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.The enthralling smell of him, his aftershave, his skin as she lifted her face to his.It wasenough to calm her laughter, get her heart pounding again for a different reason now.She glanced back at the car glad the driver was back in it and the car was facing the oppositedirection but one look back and he’d see them because they were in plain view.When she glancedback at Gio his lips were on hers again.One soft kiss was all he gave her and she sighed.“Don’t tellme no one’s ever called you beautiful before.”It was hard to keep a straight face but staring in his eyes made it easier.It practicallyimmobilized her.This was getting embarrassing.No person should have this much power overanother.But she couldn’t hold it against him.There was no way he was doing this on purpose.Wasthere? “Yes, I’ve been called beautiful once or twice in my life,” she said down playing the amount oftimes Felix alone had called her that among all the others who’d used that word to describe her overtime.“Once or twice? Get out of here.” Another couple came around the corner of the trail makingGio and Bianca move out of the way.Gio took her hand and they began to walk down the trail.The one thing she hadn’t mentioned tohim were the caves along the trail to the meadow.She’d been afraid he might construe her suggestingthey come here as something more mischievous.The thought of being alone in one of the caves withhim had crossed her mind and just thinking about it now warmed her insides.What they were doingwas already bad enough.Taking things even slightly further was going past her one time indulgence todo what her heart wanted instead of what her head told her.Which is what she was calling this—aone time indulgence.Even in her thoughts, it sounded like what she knew it really was, pure bullshit.This waswrong no matter how you looked at it.Yet, not once, other than the little voice that had barely made apeep when she went back to the cabin, had she considered fighting it.And now that it was happeningshe couldn’t even begin to imagine how she’d ever go back to the way things were before today.“What’s that?” Gio pointed with a smirk.“A cave,” she said, trying to sound as casual as possible.“There are a lot of them around thetrails.” The trails.In other words not just this one.The one she’d brought him to on a day when she’dknown they’d have the entire trail mostly to themselves.He gave her a knowing look.Damn it.She knew it.But the truth was she was beginning towonder now if subconsciously she had been thinking that way.“Can we go in them?” He looked upon the mountain above the cave.“Or are there bears and mountain lions around here?”“There’s all kinds of wildlife out here but didn’t you ever watch cartoons growing up?” Shegiggled, willing herself not to get into any more of her stupid laughing fits that would have hersqueaking like a mouse on crack.“Bears hibernate in the winter; so it’s rare to see one out here in thesnow.”“Where do you think they hibernate, Bianca?”That wiped the smile off her face and she stared at him as his words sunk in.The thought of abear being in one of those caves hadn’t even crossed her mind.This time he laughed taking her face inhis hands, kissing her lips and cheeks and finally her forehead.“God, Bianca.” was all he said beforehugging her close to him with a grunt.She hugged him back taking in the smell of him again.He smelled so good and it felt so perfectbeing in his big arms she could barely stand it.Finally loosening his hold on her, he kissed her, a little longer this time, then took her hand inhis again.“Let’s go check it out.”Bianca had been in them before, mostly nervous about any possible snakes, but now shewondered why a bear being in one of these caves had not crossed her mind.The whole damn townwas called Big Bear for Pete’s sake!She followed him cautiously as he made his way down the trail toward the cave.It was bigenough for them to walk in without having to duck their heads.“This trail is probably too busy for anybear to want to make it their place.” There was a lot of writing on the inside walls and names etchedinto the rocks.“Oh, yeah.Way too many people visiting this place for any bear to feel comfortablehere.”He turned to her with that sexy little smirk of his that made her insides liquid.“A lot of youngcouples probably turn this place into their own little love cove.” He pulled her to him and in the nextsecond had her pinned against the cave wall.“Is that why you brought me here?”Before she could respond, he kissed her roughly pressing his body against her.Bianca wasn’tsure if she should panic or go with it.He pulled his lips off her and moved her already loosened scarfout of the way.“Take this off.” Staring into his eyes, she did so methodically.Completely arousedand caught in his eyes again, she let the scarf drop but he caught it and stepped away from her stuffingit in his jacket pocket.“Is this why we’re here, Bianca?”She shook her head but no sound came out [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]