Page 18 of Time Will Tell
“May I?”
She laughs, shaking her head. “It might help us get past two-word senten—”
I cut her off when I slide my hand to the back of her neck and crash my mouth into hers. I don’t allow myself to get carried away, but I very easily could. Her lips are soft and welcoming, and fit against mine as if they were designed to.
Georgia hums from the back of her throat as she winds her fingers through my hair. I change the angle of our kiss, anxious to hear more of her little sounds. When she runs her nails down my neck, I force myself to pull away, straightening to my full height as her hands glide down my shoulders to rest on my chest.
“Thank god,” she says, pressing her forehead into my front as I wrap my arms around her back. “I’m glad we got that out of the way,” she mumbles against me.
I squeeze her closer. “Me too,” I agree, lightly resting my chin on top of her head.
“At least we know now that we should just be friends, right?”
I freeze, my body stiffening around hers for a few seconds before Georgia breaks into a fit of laughter, tilting her face up towards me. “I’m joking, Callum!” She shoves my shoulder. “Relax!”
“I’m going to get you for that,” I say, my tongue pressing against my cheek as I fight back a smirk.
“Good,” she says, licking slowly across her smile as her eyes heat. “I’m hoping you will.”
I fire out a warning glance, wrapping my arm around her shoulders. “C’mon, you,” I say, walking her back to her sister and cousin and their mountain of luggage. “I need your help to make a good first impression.”
She reaches up and takes the bouquet from me before bringing it to her nose to sniff. “Oh, don’t worry, they’re already trying to ship me off.”
I can’t help the obnoxiously wide grin that overtakes my face. “Is that so?”
She rubs her lips together, as if she’s said too much. I squeeze her closer to my side, so she knows that’s not the case. “I like it here,” she whispers, her cheeks reddening again. “A lot.”
“Good,” I say, kissing the top of her head. “Because I like you here too.”
