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quickly detaching from the rest of her, going off on a tangent.

Her mouth felt dry, and not from the lingering aftereffects of

the wine.

“I’d really like it if you kissed me again.”

That was utterly and unequivocally the wrong thing to say,

but she couldn’t bring herself to take it back.

Dani looked at her like she might be the flame, ready to

burn them to ash. She looked like she was going to refuse. Her

face had hardened, her eyes had become flinty, and her lips

were pulled into a hard line. But she leaned forward, her long

lashes fluttered closed to rest on her cheeks, and she cupped

Emily’s face. Emily closed her eyes, leaning into the touch. It

was like being scalded and doused with cold water all at once.

Emily groaned as Dani’s body pressed into hers, and then

her mouth was on hers, lips meeting lips, Dani’s warm hand

raking through her hair, clasping the strands, tugging gently as

Emily opened her mouth and let Dani’s tongue sweep through

the seam of her lips.

Emily fisted Dani’s silky hair, trying to drag her closer. Her

hips angled up, arching into Dani, spreading to accommodate

her knee as Dani leaned further into her. She whimpered

against Dani’s hot lips. Their tongues clashed, and Dani taught

Emily exactly what to do. Not that Emily hadn’t kissed anyone

before. She’d actually done lots of things, including sleeping

with a few women, but this all felt brand new when she was

doing it with Dani. Brand new and wonderful.

Desire swept through Emily in hard waves as Dani gently

maneuvered her hand under the hem of Emily’s dress, which

had already ridden up to her thighs with all the shifting and

wriggling she was doing. She traced her way up the inside of