too.”
At his words, a flash of heat scored through her center. Ginger bit back a gasp at her body’s swift reaction. She didn’t wait and tugged him down to meet her as she leaned up. Cam’s lips met hers. For a flicker, she hesitated. She hadn’t kissed a man in over two years, so the feel of his lips against hers was unfamiliar. She pushed back against the feeling and threw herself into the kiss. If she was going to be stupid, she might as well make it worth her while. Problem was, she entirely underestimated how a kiss with Cam would feel. As soon as their lips touched, it was like a match to a flame. She gasped, and his tongue swept inside.
His arms slipped around her, his embrace strong and sure. She flexed into him, desperate to get closer. His kiss was everything she could have hoped for and more. She’d been so busy batting her fantasies away, she hadn’t even allowed herself to imagine this kiss. He kissed masterfully. His tongue stroked against hers in between tracing her lips, he tugged at her bottom lip and dove in deep again. Liquid need swirled in her center. She was so wet, she could feel the moisture seeping through her underwear.
Cam’s hand stroked up her back and laced into her hair, his touch hot and strong. He tore his lips from hers and lifted his head. Their breath gusted in the icy air. When he glanced back down, all she could do was stare at him. Desire thrummed through her body. She was caught in its sway. She didn’t want this to stop. Their eyes held, an electric current vibrating between them.
He swore softly, right before his lips crushed against hers again. She didn’t quite know how it was possible, but this kiss eclipsed the first and went wild. It was a tangle of lips and tongues—hot, wet and deep. Out of breath and nearly overcome, when his lips made their way down her neck, hot shivers raced through her. She trembled against the onslaught on sensations. When his lips reached her collarbone, he dipped his forehead to rest in the curve of her shoulder. They held still in the cold darkness. The heat within and around them was so intense, she barely noticed it was near zero outside.
Cam’s palm stroked in slow passes along her spine, sending tingles spiraling through her entire body. Her breathing gradually slowed, though her body felt alight from the desire pounding through her. The cold finally permeated her, and she shivered. He lifted his head. “We should get inside. It’s freezing out here.” His eyes locked onto hers, banked heat simmering in their amber depths.
She managed a nod, realizing she couldn’t just stand out here all night in Cam’s arms, although that was precisely what she’d have liked to do. Rational thought managed to nudge her though. At any moment, the slew of locals arriving for dinner at the lodge would start showing up. It was pure luck no one had driven by them yet. She took a breath. “Okay. Let me drive my car the rest of the way into the parking lot. Do you want to ride with me?”
It wasn’t much of a distance, but she wasn’t ready to let go of this tenuous and electric connection with him. At his nod, she got into her car and he walked around and climbed in the passenger side. In silence, she drove the short distance to the lodge parking lot. Moments later when they stood in front of the lodge entrance, Ginger looked up at Cam and her breath caught in her throat. He was so damn handsome. His amber hair was gold-tipped in the soft light under the entrance. His eyes coasted over her, and it was as if he touched her everywhere he looked. Heat slid through her again, and her pulse skittered wildly. She thought she should say something, but she didn’t know what.
He saved her when he cleared his throat and spoke. “I, uh, didn’t mean to let things get out of hand like that.”
His words unintentionally struck at the doubts she’d carried deep in her heart for the last few years. Vulnerability and uncertainty lashed at her. She
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