Chapter 6
Hannah backed away from Ryan before she did something crazy like leap back into his arms and climb him like a tree. Scooping up her phone, she backed down the ladder, lifting her gaze to his just before her head cleared the entrance. He was still standing where she’d left him, a hungry expression in his eyes. Her cheeks heated. She ducked her head, but not before his lips curved into a smile.
Needing a chance to find her composure after the near miss of falling through the floor—sure, it was the near miss and not the near kiss—she directed Ryan and Percy outside to fit the tree into the stand while she began slicing cookies to bake.
She definitely hadn’t imagined it this time. They’d been having a Moment, damn it. Ryan had been seconds away from kissing her, and then—Perseus I
