were rude after I made you a sandwich. Now if you’ll excuse me—”
He leaned his face closer to mine and his arms lowered, making it more difficult to squirm away. He licked his bottom lip and a small grin spread across his face. “It did. You like that I like you and it bugged you that I didn’t sit here and watch you all day.”
“Like me? What? Gawking at me hardly qualifies liking—”
“You can’t tell somehow how they feel.” He leaned his mouth close my ear. “I do like you, CJ. And I’d like to do things to you. All you have to do is say the word.”
My heart was about to explode right out of my chest. I met this man days ago and we accidentally got stuck here together. “I—we barely know each other.”
He pulled back to look into my eyes. “So, youdolike me back.” He laned his face closer to mine. “I’d like to kiss you, CJ.” His lids were nearly closed, and he was so close his breath danced over my lips. “Is that okay?”
My body finally told my brain to shut the fuck up and I nodded. Our lips lightly grazed, then he rubbed his nose over mine before pressing his mouth harder to mine. His tongue parted my lips and entered slowly at first, lazily caressing the inside of my mouth. His beard was scruffy on my chin, but I loved it. My hands found their way to his neck and pulled him closer. His hands dropped from the wall and cupped my jaw as his thumbs gently brushed over my cheeks.
Wanting to feel his body against mine, I let my hands fall to his waist then tugged at the moist flannel shirt he put back on. The wetness jarred me.
He moaned against my lips. “Mmm, maybe we can do that again later.”
Breathily I replied, “Is this a bad idea?”
He nudged his nose against mine, his hands now on my hips. “What’s bad about it?”
“We barely know each other, I live three hours away, I’m sure there’s more.”
Pressing his body to mine and squeezing my hips, he pressed his lips to my ear. “We’re also adults, I own a vehicle, I have a phone.”
“Wait,” I said I as put my hands on his chest, gently pressing, “you’d visit me?”
He smiled and looked down, tipping my chin up with one hand. “Well yeah, I said I liked you and I wanted to kiss you. What did you think I was trying to do?”
I searched his face for something. A sign he was giving me a line. “Do you do this with all the writers that come up here?”
He chuckled. “Cause a landslide and downed trees? I never see the tenants. I came here expecting to tell a man to evacuate, and instead I found you.”
He was serious. “How much do you like this shirt?”
He cocked his head but shrugged. “It’s okay, I guess. I own about ten just like it.”
“Good.” I threaded my fingers into the spaces between the buttons and pulled hard and fast. The fabric tore as buttons flew, and one popped me in the eye.
“Eek!” I squealed then instinctively grabbed at my eye.
Johnny grabbed my face and inspected me. “Shit, CJ, are you alright? Let me see your eye.” His brow furrowed as he searched me over.
I moved my hand and blinked a few times. “Totally worth a button to the eye. I’ve always wanted to do that.” Then I pulled his face back to mine and thrust my tongue into his mouth as my hands felt his warm skin through the now open shirt.
Chapter 10
Johnny
The little firecracker just ripped my shirt. I went in for a kiss and she ripped my shirt open. She kissed me hard, and my hands roamed over her soft body, pulling her close as I attacked her mouth. Her hand moved from my ass to my button, and I felt the sweet release that was choking my erection.
