shower.
They finished the game and played another, all the while Cody remained the perfect gentleman. She had to admire the guy. She shook her hips several times, hoping it would bring him close to her again, but he resisted.
“That was fun.” He slipped off the ugly shoes when the second game was finished, which she’d won. “I’m glad you came out with me for a bit.”
“I enjoyed myself. I don’t get out much.” She kicked her bowling shoes off.
“How come?”
“How come what?”
“You don’t get out.” He leaned back in h is chair. “I get you have a son and he comes first, but you should do more for yourself.”
“I work, too.” T hat wasn’t a good excuse, but she just wasn’t ready to talk about her mom.
Cody leaned down to slip his shoes on.
“I really did have a good time,” she said. “I’d like to hang out again.”
After he slipped on his last shoe, he sat back. “I’d like it, too, but I don’t want to play games. I can’t get a good feel of what’s going on between us.”
That’s because she was a mess. One moment she wanted him, the next she was telling him she couldn’t see him. Lily really wanted a life, but at the same time, she’d made a commitment to care for her mom. That was why she moved here. So it wouldn’t be right for her to run around town with Cody and dare she say, fall in love.
“I can do the friend thing.” Even though she wanted so much more with him.
“Me too, but when you stare at me like a piece of candy, it makes it hard for me to resist you.”
She giggled. “Candy?”
“Yeah, you lick your lips and your eyes perk up.”
She’d have to make a point not to look at him like she wanted to lick him anymore. “I think you’re just joking.”
He chuckled and held his hand out to her. She took his hand and started to stand, but froze mid-way when he spoke, “See, there you go again. Here I just wanted your shoes to take up front, and you took my hand.”
Lily yanked her hand back as her cheeks burned. Maybe he wasn’t such a gentleman, but more of a jerk. “I can get my shoes.”
She stood and brushed past him.
“Wait, Lily,” he called, but she couldn’t stop walking.
She continued to make a fool of herself. Did she look like some sort of raging, horny woman or something? She set her shoes on the counter and turned. Cody set his shoes next to hers then took her hand and led her back to where they’d been before. Talk about playing games. He was making this just as confusing as she was.
Though, she loved the feel of his hand, holding hers tight.
Still holding her hand, he said, “I’m sorry. I’m not good at this.”
“What?”
“This, whatever it is. I haven’t dated a woman in a long time.”
Now her curiosity was peeked. Cody was hot, how could he not be fighting women off with a stick. “We’re not—”
He released her hand and took a deep breath. “Yes, I know. It’s hard, though. I’m really attracted to you, and it’s not easy keeping this friendly, when I really want to kiss you.”
He wants to kiss me . She moistened her lips.
“That drives me crazy.” He groaned.
“We could kiss once. I’m curious, too.” And desperate. And horny.
“So you want me to kiss you?”
She nodded. “Just a little one. A peck.”
Cody took a deep breath, and she could tell his wheels were spinning in his head. How could they not be? She was throwing all kinds of mixed signals, but if they kissed, they’d get it over with. She’d know if this was worth pursuing or not. Oh, whom was she kidding? They would never be friends, even if the kiss sucked.
Cody leaned forward, his gaze on hers. His lips were inches from hers. One peck. Just a quick touch of the lips and it would be done. Then his soft lips were on hers, and she sighed. Instinct took over, and a small peck wouldn’t be enough. She gripped his shirt, tugging him closer. Her lips parted and his tongue slid in. Now this was the kiss she’d
They finished the game and played another, all the while Cody remained the perfect gentleman. She had to admire the guy. She shook her hips several times, hoping it would bring him close to her again, but he resisted.
“That was fun.” He slipped off the ugly shoes when the second game was finished, which she’d won. “I’m glad you came out with me for a bit.”
“I enjoyed myself. I don’t get out much.” She kicked her bowling shoes off.
“How come?”
“How come what?”
“You don’t get out.” He leaned back in h is chair. “I get you have a son and he comes first, but you should do more for yourself.”
“I work, too.” T hat wasn’t a good excuse, but she just wasn’t ready to talk about her mom.
Cody leaned down to slip his shoes on.
“I really did have a good time,” she said. “I’d like to hang out again.”
After he slipped on his last shoe, he sat back. “I’d like it, too, but I don’t want to play games. I can’t get a good feel of what’s going on between us.”
That’s because she was a mess. One moment she wanted him, the next she was telling him she couldn’t see him. Lily really wanted a life, but at the same time, she’d made a commitment to care for her mom. That was why she moved here. So it wouldn’t be right for her to run around town with Cody and dare she say, fall in love.
“I can do the friend thing.” Even though she wanted so much more with him.
“Me too, but when you stare at me like a piece of candy, it makes it hard for me to resist you.”
She giggled. “Candy?”
“Yeah, you lick your lips and your eyes perk up.”
She’d have to make a point not to look at him like she wanted to lick him anymore. “I think you’re just joking.”
He chuckled and held his hand out to her. She took his hand and started to stand, but froze mid-way when he spoke, “See, there you go again. Here I just wanted your shoes to take up front, and you took my hand.”
Lily yanked her hand back as her cheeks burned. Maybe he wasn’t such a gentleman, but more of a jerk. “I can get my shoes.”
She stood and brushed past him.
“Wait, Lily,” he called, but she couldn’t stop walking.
She continued to make a fool of herself. Did she look like some sort of raging, horny woman or something? She set her shoes on the counter and turned. Cody set his shoes next to hers then took her hand and led her back to where they’d been before. Talk about playing games. He was making this just as confusing as she was.
Though, she loved the feel of his hand, holding hers tight.
Still holding her hand, he said, “I’m sorry. I’m not good at this.”
“What?”
“This, whatever it is. I haven’t dated a woman in a long time.”
Now her curiosity was peeked. Cody was hot, how could he not be fighting women off with a stick. “We’re not—”
He released her hand and took a deep breath. “Yes, I know. It’s hard, though. I’m really attracted to you, and it’s not easy keeping this friendly, when I really want to kiss you.”
He wants to kiss me . She moistened her lips.
“That drives me crazy.” He groaned.
“We could kiss once. I’m curious, too.” And desperate. And horny.
“So you want me to kiss you?”
She nodded. “Just a little one. A peck.”
Cody took a deep breath, and she could tell his wheels were spinning in his head. How could they not be? She was throwing all kinds of mixed signals, but if they kissed, they’d get it over with. She’d know if this was worth pursuing or not. Oh, whom was she kidding? They would never be friends, even if the kiss sucked.
Cody leaned forward, his gaze on hers. His lips were inches from hers. One peck. Just a quick touch of the lips and it would be done. Then his soft lips were on hers, and she sighed. Instinct took over, and a small peck wouldn’t be enough. She gripped his shirt, tugging him closer. Her lips parted and his tongue slid in. Now this was the kiss she’d
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