You're The One (Very Irresistible Bachelors 1)
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He looked at me funny, and I immediately knew I’d given myself away. Now he knew for sure that something was off.
“I’m taking you home, Josie. That way, we can talk some more, and you’ll tell me exactly what’s wrong.”
I was silent in the cab because I honestly wasn’t sure what to tell him or how to act right now. He didn’t push.
He walked me to my door in silence. After stepping inside, I stood in the doorway, unsure what to say.
“Josie, talk to me. What’s wrong?”
“I’m not sure, honestly. I... just don’t know.”
“I don’t want to leave things like this.”
I turned around, biting my lip.
“You mentioned something about rules,” he said.
“Yes.” I could do this. I was an excellent lawyer. Rules were my specialty. “Let’s keep kissing only for the public, okay?”
He stared at me. What was he thinking? As if in slow motion, his mouth curled into a smile. “How about touching?”
“Hunter....”
“Looking?”
“You’re not taking me seriously.”
“Sorry, I’m not. Of course I’ll only kiss you in public, Josie. I know the drill. But now I’m curious as to why you think it was necessary to remind me. Was that kiss so good that you’re afraid you’ll ask for more?”
He was close enough that the tips of his shoes nudged the tips of mine. The tip of his nose was almost touching mine.
“You’re insufferable,” I murmured.
“So you’ve been telling me since I was seventeen, but you’ve stuck around.”
“You’re lucky I like you. There’s nothing wrong, Hunter. I guess I’m just a bit overwhelmed with everything going on.”
“Josie, we can do this.”
“Always so confident.”
A sly grin spread on his handsome face. “You like that about me.”
“Oh my God. You keep being cocky, and I’ll throw you out.”
He came, if possible, even closer.
“Why, are you afraid I’ll kiss you again?” he murmured. His hot breath tickled my lips. I licked them, almost involuntarily. His eyes turned feral.
“Goodnight, Hunter.”
He smiled as I closed the door. I was smiling too, but my heart was beating at a hundred miles an hour, because the truth was... yes, I was afraid.
Chapter Five
Josie
I felt a bit jumpy the next day, already feeling guilty about essentially breaking the law. On the way to work, I was so lost in my thoughts that I kept bumping into commuters. That earned me several glares. New Yorkers were extra moody in the morning.