Lucky's Choice(32)

The tip of his tongue traced her bottom lip.

“Don’t, Lucky,” Willa pleaded, seeing the flash of the camera.

“Why not? Don’t you want a taste? I want to taste yours,” he groaned. “I want to see if it’s as sweet as your frosting.” His mouth pressed harder against hers, parting her lips that she tried to keep closed, and her nails pressed into his flesh.

“You taste like vanilla,” he murmured.

“Please, Lucky…”

“What do you want, Willa? Do you want me to stop?”

Willa saw the flash go off again, and her head fell back against the wall of the booth. She’d had every intention of stopping him; instead, she had lost all control when Lucky deepened the kiss, driving all caution from her mind.#p#分页标题#e#

“Please … don’t,” she breathed into his mouth.

“Didn’t I tell you there isn’t anything redeemable about me?” He caught her lips again, exploring her mouth with his tongue as she went limp against him, letting him take what he wanted from her, guiltily aware she wanted it also. However, she wasn’t brave enough to give in to the desire he was wringing from her tense body.

Willa saw another flash across her closed eyes before Lucky tore his lips from hers and pressed his thumb down on the pounding pulse at the base of her throat. Then he gave her a hard look before standing abruptly, leaving her alone in the photo booth.

Willa gathered her composure, straightening her blouse before pushing back the curtain and stepping outside. Although Lucky was thankfully nowhere to be seen, Rachel and Cash both gave her curious looks as they approached the photo booth.

Willa wanted to press her palms against her flushed cheeks, but she forced herself to keep her hands to her side.

“Having fun?” she asked the couple.

“Yes, Cash is still bummed out about losing the cake walk, but I promised him a few of your cupcakes the next time I tutor Sissy.” Rachel gave her a mischievous grin.

“That works for me.” Willa spoke to the couple for several minutes before excusing herself, going in search of Rider.

She found him sitting on the bleachers, watching the little girl eat a candy apple warily. He couldn’t hide his relief when he saw her.

“Thanks, Rider. I appreciate you watching her for me.”

“It’s cool. I babysit for Beth and Lily occasionally. Not often,” he hastened to add, “but enough to take care of them for about an hour. I always shove food in their faces.”

“That always worked on me,” Willa joked.

Rider’s eyes turned frosty. “Why do you always put yourself down?”

Willa shrugged. “Rider, it’s pretty obvious I like food.”

“I like it, too, but I don’t put myself down because I do.”

Willa surveyed his muscular body. “There’s a big difference between your body and mine.” Willa couldn’t keep the amusement out of her voice. She liked Rider. He was sweet and uncomplicated.

“Yes, there is.” His eyes went to her breasts.

She burst out laughing, unable to help her reaction to his sense of humor.

“If I had a brother, he would be just like you,” Willa complimented, guessing from the thunderstruck expression on his face that it was the first time he had been placed in that category.

Rider stood up, brushing down his jeans before straightening. “I’m going to go mend my broken heart with those two women about to go into the haunted house.”

“You do that. I’m sure they’ll appreciate your help through the maze. Winter told me it goes through eight classrooms.”

“You’re not jealous at all?”

“Nope.” Willa couldn’t miss the amused twinkle in Rider’s own eyes.

“It’s a sad day when a woman refers to me as brotherly.”

“I’m sure you’ll recover,” Willa mocked.

“I might be heartbroken … You just don’t know.” Rider’s mouth twisted mischievously. Before she could react, he brushed his mouth over hers in a brief kiss. Raising his head, he stared down intently at her. “Nothing?”

“Sorry, but no.”

“Woman, you’re heartless,” Rider groaned. “I guess it’s the haunted house after all.”

“Don’t get lost,” Willa teased to his retreating back, not missing the one finger salute he turned and flipped her.#p#分页标题#e#

“Ready?” Willa took Chrissy’s hand, helping her down the bleachers before going in search of the other two children.

She found Charlie coming out of the haunted house and Caroline helping Winter at the fish pond.