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Alyssa puckered her lips. “All in time, Johnny.” John’s hand skimmed her backside and cupped her. He pressed his hips into her and groaned. “You’re not allowed to wear this dress.”

“What? Why?”

“Because you look so damn good I could eat you.” John wiggled his eyebrows and grinned. “Turn around so I can see how you look.”

Alyssa spun around slowly and John whistled in approval. “Yeah … I’m going to need you to change, babe. You look too damn good and I don’t want to fight anyone who puts their hands on you. Hell, I don’t want anyone to even glance at you. You look stunning.”

Alyssa just looked at him. She flattened her hands on the lapel and said, “Johnny, whose bed am I in at the end of the night?”

He grinned. “Mine.”

“And who’s the most amazing father my daughter could have?”

“Me.”

“Who’s my best friend … with benefits?” she chuckled.

He lifted a brow and yanked her to him. “It better be just me, baby” he muttered against her lips.

“Who has the ability to render me speechless with just a kiss, make me forget everything around me?”

This time John’s dimples appeared with his grin. “I do?”

“Sure do. Each time.”

“Is that so,” he said before pressing a kiss to her. He cupped her face and lapped at her lips lovingly. Thanks to her high heels, Alyssa wrapped her arms around John’s neck with ease, feeling the passion just as much as he was.

Breaking the kiss, he said, “As much as I would love to continue, we need to get going.”

“You’re right. Thank you for inviting me to your brother’s wedding. I’ve never been to a wedding before and I’m excited to go.”

“I wouldn’t dream of going with anyone else, honey.”

Alyssa smiled and pressed a quick peck to his mouth before turning to leave.

“Are you swaying those hips on purpose to tease me?” John ran after her. Alyssa giggled when he grabbed her from behind pressing his chest to her back. Alyssa sucked in a breath. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said innocently.

“Right,” he drawled against her neck. “As much as I’m looking forward to my brother’s wedding, I cannot wait to be alone with you tonight. The things I’m going to do to you …”

Alyssa shivered. She could only imagine what he planned to do. “You have to work for it.”

“That’s nothing new. It just gives me incentive to win since I know the prize will be worth it.”

“I want a love like that,” Alyssa whispered as she watched Luke and Olivia dance to their wedding song. He held her close and focused solely on her. Two hearts beating as one. It was a beautiful moment between them that she almost felt like she was intruding on. It was bone deep love that even she could feel all the way where she was standing.

“Me too.” John looked at Alyssa.

She was lost in the moment that she didn’t know what John was talking about. “What?”

Softly cupping her cheek, he looked at her mouth and almost bent down to kiss her, but he held himself back. Biting his lip, he repeated what she said. “You said you want a love like that,” he looked her in the eyes. “I said, me too.”

“I said that out loud? Oh my God …”

“Dance with me.”

Alyssa looked down trying to suppress her grin. John? Dancing? “Johnny …”

“Come on. Take my hand. The bridal party is going up there, and since you’re my date I want to dance with you.”