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tasted sensual, hot, and all male. She pushed her hands up the warm skin on his naked chest then reached around his neck, fingers driving up to fist his hair.
    He held her at the small of her back, firm yet gently.
    She ached to be with this man.
    No way would one kiss be enough.
    If the thick evidence of his reaction rubbing against her middle was any indication, she’d bet one kiss wasn’t enough for Jeremy either. Talk about a confidence boost.
    His lips pulled away from her mouth to torture the skin along her neck.
    Even though the garage was dark, she didn’t want to risk Vinny showing up and catching them together.
    If she stopped Jeremy long enough to get inside the house would the moment be ruined? She’d been intimate with one man, well, actually a boy in high school. And he’d moved away five days later. She had no doubt her brothers had found out and spared his life but they made sure he left town.
    Jeremy’s hand stroked up her back and she sighed. He kissed her again, taking her breath.
    She had to protect him, but his kisses were intoxicating her to the point she couldn’t think clearly. The smart thing to do would be to stop this before it got out of hand and walk away.
    But if she did, CeCe had a quick flash of worry she’d miss her opportunity with him. He’d keep asking only so many times before a man like Jeremy moved on. In spite of how much she’d tried to deter his interest and talked nonstop about nothing significant, he was still here and kissing the curl out of her hair.
    Her heart thumped fast as a machine gun with the trigger pegged. If she wasn’t careful Jeremy would walk away with her heart in his hands.
    Right now, his hands were driving her crazy to the point she was about to forget her first responsibility—to get them somewhere out of sight.
    CeCe murmured, “Maybe we should—”
    The rumble of a large automobile engine approaching sobered her quickly. She recognized the sound of that heavy sedan and jerked her head back. “Oh, crud. You have to go!”
    “Why?” Jeremy lifted his head but held on to her.
    She shoved at him and glanced at the end of the driveway where Vinny’s headlights shined on their mailboxes when he parked along her curb.
    “It’s my brother. Go home,” she hissed at Jeremy.
    The engine cut off and a car door opened then closed.
    Jeremy’s hands fell away and he stepped back.
    His withdrawal bruised her soul. She whispered, “I’m sorry.”
    He started to walk past her and paused, leaning close to her ear. “I’m not.” He pecked a kiss on her cheek.
    When he sauntered out of the garage she just stood there. The outside lights controlled by motion detectors flicked on. But Jeremy didn’t turn toward his house.
    Vinny was lumbering along her driveway until he stepped around her truck and paused when the security lights flashed on.
    Jeremy walked up to her brother and extended his hand. “Don’t think we’ve met. I’m Jeremy, CeCe’s neighbor.”
    CeCe couldn’t breathe. No, no, no. Stay away from Vinny.
    Her brother eyed Jeremy then sighed and shook his hand. “Vinny. What are you doing here?”
    “Fixing her garage light and taking a look at her cracked statue base.”
    “If you fixed her light, how come it’s dark in there?”
    CeCe opened and closed the mudroom door to the garage. Then she flicked on the fluorescent lights, which shined brightly.
    “This is great,” she cooed, wishing she’d taken some acting lessons in school. “Thanks, Jeremy.”
    Jeremy turned to her as she emerged from the garage. “I already moved your statue base to my garage. Got a friend who owns a body shop. He’ll fix the crack in the fiberglass.”
    She did not want to owe him any more favors. Not if it meant treating him so poorly every time her brother showed up. “That’s nice of you to offer, but—”
    “I’m leaving Tuesday morning on a business project that’ll take a while, but I’ll have the base returned to you before the end of the