The family she didnt exp.., p.22
The Family She Didn't Expect,
p.22
“Well, we were both wrong,” he said, holding her gaze, which dropped to her lips, then back up to her eyes. For a moment, she caught him slide a glance along her silky pale-pink cocktail dress.
Kiss and make up. Kiss and make up...
Before she could even blink, the bottle was on the floor, empty, and they were kissing, Brandon’s hands in her hair, her hands splayed against his chest, moving up to his neck and to his chiseled face.
He pulled back slightly. “Tell me to go back to wedding. Or we might do something you’ll probably regret. I haven’t changed a bit. And we’ve had way too much to drink, Cass.”
She liked how he used to sometimes call her Cass.
“We have,” she agreed, the intoxicating scent of his cologne enveloping her. “But I don’t think I’ll regret anything.”
Yes, she was tipsy. But it was her birthday and she’d been feeling sorry for herself not an hour ago. A secret birthday rendezvous with the man she’d never forgotten? The one who’d gotten away? Finished business after all these years?
“Me, either,” he whispered. “But that might be the moment talking for both of us. You sure about this?”
He looked at her, his dark eyes probing and sincere instead of flirtatious and glib, and she knew he was giving her another moment to come to her senses.
She grabbed the lapels of his tux and kissed him hot and heavy on the lips. She would not regret this. After all, tomorrow, all kissed and made up, they’d go their separate ways—forever.
But tonight? She needed this.
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ISBN-13: 9780369710222
The Family She Didn’t Expect
Copyright © 2021 by Helen Lacey
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