Page 19 of Instant Heat
Her warm smile and playful wink did something to me insides. I had to clear me throat before I spoke again. "So how do you consume this? A spoonful of ice cream followed by a shot of vodka?" I was still holding onto her wrist; she didn't seem to mind though.
"No." She shook her head, her eyes twinkling with mischief. Using her free hand, she held up her index and middle finger. "Two words… Vodka float."
"Vodka float?" I repeated slowly.
Rae let out a cute little giggle before she explained, "Yeah, it's like a soda float but with vodka and chunky ice cream. It's weird but really delicious. I learned it—"
Her words came in one ear and floated out the other. All I could focus on was her moving lips. I wanted to taste them. Feel them on me. But more importantly I wanted to be the reason they lifted into a smile.
"Griffin?"
The moment our eyes connected an intense feeling curled its fists around me throat. Inside me chest, me heart thumped wildly. I was both afraid and desperate to know if she felt it too. "Why are you here?"
Her brows pulled together while she tried to pull her arm from me grip. I didn't let go. "I can leave."
Shite.
Me eyes flicked to the ceiling as I tried to string some words together that actually made sense. "Stay," I breathed out when me gaze met hers again. "I don't want you to go, Rae. I'm just curious."
Those gorgeous eyes of hers darted left and right, searching for answers to unvoiced questions. It occurred to me that there was a possibility I was reading way too much into me own feelings.
Maybe she was just looking for a repeat performance.
For reasons I didn't care to explore, that thought didn't sit well with me.
But if she was looking for an encore, I'd bloody well give her one she'd never forget. Me fingers around her wrist tightened, and I tugged her forward. I was inches away from those tasty looking lips when her words blew over me skin in a whisper.
"I'm not entirely sure why I came here tonight."
I pulled back slightly only to see a veil of confusion mar her features. "What are you thinking?"
She rolled her lip over her teeth, not kissing her became almost impossible. "I don't know." Her voice was soft and filled with uncertainty. "Nothing makes sense."
"I know." And I really did. When it came to Rae, sense and sensibility went out the window. I shouldn't have been feeling anything but lust for a woman I barely knew. But, like a bolt of lightning, she came out of nowhere and struck me down, robbing me of me sanity.
Her tone was soft and measured when she spoke, "I guess I wanted to see if I was imagining this connection I feel to you."
I cradled her face between me palms, me voice hoarse as I asked, "And? Are you?"
"Are you going to think I'm nuts if I say I'm not?"
Instead of telling her what I thought, I showed her. Me mouth crashed to hers. The instant our lips touched; a deep groan echoed from the back of me throat. This was what I'd been craving for days.
Her kiss.
Her touch.
Everything.
I sucked on her bottom lip like a starved man before licking the inside. A sinful sound somewhere between a gasp and a moan parted her lips, and I took the opportunity to deepen the kiss.
Slick and sweet, tongue finding tongue. Tasting. Savoring. Devouring. And Rae matched me stroke for needy stroke. Driving me insane. Giving as good as she was getting. And, shite, it wasn't enough.
Hell, she could give me all she had to give and still wouldn't be enough.
I shoved me hand into her hair, tightening me fist around the silky strands. The other smoothed over the curve of her arse, tugging her flush against me.
Our kiss deepened even more.
