Back To Her: Dare With Me Series Page 3
Nora
Feeling toasty warm, I burrowed closer to Gabriel’s always comforting and solid form. He had an arm curled around my shoulders, and I was shamelessly plastered against his chest. Despite the cold metal under my sleeping bag and the howling wind, I’d slept better last night than I had in months.
Until my brain flickered online, and I remembered I wasn’t supposed to be with Gabriel. Fuck. I didn’t realize my inside thought had formed into an audible whisper until he replied.
“Well, if that’s how you want to start the day, I’m down for that.” The low rumble of his teasing tone vibrated through me.
Without any way to finesse this moment, I propped myself up on an elbow. His eyes were open. He stared at me with a sleepy, sensual look I knew well.
Longing pierced me so sharply it almost hurt. I glanced around us, surveying the situation. There wasn’t much room back here.
Somehow, my sleeping bag was no longer zipped. As much as I wanted to blame it on Gabriel, I knew better. That didn’t stop me from trying. When my eyes made their way back to his, I said, “You unzipped my sleeping bag.”
“Nice try, but no.” He shook his head. His hand was splayed low on my waist, just above my bottom. My knee was tucked over his muscled thigh. I supposed I should be grateful I hadn’t stripped myself naked in my apparently crazed desire to get close to him.
“It’s quiet outside,” I observed.
“Wind’s down. We can leave.”
He hadn’t moved. Because of the placement of my knee, I was acutely aware of his arousal. And mine. I could feel the slick heat of it between my thighs. This was what happened when I ended up alone with Gabriel. Every ounce of my sensibility flew out the window.
I wanted to kiss him so badly, my lips were tingling.
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