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He lowered his head slightly, his eyes darkening with heat. “I was thinking on the way over here that we need to convince everyone we’re the real deal.”

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Suddenly warm, I asked shakily. “What were you thinking?” 

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My breathing picked up as one of his hand’s moved to my hip, gripping it, pulling me against him. The feel of his hard body pressed against mine, sent heat racing through my blood. 

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His other hand cupped my head, and everything faded away, the room, the engagement party, the fact that wasn’t real.

He angled my head; the initial touch of his lips was tentative as if he was asking my permission to go further. 

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My lips parted as if were the most natural thing in the world, and he deepened the kiss. My nipples chafed against his suit, aching to feel his bare chest against mine. His hand moved from my hip, ghosting over my ass, causing me to gasp in surprise.

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I’d never had a first kiss quite like this. Was it that we’d knew each other so well?

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The kiss quickly went from exploring to a devouring, a claiming. He was staking a claim to my lips, my mouth, my body.

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My core clenched with need. My fingers curled into the lapel of his jacket, holding him tight to prevent him from backing away.

He wasn’t my friend anymore. He was this hot specimen of a man I wanted to push down on the couch so I could straddle him, feel his erection between my legs. I wanted to forget the past, and focus on the present. 

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His lips trailed over my jawline, down my neck to the sensitive spot behind my ear, and my bare shoulder. He paused, placing one last kiss on my shoulder before pulling back.

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His eyelids were heavy with lust. “Was that convincing enough?”

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