need to set
things straight and get our wedding plans back on track, darling.
They won’t hold the venue for us indefinitely.”
“Anna,” Justin
said, gripping the railing, “could I have a word with you before
you go inside?”
She looked from
one man to the other before faking a smile. “Of course.” Pointing
toward her bungalow, she said, “Why don’t you head inside and make
yourself at home, Tom?”
“Don’t mind if
I do,” he said, picking up his suitcase. “I think I’ll grab a quick
shower.” Kissing her cheek, Tom asked, “Why don’t you join me?”
Justin glared
at the back of the man’s head before Anna could usher him off.
“What the
hell’s going on here?” Justin asked when Anna finally made her way
up the stairs to join him.
“I don’t know
what you’re talking about,” she said, pulling her white denim shirt
tighter around her body.
“I thought you
said you were through with that guy.” Justin knew he didn’t have
the right to demand an explanation, but he couldn’t help himself.
Knowing she was spending the night alone with her ex would drive
him crazy.
“I didn’t ask
him to come,” she said. “He’s been here before, so it’s not like it
would have been difficult for him to find me.”
His time was
running out, so he pulled her into his arms. Looking down into her
eyes, he gave her less than a second to push him away before his
lips came down on hers, hard and demanding. He’d wanted to kiss her
since the first time he laid eyes on her, but his fantasies
couldn’t have prepared him for the reality. She was so responsive,
so hot, like she’d been waiting for that moment almost as long as
he had.
Wrapping her
arms around his neck, she arched her back and leaned into the
kiss.
Groaning, he
molded her body to his. Deepening the kiss, he plunged deeper,
never wanting to let her go.
Finally, her
hands circled his biceps, pushing him away. “What was that for?”
she asked, looking dazed.
“Happy
birthday, beautiful,” he whispered. Dipping his head, he treated
himself to another kiss. He didn’t care that the man who wanted to
make her his wife was only a few feet away. The only thing that
mattered was that she was in his arms, responding in a way that
told him she’d spent the past eight hours thinking about him
too.
“Justin, I…”
She touched her fingers to her swollen lips. “We shouldn’t have
done that.”
“Why the hell
is he here?” he asked, unable to contain his frustration. He wanted
to talk, to resolve their issues so they could pick up where they’d
started with that kiss.
“I don’t know.”
She stepped out of his arms, turning her back on him. “I didn’t ask
him to come.”
“Get rid of
him,” he whispered, caging her in with his hands on either side of
the railing. Pressing his arousal into her backside, he said, “Come
on, Anna. We need to see where this is going. You broke up with
that guy for a reason. You said yourself he couldn’t give you what
you needed.” The ocean breeze blew her hair back, giving him access
to her neck. Gliding his tongue over her pulse point, he said, “I
think we both know I can.”
She gripped his
wrists as she leaned into his chest and allowed him to continue his
exploration. “I can’t. We…”
He let her
protest fade away as he continued kissing her neck. Grabbing her
waist, he held her tight against him. “I haven’t wanted a woman
this much… ever.” He knew it wasn’t the time to hold back. If he
did, he would lose his opportunity with her. “Please,
sweetheart.”
“Stop,” she
said, trying to pull away. “I need to sort this out on my own.”
Taking a deep breath, she stepped out of his arms. “I can’t let
this crazy attraction dictate my future. Tom and I spent so many
years together. We still… care about each other.”
Scraping his
hands through his hair, he swore softly. “We both know he’s not the
right guy for you. Why the hell are you doing this?” When
things straight and get our wedding plans back on track, darling.
They won’t hold the venue for us indefinitely.”
“Anna,” Justin
said, gripping the railing, “could I have a word with you before
you go inside?”
She looked from
one man to the other before faking a smile. “Of course.” Pointing
toward her bungalow, she said, “Why don’t you head inside and make
yourself at home, Tom?”
“Don’t mind if
I do,” he said, picking up his suitcase. “I think I’ll grab a quick
shower.” Kissing her cheek, Tom asked, “Why don’t you join me?”
Justin glared
at the back of the man’s head before Anna could usher him off.
“What the
hell’s going on here?” Justin asked when Anna finally made her way
up the stairs to join him.
“I don’t know
what you’re talking about,” she said, pulling her white denim shirt
tighter around her body.
“I thought you
said you were through with that guy.” Justin knew he didn’t have
the right to demand an explanation, but he couldn’t help himself.
Knowing she was spending the night alone with her ex would drive
him crazy.
“I didn’t ask
him to come,” she said. “He’s been here before, so it’s not like it
would have been difficult for him to find me.”
His time was
running out, so he pulled her into his arms. Looking down into her
eyes, he gave her less than a second to push him away before his
lips came down on hers, hard and demanding. He’d wanted to kiss her
since the first time he laid eyes on her, but his fantasies
couldn’t have prepared him for the reality. She was so responsive,
so hot, like she’d been waiting for that moment almost as long as
he had.
Wrapping her
arms around his neck, she arched her back and leaned into the
kiss.
Groaning, he
molded her body to his. Deepening the kiss, he plunged deeper,
never wanting to let her go.
Finally, her
hands circled his biceps, pushing him away. “What was that for?”
she asked, looking dazed.
“Happy
birthday, beautiful,” he whispered. Dipping his head, he treated
himself to another kiss. He didn’t care that the man who wanted to
make her his wife was only a few feet away. The only thing that
mattered was that she was in his arms, responding in a way that
told him she’d spent the past eight hours thinking about him
too.
“Justin, I…”
She touched her fingers to her swollen lips. “We shouldn’t have
done that.”
“Why the hell
is he here?” he asked, unable to contain his frustration. He wanted
to talk, to resolve their issues so they could pick up where they’d
started with that kiss.
“I don’t know.”
She stepped out of his arms, turning her back on him. “I didn’t ask
him to come.”
“Get rid of
him,” he whispered, caging her in with his hands on either side of
the railing. Pressing his arousal into her backside, he said, “Come
on, Anna. We need to see where this is going. You broke up with
that guy for a reason. You said yourself he couldn’t give you what
you needed.” The ocean breeze blew her hair back, giving him access
to her neck. Gliding his tongue over her pulse point, he said, “I
think we both know I can.”
She gripped his
wrists as she leaned into his chest and allowed him to continue his
exploration. “I can’t. We…”
He let her
protest fade away as he continued kissing her neck. Grabbing her
waist, he held her tight against him. “I haven’t wanted a woman
this much… ever.” He knew it wasn’t the time to hold back. If he
did, he would lose his opportunity with her. “Please,
sweetheart.”
“Stop,” she
said, trying to pull away. “I need to sort this out on my own.”
Taking a deep breath, she stepped out of his arms. “I can’t let
this crazy attraction dictate my future. Tom and I spent so many
years together. We still… care about each other.”
Scraping his
hands through his hair, he swore softly. “We both know he’s not the
right guy for you. Why the hell are you doing this?” When
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