Page 154 of Wish You Were Mine
As if reassured that we were in fact alone, he slid his hands along my thighs. Then stepping between my knees, he said, “Then maybe we can fulfill just atinybit of that fantasy while we wait for the solution to heat up.”
“Deal.”
He kissed me then, hard and hungry. Like he’d been waiting all day to do this. His hands skimmed higher along my thighs, anchoring at my hips as my legs wrapped around him on instinct.
And because I actuallydidneed something to hold onto, I fisted the back of his lab coat with one hand and tangled the other in his hair, tugging just enough to make him deepen the kiss. And when he responded by teasing my mouth open, he completely stole the breath out of me.
And wow, I didn’t think I could ever get enough of this man and the way his kisses made me feel.
Electric.
Alive.
Desired.
His lips found my neck, brushing lower with every pass. And each time his lips pressed against my skin, I felt his restraint lessen more and more.
“You’re going to ruin me,” he murmured against my throat, the words barely audible but soaked in heat.
And when one of his hands slid beneath my shirt, his thumb curling gently against my ribs, I knew he was indeed barely hanging on by a thread
“You know…” I mumbled when his lips found mine once more, “we could always slip into your office for a few minutes. Come back to the experiment later.”
“Such a tempting thought...” He groaned softly, his grip tightening against my ribs.
“It could be fun…” I said, hoping to tempt him even further. “We could find another use for your desk.”
His breath caught, then he groaned again, low and rough, like the idea physically hurt.
But just as his tongue flicked against mine, a muffled voice echoed in the hallway.
We froze.
Just for a second.
Breaths locked. Bodies still tangled.
Then we broke apart.
I slid off the counter, heart hammering, as I reached for my safety goggles with shaky hands. Owen adjusted his stance, breathing hard, eyes darting toward the door.
A second later, a shadow passed the frosted glass window.Someone is here.
We both held still, barely breathing as we waited for what might come next.
When the steps continued down the hall, growing more distant, we both let out sighs of relief.
“That,” I whispered, trying not to laugh as adrenaline fizzed through me, “waswaytoo close.”
Owen ran a hand through his hair, looking slightly shell-shocked. “We seriously have to stop pushing our luck.”
“Maybe we should get back to the experiment?” I asked, slipping my goggles on like I hadn’t just had my legs wrapped around him five seconds ago.
“Yeah,” he agreed, passing me a fresh stir rod. “But when this lab is over, we’re definitely finishing that…conversation. Somewhere more private.”
A warm ache bloomed low in my belly. “Looking forward to it.”
“Speaking of things I’m looking forward to…” he said. “Think you could airdrop that photo of us now that your phone is back from the dead?”
