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wasn’t the smiling celebrity type. She was always happier behind the scenes. He forced his concerns aside and gave her a flirty grin. “You know I’ve been having a bit of a dry spell lately myself—could use some rain.”
    “Is that so? Looked like you were getting all you could handle earlier tonight.”
    Andi. She hadn’t liked seeing him with Andi. “Why Kiley St. Claire, you almost sound jealous.”
    “Of rain? That’s ridiculous.”
    He chuckled. “Yeah, I still think you sounded jealous.”
    She reached up , slid her hand around his neck, and buried her fingers in his hair. “People hear what they want to hear sometimes.”
    “I see.”
    “Are we gonna do this or what?”
    He shook his head. “Are you always in such a rush to skip through the romance part?”
    She giggled. “I didn’t realize the romance was so important to you, Casanova.”
    “Well, then I guess you don’t know me as well as you think you do.”
    Gripping his hair, she pulled his head toward hers. “I know the important stuff.” Kiley kissed him hard enough to send stars spiraling behinds his eyelids.
    Of course she didn’t know the important stuff, not really. She didn’t know that when she’d stopped coming home for her school vacations it broke his heart , or that he still couldn’t imagine making a life with another woman. Cole was determined. Kiley was meant for him. She was meant to be his, and he was meant to be hers. If necessary, he’d prove it by making love to her until they were both hoarse from shouting. There were worse ways.
    He grinned. “I suppose you do. I suppose you do.”

Chapter Nine
    KILEY WANTED TO LEAP out of her skin. Cole had tormented her hormones for nearly as long as she could remember. But having his hands on her, his lips trailing over her stomach and up her inner thighs, was beyond anything she was prepared to handle with decorum. She whimpered and clawed at his shoulders. “Damn it, Cole! Stop teasing.”
    The bastard chuckled. Worse, he chuckled in a deep, sexy manner sending her stomach into a somersault. The aching between her legs pulsed with want.
    He tucked his thumbs under the edge of her silly panties and yanked them down. “Still haven’t learned to be patient, I see.” He left her underwear hanging from one ankle.
    She used her other foot to toe them off and kick him playfully. “I’m plenty patient. You’re just too… oh .”
    Cole lowered his mouth and licked.
    Kiley promptly forgot every single word in the English language. “Glrghh!”
    “I’m too gleergh?” He smirked up at her.
    Too everything. Cole was far too perfectly everything. She swatted at him and pushed his head back down.
    “Oh …oh, wow. That is…oh!” Kiley fisted the sheets along the sides of her body. His lips, always moving, were soft against her. She heard him murmuring but couldn’t make out the words over the rush of blood roaring in her ears. His tongue replaced his lips, and Kiley’s eyes clamped shut. He teased, gentle at first, dragging her to the edge with long, slow licks. She rubbed her foot against his side, begging for release. Cole took his time and let her hold there, teetering on the edge, before finally closing his lips around her clitoris and sucking. Hard.
    Kiley came instantly. Waves of pleasure flowed through her body without reducing her want for him at all. “Cole.”
    “So sexy, Ki. My sexy girl.” He rubbed his cheek against hers like a cat marking his person. “You ready for me?”
    She arched into him, wrapped one leg around his waist, and pressed her heel into his ass. “Yes, very much yes.”
    Cole groaned, kissed her forehead , and jumped off the bed. Kiley sat up and frowned as he disappeared into the hall. He returned a moment later with a few small silver packets, and she nodded, glad that he was still capable of responsible thoughts. He dropped all but one on the nightstand and shoved down his shorts. He pulled her into his arms as he climbed back on the