the studio parking lot. He got out just as she turned to say bye. She watched as he walked around the truck, opening the door to let her out. Elli climbed out and Shea moved closer towards her, trapping her between him and the truck. “I had a great lunch, Elli. I’m sorry about the end, though.”
“ I told you it was fine. I asked you to take the hat off, so I was basically asking for it.”
“ Still, I’m sorry.”
“ Don’t be, it was a beautiful lunch. I had a great time.” She smiled sweetly, and he took another step towards her, leaving no room between them. His hands came up around her waist, pulling her to him as he looked deep in her eyes. Her breathing hitched because she knew he was going to kiss her again. She tried to steady her breathing, but with Shea Adler this close to her, it wasn’t working. Shea smiled before covering her mouth with his. He kissed her softly, before slowly teasing her lips with his tongue, asking for permission to come in.
Elli hadn’t kissed like that in so long that she was scared out of her mind, but she open her mouth for him, playing with his tongue with her own. His grip on her hips became tighter as he brought her even closer to him. Elli’s hands rested on his chest as he kissed the stuffing out of her. When he pulled back, they both were breathing hard. He rested his head against hers as he looked into her eyes.
“ Jesus, you’re gonna be the death of me, baby.”
“ I could say the same about you, Shea,” she whispered with a small smile. He smiled before taking her mouth with his again. This time it was slow, sweet. He gave her three more small kisses before letting her past him. “Bye,” she said with a small, shy wave.
“ Bye, I’ll call you.” She turned when she got to the door.
“ If I don’t answer, I’ll text you. I have that wedding tonight.”
“ Okay, bye.”
“ Bye,” she said with another shy smile as she walked into the studio. Once inside, she leaned against the wall, trying to control her breathing. At the sound of laughter, Elli looked over at the front desk to see Harper, an amused look on her face.
“ I mean, jeez El, ya’ll need a room next time.”
A room? With Shea, alone?
Elli slid down the wall, groaning. Lord, help her if that ever happens.
Elli kissed like a dream. Shea had left her with a dumb grin on his face as he drove back to his condo. God, she was amazing. So beautiful, so understanding, so perfect, she loved hockey movies! Hell, she loved hockey! Just being with her made him feel so safe, so happy, it had never felt like that before. No girl made him want to call her as soon as he left her, just to hear her voice. No woman ever made his blood boil with just one kiss, one touch.
What the hell was going on?
Shea pulled into the spot in front of his condo, and turned the car off. He reached for his phone and texted Elli, since he knew she had clients.
Am I on your mind, the way you’re on mine?
As soon as he pushed send, his phone rang, it was Grace.
“ Hello, my loving brother,” she cooed in the phone.
“ Oh, Jesus, what do you need?”
“ A favor.”
“ Okay?”
“ Bradley Johnson, the guy who sells me my liquor,”
“ Yeah.”
“ He is being a douche and trying to raise my prices. Can you sign me a stick so I can try to schmooze him into not doing it?”
“ Sure, when do you need it by?”
“ Tomorrow.”
“ Done.”
“ Thank you.”
“ You’re welcome.”
“ Didn’t you have your date with Ms. Fisher today?”
“ I did.”
“ And?”
“ What?”
“ How was it!” she yelled. He smiled.
“ Great, she’s amazing, Grace. I don’t know how someone so beautiful could be so amazing and not taken. She’s so understanding. A bunch of fans interrupted our lunch and she didn’t care, she just smiled and ate as I did my thing.”
“ You didn’t wear a hat? God, you’re dumb. She’s sweet, but you’re dumb.”
“ I did! But she pulled it off, saying she
“ I told you it was fine. I asked you to take the hat off, so I was basically asking for it.”
“ Still, I’m sorry.”
“ Don’t be, it was a beautiful lunch. I had a great time.” She smiled sweetly, and he took another step towards her, leaving no room between them. His hands came up around her waist, pulling her to him as he looked deep in her eyes. Her breathing hitched because she knew he was going to kiss her again. She tried to steady her breathing, but with Shea Adler this close to her, it wasn’t working. Shea smiled before covering her mouth with his. He kissed her softly, before slowly teasing her lips with his tongue, asking for permission to come in.
Elli hadn’t kissed like that in so long that she was scared out of her mind, but she open her mouth for him, playing with his tongue with her own. His grip on her hips became tighter as he brought her even closer to him. Elli’s hands rested on his chest as he kissed the stuffing out of her. When he pulled back, they both were breathing hard. He rested his head against hers as he looked into her eyes.
“ Jesus, you’re gonna be the death of me, baby.”
“ I could say the same about you, Shea,” she whispered with a small smile. He smiled before taking her mouth with his again. This time it was slow, sweet. He gave her three more small kisses before letting her past him. “Bye,” she said with a small, shy wave.
“ Bye, I’ll call you.” She turned when she got to the door.
“ If I don’t answer, I’ll text you. I have that wedding tonight.”
“ Okay, bye.”
“ Bye,” she said with another shy smile as she walked into the studio. Once inside, she leaned against the wall, trying to control her breathing. At the sound of laughter, Elli looked over at the front desk to see Harper, an amused look on her face.
“ I mean, jeez El, ya’ll need a room next time.”
A room? With Shea, alone?
Elli slid down the wall, groaning. Lord, help her if that ever happens.
Elli kissed like a dream. Shea had left her with a dumb grin on his face as he drove back to his condo. God, she was amazing. So beautiful, so understanding, so perfect, she loved hockey movies! Hell, she loved hockey! Just being with her made him feel so safe, so happy, it had never felt like that before. No girl made him want to call her as soon as he left her, just to hear her voice. No woman ever made his blood boil with just one kiss, one touch.
What the hell was going on?
Shea pulled into the spot in front of his condo, and turned the car off. He reached for his phone and texted Elli, since he knew she had clients.
Am I on your mind, the way you’re on mine?
As soon as he pushed send, his phone rang, it was Grace.
“ Hello, my loving brother,” she cooed in the phone.
“ Oh, Jesus, what do you need?”
“ A favor.”
“ Okay?”
“ Bradley Johnson, the guy who sells me my liquor,”
“ Yeah.”
“ He is being a douche and trying to raise my prices. Can you sign me a stick so I can try to schmooze him into not doing it?”
“ Sure, when do you need it by?”
“ Tomorrow.”
“ Done.”
“ Thank you.”
“ You’re welcome.”
“ Didn’t you have your date with Ms. Fisher today?”
“ I did.”
“ And?”
“ What?”
“ How was it!” she yelled. He smiled.
“ Great, she’s amazing, Grace. I don’t know how someone so beautiful could be so amazing and not taken. She’s so understanding. A bunch of fans interrupted our lunch and she didn’t care, she just smiled and ate as I did my thing.”
“ You didn’t wear a hat? God, you’re dumb. She’s sweet, but you’re dumb.”
“ I did! But she pulled it off, saying she
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