The mariachi music from the restaurant filtered onto the patio. It was soft and slow. Cole stood from the table and walked toward me with his hand extended.
“Dance with me?”
“But you don’t dance.”
“Your dress has convinced me to make an exception.” He winked, pulling me from my seat and spinning me into his arms.
I gasped as my body collided with his, and he pressed his hand into the small of my back. He had been holding out on me—he could dance. I searched his face for an explanation, but he laughed and spun me again before aligning his frame against mine.
We swayed to the distant music. With every second that passed, our dance form diminished until we were so tightly wrapped around each other that I could feel Cole’s heart beating against my cheek.
“Cole?”
“Mmm-hmm?” He held on a little tighter.
“Can we stay here like this and forget everything else on the other side of the border?” I wasn’t being completely silly. Maybe I could live in a border town.
“For now we can, darlin’. For now.”
I closed my eyes and bit back the words that were on my tongue. I wanted tomorrow to be the farthest place from us. As long as Cole held me, maybe the rest of the world would stop turning.
Twenty-Seven
Cole
“You ok over there? You’re awfully quiet and I’m usually the quiet one,” I prodded.
Kaitlyn squeezed my hand. “Yeah. I’m good.”
I ran my hand along the outer line of her thigh. “Good, because I have plans for you and that dress when we get home.”
“What about Lisa?” she asked. “Is she staying late?”
“Don’t worry. I told you I took care of everything. Tonight you’re mine.”
She bit her lip. I wanted to pull the truck over on the side of the road and take her in the backseat.
But I was a patient man.
I pulled into the parking lot and parked in front of Kaitlyn’s room. The TV flickered in the window on the other side of the parking lot. I had paid Lisa to stay the night with Grayson. I didn’t give a shit if she knew what I had planned.
I was nearby if Grayson needed anything.
I opened the door and led Kaitlyn inside. I locked the door.
“Tonight was amazing.” Her eyes lit up when I walked toward her.
“It was. And it’s about to get even better.”
“Oh yeah?” she teased.
I nodded. I pulled her hair as I tugged her lips against my mouth.
She moaned as my tongue slipped along hers. My hands ran under the black dress and cupped her ass. God, how I loved her ass. I loved her tits. I loved her hips.
I loved every part of her body.
Kaitlyn stepped out of my arms. I watched in awe as she pulled the dress over her head. I sat on the bed and threw my boots across the room and dumped my clothes on the floor.