touched in any pleasant way.
And the truth was, she wanted his arms around her, wanted his mouth back on hers, and wanted him to never let go while he was at it.
Insane.
He lifted his head and in the dark met her gaze. “You okay?”
“Yes.”
He was quiet a moment. “How do I believe anything you say?”
Not knowing how to respond to that, to the absolute truth, she just swallowed and looked at him.
He shifted closer, a small movement that upped her pulse rate. “A beautiful liar,” he murmured, a mere breath away and getting closer with each passing heartbeat, which, granted, came fast enough to warrant a heart attack warning.
He was looking at her mouth, his eyes sleepy and sexy enough to have her closing the gap herself, just shifting a little bit closer—
“But still a liar,” he whispered, and then in direct opposition to those words, he kissed her.
Chapter 7
N oah’s mouth was warm, deliciously warm, against Bailey’s frozen one. All of her was frozen, and as she pressed close to him, she wished that they could stay like this forever.
And for one glorious moment, he did stay, kissing her long and wet and deep, oh God, so deep. She could feel his arms around her, and nothing, nothing had ever felt so right. She slid her hand across his nape, through his silky hair, holding his head because she didn’t want this to end.
Obviously her brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders. But then Noah changed the angle of the kiss, and a sound of pure pleasure escaped her, and then again when one of his hands slid down her side and up, beneath her sweater, his fingers fanning gently across her ribs to barely, just barely, brush against the underside of her breast.
The sensations were so lovely, she prayed they would never stop.
But then he pulled back, and she saw why.
A car went whipping down the highway. A nondescript SUV, moving way too fast.
Looking for her and Noah…
That had her brain firing at top speed, and she let out a breath, trying to control her racing heart. She carefully drew air into her lungs, uncomfortably aware of her body, quivering and tense and still straining toward his. “Smart move, hiding.”
Noah didn’t say anything, didn’t move.
How did he do that? she wondered. Was he totally and completely unaffected by this odd and inexplicable attraction? Or maybe it was all adrenaline for him, a release of that energy, nothing more. She slid a glance his way and found him looking at her with such a great intensity it blew her hair back, and…and when she took a peek at his button fly, she found something else.
Okay, he wasn’t unaffected.
That shouldn’t have made her feel better, but selfishly, it did. “Can we go now? And get to the resort?” She needed to get there. She had no idea how she’d gotten so lucky as to have him get rid of the bad guys for her, but he had, and she had things to do. “Noah?”
“Not yet.”
Not yet? Maybe he somehow missed her urgency—
A second car whipped by on the highway. Also a nondescript SUV.
She stared after it in shock. “Two? There were two of them?”
Noah waited until the taillights faded from view, then started the engine of the Jeep.
“How did you know there was a second car?” she asked, dazed.
“Wrong question.” He maneuvered them back onto the highway, going back the way they’d come.
“What do they want?”
“Yeah, there’s the right question.” He looked over at her, because they both knew the truth. She knew what they wanted. She’d taken too long getting the money, and Stephen and his thugs had gotten antsy. They didn’t trust her.
And now they wanted her blood to go with the cash.
Noah turned into the resort. The road in was a mile long, lined by a vista of rugged mountain peaks that couldn’t be seen on a dark night like this. Thick with snow, the road forced Noah to take it slow, utilizing the four-wheel drive. Finally the tight, narrow curves opened into a large parking lot at the base of the
And the truth was, she wanted his arms around her, wanted his mouth back on hers, and wanted him to never let go while he was at it.
Insane.
He lifted his head and in the dark met her gaze. “You okay?”
“Yes.”
He was quiet a moment. “How do I believe anything you say?”
Not knowing how to respond to that, to the absolute truth, she just swallowed and looked at him.
He shifted closer, a small movement that upped her pulse rate. “A beautiful liar,” he murmured, a mere breath away and getting closer with each passing heartbeat, which, granted, came fast enough to warrant a heart attack warning.
He was looking at her mouth, his eyes sleepy and sexy enough to have her closing the gap herself, just shifting a little bit closer—
“But still a liar,” he whispered, and then in direct opposition to those words, he kissed her.
Chapter 7
N oah’s mouth was warm, deliciously warm, against Bailey’s frozen one. All of her was frozen, and as she pressed close to him, she wished that they could stay like this forever.
And for one glorious moment, he did stay, kissing her long and wet and deep, oh God, so deep. She could feel his arms around her, and nothing, nothing had ever felt so right. She slid her hand across his nape, through his silky hair, holding his head because she didn’t want this to end.
Obviously her brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders. But then Noah changed the angle of the kiss, and a sound of pure pleasure escaped her, and then again when one of his hands slid down her side and up, beneath her sweater, his fingers fanning gently across her ribs to barely, just barely, brush against the underside of her breast.
The sensations were so lovely, she prayed they would never stop.
But then he pulled back, and she saw why.
A car went whipping down the highway. A nondescript SUV, moving way too fast.
Looking for her and Noah…
That had her brain firing at top speed, and she let out a breath, trying to control her racing heart. She carefully drew air into her lungs, uncomfortably aware of her body, quivering and tense and still straining toward his. “Smart move, hiding.”
Noah didn’t say anything, didn’t move.
How did he do that? she wondered. Was he totally and completely unaffected by this odd and inexplicable attraction? Or maybe it was all adrenaline for him, a release of that energy, nothing more. She slid a glance his way and found him looking at her with such a great intensity it blew her hair back, and…and when she took a peek at his button fly, she found something else.
Okay, he wasn’t unaffected.
That shouldn’t have made her feel better, but selfishly, it did. “Can we go now? And get to the resort?” She needed to get there. She had no idea how she’d gotten so lucky as to have him get rid of the bad guys for her, but he had, and she had things to do. “Noah?”
“Not yet.”
Not yet? Maybe he somehow missed her urgency—
A second car whipped by on the highway. Also a nondescript SUV.
She stared after it in shock. “Two? There were two of them?”
Noah waited until the taillights faded from view, then started the engine of the Jeep.
“How did you know there was a second car?” she asked, dazed.
“Wrong question.” He maneuvered them back onto the highway, going back the way they’d come.
“What do they want?”
“Yeah, there’s the right question.” He looked over at her, because they both knew the truth. She knew what they wanted. She’d taken too long getting the money, and Stephen and his thugs had gotten antsy. They didn’t trust her.
And now they wanted her blood to go with the cash.
Noah turned into the resort. The road in was a mile long, lined by a vista of rugged mountain peaks that couldn’t be seen on a dark night like this. Thick with snow, the road forced Noah to take it slow, utilizing the four-wheel drive. Finally the tight, narrow curves opened into a large parking lot at the base of the
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