Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 70607 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 353(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70607 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 353(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
I laugh. "That doesn't bode well if it's over in three minutes," I joke, but his eyes don't leave mine.
"Shelby," he whispers, and right before he is going to kiss me, we hear voices coming closer and closer. Ace groans, letting my face go. "I'm going to do such a heated review on this place," he says through clenched teeth. "It's a honeymoon resort, and they are always popping up."
"Maybe it's a sign." I put my hand to my stomach to stop the way my stomach is fluttering. "Think about it, we kissed two years ago and then went on to date other people. We were going to marry other people." He just waits for me to finish my thoughts, knowing I need to get this out. "And that we are here on this island at a honeymoon resort, and every single time we are going to do anything, we are interrupted." I point at Roberto. "It might be a sign that we shouldn't go there."
"Or," he starts, smirking at me, "it's just giving us the time to come to terms with things because once it starts, it's not going to stop."
"Are we still talking about us?" I laugh anxiously.
"Shelby." He says my name clear as day. "The next time I kiss you." He looks over to see how close Roberto is. "I'm not going to stop. I don't care if the whole resort comes out to watch." He looks at me square in the eye, and all I can do is try to swallow, but my mouth is so dry that it takes a lot. "Take that as a sign."
Chapter 19
Ace
She stands in front of me as she goes through the signs of why I shouldn't kiss her again, but every single thing in me is telling me that this is the moment. This right here, no matter how we got here, is our moment. "Shelby." I say her name. "The next time I kiss you." I take a second to look over and see how close Roberto is. "I'm not going to stop." My hands itch to touch her, and before I can even talk myself out of it, I reach up with one hand, rubbing her cheek with my thumb to calm her down. "I don't care if the whole resort comes out to watch." I look her straight in the eye, my palms getting sweaty as my heart speeds up. "Take that as a sign."
"But," she interjects, and my mouth just crashes down on hers. My tongue slides into her mouth just like it did before, and it's fucking perfection. Her hands go to my waist, and at that moment, I don't care who is around and who isn't. I hear the footsteps walking away from us and stop kissing her.
"Roberto," I say as he starts walking away. "I don't want to see anyone around this villa tonight."
He smiles and nods at me. "No problemo, Mr. Ace." He pushes the tray of food to us. "You serve yourself when you are ready." He looks at me and then at Shelby, winking at her.
"Oh my God," Shelby says. "Did he just wink at me because he thinks that?" She turns to me, and I don't give her a chance to think about anything. Instead, my hands come up to cup her face. "Ace," she says before my mouth falls onto hers. Her mouth opens for me without thinking twice, and this time, her arms wrap around my neck. One of my hands falls from her face as I wrap my arm around her waist, pulling her closer to me. She arches her back, and my hand goes down to her ass. My cock is ready for whatever action is going to come. "Ace," she says my name in a pant as I bend my head and kiss her neck. She pushes her chest into me, and it's my turn to moan.
"Shelby." I kiss down her neck. The arm around her waist picks her up, and I'm expecting to carry her inside. What I'm not expecting her to do is wrap her legs around my waist. "Fuck," I say as she leans back a bit so I can see her face. The wind blows some of her hair in her face, and she pushes it away with her hand and then shakes her head. My hand that isn't around her waist comes up, and I rub her bottom lip, my eyes searching hers, waiting for her to tell me that she's with me. I'm searching her eyes for her to tell me that she's okay with this.
She puts her hand on my cheek. "Ace." She smiles. "I don't know why you're stopping." She smirks. "Especially when we get interrupted so many times."
"Not this time," I declare, taking a step toward the bedroom. "This time, no one is going to interrupt us."