A Cowboy in the Kitchen (19 page)

A discreet cough, followed by the bartender's voice announcing last call, finally cut through the fog of passion that had overtaken him. He pulled back his head but didn't release his grip, wanting to maintain as much physical contact as he possibly could without drawing any more attention.

“I've never kissed anyone like that in a public place,” she said, her voice much huskier than it had been earlier. The pink flush creeping up her cheeks could have been from embarrassment or could have been from desire. He was hoping it was the latter.

“Would you like to try it again in private place?”

“Like where?”

“Well... I could get a room...” What in the hell was he thinking? He didn't go around propositioning women in hotels. But it wasn't as if he could take her back to the officers' barracks. And he definitely wasn't ready to let her go.

His emotions were storming at top speed, and the alcohol he didn't normally consume wasn't helping him think straight. Yet for once in his life, he didn't want to think straight. He ran his fingers along the satiny waistband of her pants and wondered what kind of undergarments she could possibly be wearing underneath.

She looked around at the mostly empty bar and again lightly licked her lips, which had remained mere inches from his own. “I already have a room.”

Garrett didn't bother to ask her for clarification. Pulling his wallet out of his pocket, he peeled out two one-hundred-dollar bills and threw them on the bar before grabbing the half-full bottle of champagne with one hand and reaching for her fingers with the other.

Copyright © 2016 by Christy Jeffries

ISBN-13: 9781488002335

A Cowboy in the Kitchen

Copyright © 2016 by Meg Maxwell

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