chuckling.
Arielle glanced between Troy and Sebastian. All three nodded at each other as if in response to some inaudible agreement.
“What is it?” Gabrielle asked, noticing their exchange of looks.
“Well, Gabby, how would you like to meet your mystery rider?” Arielle asked, a huge smile on her face.
“What? What do you mean?”
“I mean the mystery rider you told Eva and me about, the one that followed you for two years at St. Marcus.”
“You know who he is?”
“Yep…” Arielle replied, utterly amused. A pregnant moment passed and the anticipation in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Gabrielle stared at Arielle, completely lost. Arielle walked over and taking Gabrielle’s hand she placed it into Troy’s hand. Gabrielle’s heartbeat accelerated, and heat surged through her body. “Gabby, meet your mystery rider.”
Gabby’s eyes went wide, and her jaw dropped as she processed Arielle’s words. She finally looked up, she met Troy’s brilliant gaze, clearly incredulous.
“You… you…” she started to say, but she had lost her voice. She swallowed hard and gazed at Troy’s face, continuing disbelief displayed in her eyes. Finally, she found her voice. “When were you planning on telling me about that?”
“Well, it never came up before,” he grinned. “You do know that I’ve been in love with you for all this time,” he said. “But I guess I forgot to tell you about that one small detail.”
A great big smile spread across Gabby’s face, and she snuggled even closer to Troy. “A small detail,” she protested. “Well, this makes our story even more magical,” she whispered.
“Come on, baby, let’s go,” Sebastian said, and clasping Arielle’s hand, he pulled her toward the door.
“Good night,” Arielle called out, as Sebastian closed the door behind them.
Chapter 3
A lone in the long corridor Arielle looked up at Sebastian, and rising up on her tippy toes, she let her lips brush slightly against his. Hot sensation surged through Sebastian’s body, setting every nerve on fire. Before she had a chance to blink, he had wrapped his arms around her and pulled her hard against his aching body. His mouth came down on hers with intoxicating desire and rocked her to her very core. Her lips parted, giving him access, and like a thirsty man in the desert, he sipped her sweetness from the oasis of her mouth. Her desperate moan brought him back to reality. Suddenly, she shrieked as he swept her into his arms and tossed her over his shoulder, moving toward their bedroom in long strides.
“What are you doing?” she yelped, giggling.
“It’s time for bed.”
“Oh,” she breathed, still giggling. Being upside down gave her an amazing view of his muscular legs, and his perfect rear. “Mmmm, the view is fabulous from back here,” she called, and ran her open palms down the planes of his back and over his rump.
“You need to stop that, unless you want me to take you right here in this hallway, right now,” he said, and his breath hitched.
She swallowed past the lump in her throat and immediately stopped touching him. Reaching their bedroom, he pushed the door wide open and walked inside in a hurry. With Arielle still draped over his shoulder, his booted foot kicked the door shut behind them. He put her down, but kept her encircled in his embrace. He cupped her chin, and lifted her face to meet his gaze.
“Don’t dazzle me, please?” she murmured, her voice throaty.
A wide smile painted his beautiful face and his lips came down on hers as she felt his desire in the kiss. Their tongues touched and probed into the softness of their mouths. His hands skated over her body and stopped at the globes of her breasts. He massaged them firmly, and craving hit her like a tidal wave. She threw her head back, bowing against him, and he groaned. Her hands threaded through his beautiful sandy hair and clung to him like a drowning person to a lifeline. She shuddered