“Kimi,” he rasped against her throat, “time out.”
“Okay.” She swallowed hard. “Now I understand when people say they got carried away. It’s never been like that for me before.”
Don’t tell her it gets even better than that.
She shifted and moved off his lap, giving his cock some relief. She rested her cheek against his chest, tucking the top of her head beneath his chin. “Is it weird if I just wanna stay like this for a while?”
“Not weird at all, darlin’.” He swept his hand up her back. “Although I wish I had a couch we could stretch out on.”
“Next time.” She yawned. “I’m tired. It’s been exhausting dealing with my family the past couple of days.”
“I’ll bet. Go ahead and close your eyes for a bit.” He kissed her forehead.
As Kimi fell asleep in his arms he couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt so content.
Chapter Four
Kimi woke up with a jolt, surrounded by darkness and heat.
Warm, hard, delicious-smelling heat.
Soft lips brushed over her forehead. “Hey, sleepyhead.”
God. She loved the deep rasp of Cal’s voice. And the way his breath stole across her skin stirred something deep inside her. Everything about him was so…manly. Even the way he’d put the brakes on when things had gotten too hot between them. None of the boys she’d messed around with before had that kind of control. They got pissed if she said stop, or slow down, and were especially angry if she said no. Then they called her a cock tease or lied and told everyone that she’d done slutty things. Being with Cal the last few hours really drove home the difference between boys and real men. And not just in the way they kissed.
She rubbed her mouth across the soft cotton of his T-shirt and breathed in the heady scent of his body. “Sorry I conked out.”
“No worries. I liked it enough that I fell asleep too.”
“How long was I out?”
“An hour, hour and a half.”
Kimi pushed herself away from him and turned so her legs dangled off the swing. She snickered. “I’m so damn short that my feet don’t touch the ground.”
Cal’s hand skated down her arm. “I like that you’re pint-sized. And darlin’, you may be short, but you’ve got great gams.”
Most guys were so busy staring at her chest they didn’t see any part of her beyond that. And how charming was it that he didn’t make his compliment crude? “Thanks.” She hopped off the swing and faced him, holding out her hands to help him up from the swing.
A wolfish grin lit his face before he took her hands and pulled her right back onto his lap. Then he kissed her with sweet surety. “Thank you, Kimi, for comin’ over. This is one of the best nights I can remember.”
“You don’t get out much, do you?” she teased.
“I get out more than you know, but it don’t change nothin’. I meant it. And if you lived around here, I’d ask you to come over tomorrow too.”
Kimi arched up to kiss him. “If I lived around here, I’d be over so often you might as well ask me to move in with you.”
He laughed. “Oh, Eli West would have me arrested for sure for corrupting his underage daughter.”
“Like you said to Carolyn, Cal…I’m not gonna be sixteen forever. In fact, I’ll be seventeen next week.”
“Happy Birthday. Maybe I oughta give you a birthday spankin’ before you go.”
“Save it for next time.”
Cal’s eyes searched hers. “There’ll be a next time?”
“Yeah. Next time I’m around here.” She trailed her fingers down his jaw. “You think it’s weird that I feel like I’ve known you more than two days?”
“It’d make me weird too, then, ’cause I feel the same way.”
“I like you, Cal McKay. A lot.” Crap. Why had she said that? She probably sounded like a love-struck teen.
Aren’t you?
He gave her a sexy smile that made her pulse race. “I like you a lot too, Kimi West. So you’d better call me when you come back for Christmas break.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, sweet darlin’. I’d like that more than you know.”
“I will.” Kimi forced herself to move or she might stay right there, lost in his blue eyes forever. “I have to go.”
“I know.”
Cal carried her bag to the car. Then he gifted her with a kiss that could only be described as devastating.
When she pulled onto the road, she noticed he stood at the end of the driveway, watching her go.