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and Lizzie reached for the passenger door at the same time he did but his hand flattened on the window before she could pull the door open.
    Confused, she turned about to ask what was wrong when his mouth crashed into hers, his tongue stabbing deep as his arm curled around her, keeping her upright. She’d wanted him to kiss her for so long. She’d lost count of the nights she’d sat up in bed sweating and gasping from vivid dreams that left her tingling and disoriented.
    None of it had prepared her for the reality of Nic.
    Nic broke her wide open, one hand holding the back of her head, the other at her waist urging her hips forward as he pressed her back against the warm metal car door. Shock and panic warred with excitement and an unexpected rush of intense heat streamed through her body full force.
    He devoured her, right there in the parking lot. There was nothing else but the taste of him, his mouth raging on hers and the hands holding her where he wanted her.
    When he lifted his head, it took her a minute for her eyes to open. He didn’t release her, which was good since she would’ve slid to the gravel-covered ground if he let go.
    He lowered his head again and she instinctively pulled back. Her mouth was already starting to swell and while the ache was delicious the onslaught had made her gun-shy. His slightly crooked smile slid under her defenses, but this time when those warm, dangerous lips touched her, they were gentle. Whisper soft, as they moved over hers, in the kind of first kiss she’d dreamed of with him.
    His lips tasted and searched, teasing her until she was drowning in something sweet. He tilted his head, taking the kiss deeper, invading every part of her. Reaching out to stop from falling, her hands flattened against the soft shirt covering a granite hard chest. Long fingers, twined in her hair, pulling back to give him better access and he did things to her with his mouth she hadn’t thought possible. He broke the kiss and they both dragged in air.
    Then he kissed her again, like he was taking his last breath. Lizzie fell…no…jumped into the kiss. Base jumped. Without a parachute. The free fall was unbelievable as she opened up and let him take everything.

    Lizzie spent an eternity watching him start the car, reverse out of the parking spot and drive through the busy streets of New Orleans. She kept trying to think of something to say but all she could do was drink in his fierce expression as he drove. Silent too, he darted quick glances at her when he thought she wasn’t looking. Then a valet was opening her door under the bright lights of the entrance to The Maretti Riverwalk and Casino.
    Nic walked her through the lobby straight to an elevator. She leaned into him, refusing to think about what they were doing. When they walked into what had to be one of the largest suites she’d ever seen, she stopped short. The dining room table had been set for two, complete with white tablecloth, candles and delicate pink roses in a low vase.
    It was lovely and romantic and everything she would have wanted on a first date. She swallowed hard when she felt his hand touch her waist.
    “Breakfast?” His words brushed across the delicate skin of her ears, lifting all the tiny hairs on her body at once.
    She shook her head, turning to face him as she did. “I’m not hungry.”
    Wildfire blew up between them. “Good.” The word ground out of him and he was kissing her again. Backing her farther into the suite until she felt the edge of the bed behind her legs. Panic teased at her. This was very real. Not another dream at all.
    Shock tingled along her nerve endings when he dropped to his knees in front of her and started undoing the fine leather straps of her heels. He traced the indentations left by the straps.
    “Why do women insist on wearing such uncomfortable shoes?”
    “They make our legs look sexy?” All the air fled her lungs, along with the last of her survival instincts.
    “Your legs