Chapter Fourteen
Esme saw stars. Tiny little bits of fireworks rained down before her eyes like those handheld sparkles on the Fourth of July. Little, blue songbirds chirped a lulling love song in her ears. Her entire body tingled with electricity. All from being back inside Leo’s embrace.
He gazed down at her. In his hazel eyes, she saw sparkles reflecting back at her. He let out a tiny sigh that sounded every bit like a bird’s song. The touch of his finger pads on her bare skin made her wonder if they were flying too close to the sun.
Esme hadn’t imagined it. There it was, standing between them. The thing.
Leo’s gaze dipped to her lips in the universal language of I desperately want to kiss you.
But he didn’t kiss her. He blinked. Then he righted her, placing her feet firmly back on
