Page 57 of Courting Gossip (Courting)
‘Like that,’ she said, reaching out and tapping him on the chest.
She let her touch linger and traced his collarbone. ‘You’re smart, loyal and always prepared to ride to the rescue. You have all the markings of a good guy, but you’ve put your mind on the side of evil. The question is why?’
She wasn’t the only one with questions about why.
‘You tell me,’ he said. ‘You’re the mind-reader here.’
‘I’m still working on it, but I know you spent a lot of time in bars. I’m thinking you were either a bartender or in a band.’
He blinked. Whoa. She did have a bit of a fortune teller in her.
‘And you like redheads.’
‘You shouldn’t make generalisations.’
He likedher.
Her gaze slid up slowly and locked with his.
‘I really am sorry,’ he said.
She fisted her hand in his T-shirt and pulled him to her. Their mouths met, and Brody could have sworn he heard the crackling of the fire out in the fireplace. The kiss was hot enough to send steam out of his ears. She went up on her knees and draped her arms around his neck. She was taller than him like this, and he tipped his head back as she kissed him again. Their tongues stroked, and he hooked an arm around her waist when she straddled his lap.
‘If it makes it any better, you’re the only client I’ve ever fought with.’ Her green gaze was steady as she looked down at him.
‘We agreed not to talk about them.’
He threaded his fingers in the soft waterfall of her hair. She came back willingly, and her kiss became hotter as she settled down on his lap. Her thighs tucked around his hips, and her curvy bottom landed on his thighs. They clenched, and he ground against her.
‘Mmm,’ she hummed. She tucked her face against his neck. ‘Slow down, lover boy. This time I want to lead.’
Brody felt his pulse race. Her soothing kisses and licks weren’t doing anything to calm him down. He settled his hands on her waist. ‘Then get off the starting line.’
‘Like this?’
She moved her hips in the most mind-blowing way.
‘That will do,’ he said through gritted teeth.
She chuckled, low and sexy. ‘I thought so.’
She caught his T-shirt and leaned back to work it off. Brody lifted his arms so she could pull it over his head. When she tossed it aside, she stopped and just stared. ‘I could play here for hours.’
He rested his hands on her thighs. ‘Nobody’s stopping you.’
Her touch was warm and soft as she stroked his chest. His heart thudded against her palm when she lined her fingers up with his ribs. She pressed a kiss against his pec, and her hair fell forward as her concentration dropped to his abs. ‘You’re just so…yummy.’
Brody’s belly cinched up tighter when those red-tipped fingernails rasped across it. She followed the ridges and indents until her finger dipped into his bellybutton.
He let out a hiss that she quickly swallowed with a kiss.
‘Mind if I keep exploring?’
Did he mind?
Her hands dropped to his jeans, and his cock jumped to meet her.
She felt it too, and she cupped her hand over his zipper. ‘I’ll take that as a no.’
