Page 29 of The Grinch who Loved Me
She wanted to melt inside, “Thank you.”
He smiled, “Anything for you.”
Then he kissed her again and put his forehead to hers and he kissed it and then kissed her once more, “I have to go to work. I will be here for lunch.”
She nodded and then he walked out the door.
Aria didn’t want to leave Ryland. He was so quiet and sweet and he seemed so unsure of being around her.
She had never believed in love at first sight or any of that nonsense, but being around Ryland it seemed more likely with each moment that passed.
When Ryland left for work, Aria kind of hated it.
She loved having him with her and it wasn’t easy to let him leave.
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He texted during the day and let her know that he would be bringing her lunch and she was so excited about it, it wasn’t even funny.
She literally counted down the hours, but got lost in her work, putting together a ring that she wanted to make for a long time, but didn’t have the time for.
She got so involved in the design that she didn’t hear the backdoor of her shop open.
Someone cleared their throat and she jumped and whirled in her chair, looking around as her eyes landed on Ryland, leaning against the door jam.
She smiled, “You startled me.”
He smirked at her, “I texted you that I was on my way.”
She blinked and looked down at her phone and saw that she had indeed missed a few texts from him.
She looked back up at him and smiled sheepishly, “Sorry. I was so wrapped up in this new design that I was in my own world.”
He stood up straight and walked toward her, his eyes at half mass and she swallowed.
“You are so fucking sexy sitting there, your hair up in that bun thing and your tongue peeking free from your lips as you work. You have no idea what that sight does to me.”
She looked up at him and she said, “What does it do?”
He let out a growl and leaned down, “Go back to work and I will show you.”
She diligently turned around and he came up behind her and she froze when his hands landed on her shoulder, and pushed her large sweater out of his way.
He leaned down and ran the tip of his nose up her neck and she had to bite back a whimper.
His hand slid up the other side of her neck and into her hair, pulling her head back a tiny bit.
He kissed her neck softly and she couldn’t fight the moan back this time.
It slipped free and she tilted her head to the side to give him more access.
And then he was pulling her head back and his mouth landed on hers, and she was helpless as he took possession of her mouth, deepening the kiss.
Then he broke away from her mouth and kissed down her neck again.
Then he was back to her mouth and she was happy that he was back. He dominated her, kissing her and licking at her mouth, making her gasp and give him access to kiss her deeper.
He held her hair tighter and tipped her back in her chair and kissed her deeper, using his other hand to put on the back of her neck and then he was kissing down the front of her neck and then he would be back up to her lips and she couldn’t do a single thing but hold onto the counter and let him have his way with her.
