 “Dad, you better kiss her if you’re gonna marry her,” Scout said so nonchalant as he peeled the wrapper and stuck the blue bullet into his mouth. “Because in a minute, she’s gonna have blue lips, and that’s gross.” I knew we were going to have to get these displays of affection right, but my nerves decided it was a fine time to short-circuit. To go zapping and zinging in all those places she kept bringing to life. Shaking me down and tightening my guts in a flurry of want as I looked at the woman who watched me with such a tenderness that my spirit groaned. “You’ve got love, Dad,” Remy whispered. Soft encouragement that cut me to the quick. My child’s belief filling me full after I’d lost it. Warily, I crawled forward on my knees, already towering over Tessa where she sat on the blanket. My friend. My friend. Curling my hand around the back of her neck, I drew her closer. Fire flashed. That feeling rising that I had to keep at bay. But those blue eyes, they were so intense and deep and filled with this trust that spread like fingers through my senses. The girl a lure. Her lips barely parted as we sat there with an inch of space separating us. Hovering. Hesitating. Unsure. My heart thundered too loud, and I finally drew her the rest of the way in and pressed my lips to hers. Somewhere between firm and soft. A second. Then two. Breathing her in. Torment and bliss.   A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.
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