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away. Her lips parted, before she quickly pressed them together and lowered her lids.
    She shoved the cigarette his way. “Thanks.”
    “You can finish.”
    She shook her head. “No, I really did quit.”
    He wanted to put his lips on the filter and see if he could taste her. Badly. Which wasn’t what a good guy would do.
    He shook his head “I’m finished.”
    She stared at the smoldering tip, before crushing the cigarette in the ashtray and tossing it in the trash.
    “It’s freezing out here.” Her voice trembled a little and, she rubbed her arms.
    “I know.”
    She glanced at him. “Well, goodnight.”
    “I’m sorry for what I said earlier. I didn’t mean to make you cry.”
    In the cold Mikayla’s heavy exhale was just as visible as the cloud of cigarette smoke she blew earlier. “You didn’t make me cry.”
    “Then I’m sorry for reminding you who did.”
    She tightened the grip on her arms. “It’s not as if I can forget. It’s why we’re stranded here. Besides, I can’t blame you for what you thought. Most of the women Ryan dated forgave him easily. Believe me, I saw the tears of his previous girlfriends.”
    She shivered. He stepped closer and ran his hands over her shoulders. Her soft skin was cold beneath his fingertips.
    “You’re different. You’re stronger than I would have expected. In the middle of all the drama, you kept your head up and didn’t cause a scene. Since then, you’ve handled being forced to stay in a cabin with me with class. I shouldn’t have misjudged you.”
    “I’m not that strong.”
    Pleasure that she didn’t pull away pushed him to take a step closer. “You are. To walk away like you did…”
    “Is what any other woman with a bit of sense would have done. Before that, I wanted to scratch his eyes out.” She shook her head before lowering her eyes. “I kneed him in the balls.”
    He chuckled. Back at the estate she didn’t seem to possess a lot of fight, but Mikayla proved him wrong yet again. He liked a woman with a bit of fire. Time to rein in those types of thoughts. Liking her would be a mistake. Still, he didn’t take his hands off her shoulders. “Better you do that than me realign his esophagus.”
    She raised her head and laughed. The soft sound was like a warm breeze in the cold night. “Maybe we should’ve acted the fool. I think they both could have used a good beat down.”
    Moonlight shone one her hair, turning the brown tresses silver. Without thinking, his hand lifted to take a few strands between his fingers.
    “We’ll tag team the next time,” he said.
    Her body barely shifted forward, surrounding him with her sweet floral scent. “I like that idea.”
    He continued to toy with her hair. The fine locks were like silk on his skin. He wanted to bury his fingers in it, pull her close, and see if her lips were just as soft as the rest of her. He pushed the strands behind her ear. Then trailed his fingers slowly down the side of her face. One taste, that’s all he wanted. The urge had nothing to do with revenge, and everything to do with a cold night, a beautiful woman, and one bed.
    Her eyes widened and she shook her head. The cold air rushed around him when she stepped back, dousing his desire and bringing common sense back into play.
    Her chest rose and fell with short quick breaths. She cleared her throat, “I’m gonna call it a night.”
    He sucked in a lungful of frigid night air, wishing it would cool the hot thoughts in his head.
    “I think that’s a good idea.” He hoped the roads would be clear tomorrow. He couldn’t do this another night.
    “Good night, Andre.” She slipped back into the bedroom.
    Andre watched the doors close. Fought the ridiculous need to knock on the glass. Sure he could explore the spark between them, but what good would it do to follow her? He would not sleep with his cousin’s ex-girlfriend. Would not make this a pissing match between him and Ryan. You weren’t thinking about Ryan when you