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Kinsley leaned her head against Benjamin’s shoulder.“We decided to be surprised.”
“Only way to go in my opinion.”She held up her camera.“The restaurant is doing a promotion.Everyone here tonight gets a free five-by-seven to commemorate their evening.”She focused her camera on Benjamin and Kinsley and took the shot as the couple exchanged a kiss.
She circled the table to face Sean and Monica.She motioned them a little closer together.“Your turn.”
“Oh, he’s not—” Monica began.
“We aren’t—” Sean interrupted.
“Camera shy, are we?”the photographer said.“I came prepared.”She dug in her pocket and held a piece of artificial mistletoe over Sean’s head.“You know it’s bad luck to break tradition.”
Monica and Sean looked at each other.Did she dare?With a slight shrug Monica leaned over and gave Sean a chaste peck on the lips.Her breath caught at the contact, and even as she started to sit back, she longed for more.
But apparently Sean wasn’t satisfied.He cupped her face in both of his hands, drew her close, and covered her mouth with his.
Surroundings forgotten, Monica sank into the kiss.It was the first time in her life that reality outpaced imagination.She couldn’t breathe, she couldn’t think, all she could do was surrender to the moment.
As if stung by a wasp, Sean jerked back.He still held her face but the expression he wore had gone from desire to loathing.A tear welled in his eyes.“I’m sorry,” he whispered, then backed away.
He stood, pulled out his wallet with hands that visibly shook, and laid bills on the table.He looked at his brother.“Make sure she gets home, will you?”
He was out the door before anyone could speak.
Chapter 10
Sean paced in the quiethouse.What had he been thinking?
He hadn’t been thinking, and that was the problem.
He swore he could still feel the silkiness of Monica’s face.The taste of her lips lingered on his.
Unfaithful.
His eyes closed as the word echoed in his ears and locked his feet in place.Even in his current state, he knew it was a lie.Maybe so, but surely his heart couldn’t ache any more if it were true.He sank down into a chair, put his elbows on his knees, and dropped his head into his hands.
His feelings were a jumbled mess—love for Brittany and loyalty to their covenant.At the same time, overwhelming attraction for Monica.
