Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23971 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 120(@200wpm)___ 96(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23971 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 120(@200wpm)___ 96(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
Grace looks at them for a long moment and then turns back to me. I can see the bright exploding colors reflecting in her eyes. She puts her hand on my chest. I slide my hand around her head and pull her mouth to mine.
She moans as I kiss her.
Her soft wet lips part and I slide my tongue into her mouth with a hungry groan. She slides her arms around my neck and presses her soft round breasts against my chest.
If there was any doubt before, it’s gone now. This is the beginning of something real. Something intense.
My heart pounds. The butterflies… The weakness in my knees… This woman is the one. The only one for me.
I wrap my possessive arms around her and pull her against me. We kiss and taste one another while the fireworks burst over our heads like magic. It’s an epically romantic moment. A perfectly fitting one for a love affair that will never end.
I’ll make damn sure of that.
CHAPTER SIX
Grace
“And the winner of the helicopter,” the announcer says into the microphone, “with a very generous bid of 2.3 million is Stan Washburn.”
Everyone claps as Stan nods his head.
I stand on my toes to whisper in Nolan’s ear. “He doesn’t look very happy.”
He chuckles as he watches the sullen old man grimacing. “Maybe he wanted it in blue?”
I’m still kind of lightheaded as they announce more winners. I just had the kiss of a lifetime. The kind that songs are written about and epic tales are told over generations. It was magical.
My mouth is still watering. My body is still humming. I can’t believe I kissed this man.
I’m holding Nolan’s hand and stroking his arm, feeling his hard muscles under his soft suit. He looks down at me with a smile.
I can’t wait to tell my mom about this. She’s going to freak out. My dad would freak out too, but in a different kind of way.
“And now for a month-long stay in a luxurious villa in Santorini, Greece,” the announcer says. I look up at Nolan with excitement buzzing in my chest. “The winner is… Nolan Barlowe!”
The whole Hyenas team cheers as Nolan goes onto the stage to claim his prize.
He’s booked for this summer after the playoffs are over. I wonder who he’s going to take…
I smile and clap as I stare at him on stage, shaking that lady’s hand. He’s so hot. I start to mentally undress him, taking off his suit jacket, unraveling his tie, undoing each button slowly on that crisp white shirt. I picture him on the beach in a bathing suit, his sun-kissed skin glistening from the ocean water.
I’ve never wanted to go on a trip so badly in all of my life. A month with Nolan in paradise… That would be a dream come true.
“Congratulations,” I say as he returns. He immediately takes my hand again and it makes me blush. “Have fun on your trip.”
He looks at me with a grin. “Our trip.”
I don’t say anything. I just smile. It’s fun to play along, but it’s only been a couple of hours. The month-long stay is in August, four months from now. He might not even remember my name by then. I’m fully aware that this all might just be an unrealistic fantasy I’m concocting in my head and he might bring some other lucky girl instead. But still… For tonight, it’s real. I’m going to indulge in the fantasy a little bit while I can.
After the auction finishes, we each grab a drink at the bar and head over to a quiet spot near the stern of the yacht.
“Oh no,” I say when I see the lit-up buildings getting larger. “Are we heading back to the pier?”
Nolan pulls up his sleeve to look at his Rolex. “It’s almost midnight.”
“Already?”
I feel the swell of happiness that’s been swirling inside me all night starting to fade. Sadness takes its place.
Nolan and I erase the distance between us. He puts his big muscular arms around me and holds me like he’s never going to let me go. I sink into his chest and inhale his masculine cologne.
“The night doesn’t have to end now,” he says in his deep rich voice. “I can drive you home. I can take you anywhere.”
“I came with my father…”
“Right,” he says with a heavy sigh.
I swallow hard as I look up at him. “Am I going to see you again?”
He cups my cheeks with his big hands and gazes into my eyes with a loving look. “Of course. I don’t know how I’d live without you.”
We kiss again and the tingling that starts in my lips travels all the way down to my curled toes. I’m blushing when we finally pull away. God, I love kissing this man. I can’t get enough of it.