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“I hurt you.”
I hunched my shoulders. “It is what it is, and it’s in the past. Let’s focus on the present.”
“You’re my friend. You saved my life.”
Friend. Ugh. I spun to face him. “And you saved mine. Let’s leave it at that.”
“I didn’t mean to hurt you. I hate that I did.”
A muscle ticked beside my eye. He wasn’t going to drop it. “I’m not hurt.” I held my hands out. “I’m fine.”
“I just?—”
Anger stabbed through me. “Want to rub it in and make me feel maximum embarrassment?”
His brow creased. “Embarrassment?”
Dense man.“You acted like it was the worst kiss of your life. That you couldn’t bear the thought of kissing me, and you made it very clear you didn’t like it.”
Something flashed in his eyes. “Colbie?—”
“Which is fine. I just… God, kissing complete strangers at Hemi’s bar clearly feels good, but not when—” I shook my head. “Can we just drop it?”
“I liked the kiss.”
I laughed darkly. “Right.”
He grabbed my arm. “I liked it a lot. It wasn’t that.”
I huffed. “What was it, then?”
“I wanted it too much.”
I frowned. He was making no sense. “You don’t have to lie to make me feel better, Marc. I’m a big girl. Let’s just never discuss it again.”
“I’m not lying.” He pulled me closer. “I wanted to kiss you so badly it was like there was a fire in my gut.”
I froze, staring at his rugged face.
“I knew kissing you how I wanted to would change things.”
“Marc,” I whispered.
He hauled me against his chest, and his mouth came down on mine.
I froze for a second, then sensation hit me hard. I didn’t even take a second to process it. I wasn’t Colbie. I wasn’t lost in Blue Mountain Base. I wasn’t mad at Marc.
I was just pure need.
I pressed into him, wound my arms around his neck, and opened my mouth.
He took that as an invitation to do whatever he wanted. His tongue plunged into my mouth and I kissed him back. His low groan made me tingle, and my stomach did a dizzying, pleasurable swoop.
The kiss was hot, frantic. Desire was a hot hunger that burrowed deep into my veins. I clenched my hands in his dark hair.
He broke the kiss, and I felt lost in hazy pleasure, my lips swollen and tingling.
“Christ, I knew your mouth would undo me.” His lips crashed back against mine.
