"Why?" Her dark eyes searched his face in confusion, her brows drawn together.

She honestly didn't think she was kissable. That was a shame. She was very kissable, with pouty lips glistening from just a touch of sparkly lip gloss. If he were interested in that sort of thing. Tonight, however, he was more focused on their cover and getting it right.

"I'm going to kiss you again because you need the practice. Every time I touch you, you stiffen up. You've got to relax. If it means we have to practice until you loosen up, so be it." He'd had worse assignments.

Gretchen bit her bottom lip. "I'm sorry. I'm just not used to being touched."

He wrapped his hand around hers and pulled it away from his chest, where she'd still been holding him back. "It's not that hard. Just take a deep breath, tilt your head up to me and close your eyes."

She did as she was instructed, leaning in to him like a teenage girl being kissed for the first time. He shook away those thoughts and pressed his lips against hers. He'd intended it to be a quick kiss, knowing it would take a while for them to work up to a convincing one. But he found that once they touched, he didn't want to pull away.

Gretchen smelled like berries. Her lips were soft, despite the hesitation in them. A tingle ran down his spine, the kind that made him want to wrap his arms around her and pull her soft body flush against his hard one. He pulled away and looked down at her, standing there with her eyes still closed.

"You did better this time," he noted.

Her dark lashes fluttered as her eyes opened. A pink flush rushed across her cheeks as she looked up at him with glassy eyes. "Practice makes perfect, I guess."

He laughed softly. It certainly did. "I'll see you tomorrow afternoon. Be sure to bring extra lipstick."

"Why?" she asked, her brow furrowed.

"Because I plan to remove all of it several times."

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