The Billionaire's Kiss(26)

‘Honey, what’s going on?’ Brian asked. ‘Are you feeling sick?’ You should have seen the look of confusion on his face. Meanwhile, she was clawing at her face. ‘I am now,’ she said. ‘You thought getting yourself a whore would make me happy?’ I’ve never seen someone more confused than he was. He said ‘What are you talking about?’ Have you figured it out yet?” Callie asked.

“I can safely say I have no idea.”

“Well, I almost fell over laughing at what happened next. ‘Bella,’ the wife moaned as she started to sob. ‘I know all about her. Where is she? How long has this been going on?’ She was wailing at this point. This was the first time I had seen someone lose it like that, and I was trying to figure out an exit strategy. But I couldn’t move after what Brian said next. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘she’s right inside. I was going to surprise you with her tonight.’

“Well, the wife jumped up and tried to lunge at him as he turned around and opened the door and called inside, ‘Bella, here girl.’ Out trotted this little chocolate lab with a pink bow on her hair. The dog ran right up to the wife and started licking her face.”

“You’re kidding,” Logan said. He reached across the table and held Callie’s hand. He hadn’t even meant to do it. It just happened, but she squeezed his palm, and it just felt right.

"There's something I've been meaning to ask you," Callie said.

"What is it?"

"It's kind of personal," Callie continued. She waved him closer. As soon as Logan leaned toward her, Callie pressed her lips against his and kissed him, catching him completely by surprise. Her lips were so soft, and the smooth heat of her kiss thrilled him. As he ran his tongue against hers, he felt like his heart had cracked open and filled his chest with warmth. He wanted this to last, but he knew he should stop Callie before she did something she regretted. She was buzzed after all, and he didn’t want to take advantage of her.

When he finally pulled back from the kiss she said, "Did you enjoy that?"

"Of course I enjoyed that," Logan said. "I just don't know if you're in the right frame of mind to go and kiss someone with a reputation like mine." Of course, he wouldn't mind if she went ahead and kissed him one more time before making the right decision.

"I thought it was nice," Callie said.

"Nice?" Logan asked. Hell, it had been better than nice. It had been wonderful. "Yeah, I guess it was ok."

Callie grabbed his collar and kissed him again, this time letting the kiss linger. As she slid her tongue against Logan's lip, he tried to remind himself that he had stopped the first kiss in order to prevent exactly the desire he currently felt. "How about we get you home? Does that sound like a good idea?"

"Are you coming with me?” she asked. She smiled and tilted her head slightly as she looked him over. Logan knew that smile. She wanted him. And he wanted her, but he couldn’t let anything more happen.

"Of course," he said. The prospect of spending the night with her seemed incredible. It was going to take all of his strength to resist her.

"Then yes,” she said.

Logan tried to appreciate the irony of the situation. The woman he had been chasing for over a week decided to get drunk in his bar and throw herself at him, and he was going to make sure she didn't succeed. He wouldn't have believed it if it wasn't happening at that moment. "Come on, let's get you to the boat," he said, stepping up and sliding his arm around her.

"Are we going to your yacht?" she asked. Logan laughed and shook his head. While this night was not going the way he had hoped, he couldn't deny that it was amusing as hell.

Half an hour later, Logan cut the engine and tied the boat to the dock outside the guesthouse. "Callie, we're here. How are you doing?" She had nodded off during the ride, and Logan had to step over to her to wake her up. "Come on," he said, wrapping his arms around her, "let's get you home." He stepped onto the dock and pulled Callie up out of the boat. "Do you want me to carry you?" he asked.

Callie nodded.

"How much did you drink?" Logan asked.

"Enough, apparently," Callie managed to say. Logan couldn't argue with that.

Logan scooped one arm under her knees and one across her back and lifted her up, cradling her in his arms. She was lighter than he had expected, he thought as he walked up the short path from the dock to the guesthouse. He managed to get her inside the house without too much trouble. Then he placed her down on a couch and headed to the kitchen.