P ip couldn’t breathe. This man meant it . “ I — “
“I know I confuse you and I didn’t mean to blindside you, honey. But I’m not going to lie or hide it from you. I want honesty between us. If you want me to scoot back over here, then I’ll do it .”
She didn’t. That was the last thing she wanted. Pip wanted the exact opposite .
Pip reached out and brushed a hand across his cheek . “Matt …”
She looked at him for a moment, a long moment, until she finally figured out just who the man in front of her was. Figured out what he wanted from her. “I don’t want you to move over there. I don’t know exactly what it is I do want yet, but I don’t want you over there .”
His indrawn breath thrilled her. Pip smiled as it sank in that she didn’t have to be so afraid with this man. That he wanted her for her and would never do anything she didn’t like .
And that made all the difference .
Pip leaned forward and pressed her lips against his .
Matt didn’t rush her, didn’t push for more than she was ready to give. He just held her, touched her, let her touch him, until he was missing his shirt and her blouse was undone and for the first time in her life Pip was making out with a man she wanted .
It was him that finally called a halt, when they heard the sound of a big engine outside .
Pip kissed him one more time and righted her blouse, just in time to be greeted by her eldest sister .
Despite Jay Gunderson, it had been one of the best nights she’d experienced in a very long time .