Page 3 of Instant Heat
Blonde, long legs, curvy hips, and an ample chest. A very ample chest where I could easily rest me head. Exactly what I needed tonight.
Or so I thought.
The moment the blonde bombshell moved aside, I caught sight of a petite little thing laughing next to her. And for a fraction of a second, time stood completely still. The gentle back and forth of her ponytail as she shook her head hypnotized me. The black jeans and white t-shirt that might as well have been painted on to her had me mind running in a million different directions.
But it was her smile that held me captive.
It looked genuine and carefree; it made me want to smile with her. Shaking me head, I focused me frown on the beer in front of me. From the moment I could listen, me da had sprouted tales of the first time he'd seen me ma.
Talked about time standing still and his world shifting into place all in the space of a breath. I'd listened and smiled even though I'd thought it was the biggest load of shite.
But this feeling inside me chest…No, it was definitely just a lack of sex messing with me brain. The body could only take so much self-love until it all felt rather robotic and unsatisfying.
In me defense, the last couple of months had been rough at best. I'd spent a lot of time questioning the unfairness of life and whether I still wanted to do a job I was born to do. So sinking into a warm, willing body hadn't been at the top of the list.
As if under some kind of spell, me head swiveled to seek out the brunette again. Only, she was gone. I'd laid eyes on her just a few minutes ago, so the disappointment that drew me brows together was as strange as it was unwelcome.
"I haven't seen you here before."
I turned me attention to the sweet-sounding voice beside me. Almost immediately, me teeth found the flesh of me cheek to keep me twitching lips from spreading into a smile. Up close, the brunette looked even more beautiful.
Me heart stuttered at the sight of her. Slicking me tongue over me teeth, I grinned at her."Observant. 'Tis me first time."
A deep blush stole her cheeks and instantly highjacked me thoughts. In me mind, I could already see her skin turning that particular shade under very different circumstances.
On top of me.
Under me.
What sounds would she make? Would she still sound so achingly sweet when she—
"No way." Her voice sliced through the lust-fog covering me brain. I blinked once and her pretty face came back into view. The biggest blue eyes I'd ever seen stared at me. Thick black lashes framing them like a piece of art.Shite!Apparently, the lack of sex was turning me into some sort of poet now."You have an accent."
"Aye, that I do."
That smile that stole me attention from across the room was back. Man, it was gorgeous.Shewas gorgeous. Me goddess rested her elbow on the bar and cradled her face in her palm. A tiny frown pulled her brows together. Her gaze contemplative as it steadily moved down the length of me.
When her eyes met mine, the tip of her tongue slid along her bottom lip."I'm Raelyn." She offered her free hand."Everyone just calls me Rae."
A lazy smile lifted me lips. I took the offered hand—mine almost swallowing hers whole—and squeezed."Griffin."
The instant the touch registered, she sucked in a breath, her gaze darting to our joined hands. I knew then she felt it too. A zip of electricity—that had nothing to do with the two beers I'd had—rushed through me veins, kicking me heart into gear.
Images of her, of us, flashed in me mind one after the other.
The two of us tangled in me sheets. Walking on the beach. Her head thrown back in laughter at something I said. Those big blue eyes shining bright as she leaned in to kiss me.
What the hell?
I blinked again. Our connected hands the first thing I saw when me vision shifted from blurry to focused. This overwhelming need pulsed through me veins to use the hand tucked inside mine as a lever, yank her forward, and cover those enticing lips with me own.
To kiss her long and hard until me taste was the only one she knew.
Swallowing, I carefully pulled me hand from hers, fingers furiously brushing over me palm to get rid of the sensation burning into me skin.
"Can I get you anything to drink?"
With her brows still knitted together, she looked between me face and her hand like she couldn't decide where to pin her focus. After a few more rounds of ping pong, our eyes finally locked. Her frown still firmly in place as she shook her head. The action was so subtle if I hadn't been watching her so carefully, I would've missed it.
