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EMMA
Not an ounce of liquid courage in me and I’d said more to Christopher than I’d ever planned to. With the moment of truth at hand, I held my breath, waiting to hear how he’d respond to my bold statement.
I felt his fingertips graze over the top of my hand, which rested near the cocktail that had sparked this conversation in the first place. “Am I the one who’s sparked those things, Emma?”
Like a volcanic eruption, heat filled me. My next words exploded out of my mouth on a raspy exhalation. “I’ve never wanted anyone as much as I want you.”
He closed his hand over mine, and I could feel the intense heat coming off him. “I’ve got to admit the same thing to you, Emma.”
Slowly, I opened my eyes and raised my head to look at him. “Is that true?” It was too hard to believe that he m
