Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1245

She couldn't help herself-her hand drifted upward, sneaking over to touch him, her movements secretive and shy.

Her fingertips brushed gently over his cheek, his brows, his nose, and finally, his lips...

Her thumb lingered on his thin lips, tracing them softly.

Her own heart thundered in her chest, and she had to swallow hard, her mind flashing with images that made her cheeks burn. Elysia yanked her hand back in a hurry.

Click-

But before she could retreat, Tarquin caught her finger between his teeth.

Elysia's eyes flew wide open in shock. "!"

She tried to pull her finger free, but he wouldn't let go.

His tongue curled around her fingertip, and her heart skipped a beat, her eyes going round as saucers.

She watched, helpless, as Tarquin's eyes-shut just a moment ago-opened, clear and sharp.

Elysia's heart leapt into her throat. "You were faking it?!"

Tarquin's gaze was dark as midnight, so intense she nearly forgot to breathe. He looked at her like a wolf, just woken up, spotting a rabbit right in front of him.

Elysia suddenly realized the danger. "You... You let go right now!"

Tarquin didn't. He just looked even more tempting.

Elysia's breath came fast, her face flaming red, like someone was tickling her with

a feather right at her core. It was maddening.

"Tarquin! You're incorrigible!" she gasped.

way she said his name-half furious, half flustered-almost made him surrender

lightly before finally letting her go. Then, in one smooth

pinned her beneath

mess with me,

chin

really? Then what were you

was something on your lips. I wanted to

lying. He squinted at her, a sly smile playing

yeah? What was on my

a crumb.

"Is that so?"

nodded furiously, like a

got a crumb on

"Huh?!"

you with that." He dipped his head and captured her lips

squeaked in protest,

up

bedroom filled with the sounds of laughter and mock outrage, voices tangled

all over, Elysia lay sprawled, breathless and spent, while Tarquin stared at the

he knew there were

had caught her breath, she gave him a sharp

you say yesterday you'd give me a break for a while?" "...You started

"I did not!"

fierce as a kitten, and Tarquin couldn't

okay, don't be mad," he said, reaching for something by the

narrowed her eyes

"L

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those samples, right? I got them

in a heartbeat. "You mean the virus