When she righted herself after a few minutes of solid
laughter, she put one hand on her stomach like it hurt and
brushed away tears and soapy water with the other. Her eyes
shone when she looked at Cassia and it felt like the air in the
kitchen vibrated between them. What had started out as an
accident had turned into a full-on water fight. It was all good,
innocent fun, but with Adalynn’s shirt clinging damply to her
gorgeous curves, her lashes starred above her magnificent steel
eyes, it made it hard for Cassia to catch her breath.
What she wanted to do was catch Adalynn.
So, she did.
She closed the distance between them. Adalynn’s eyes went
from crinkled up with laughter to wide with shock. She stood
frozen as Cassia’s slender arms twined around her waist and
pulled her in against her. Adalynn was off balance and
basically fell into Cassia. She caught Adalynn and lifted her
hand to cup her gently carved jawline. She looked deep into
those burnished metal eyes, heard the sharp intake of
Adalynn’s breath as her lips parted, and wondered if that look
was just for her. That look that turned from shock to
something as warm as the liquid gold rays of the sun at mid-
day.
Cassia closed her eyes and leaned forward, crashing her lips
down on Adalynn’s. Adalynn gasped against Cassia’s mouth,
but then her lips parted in surrender, with all the roaring heat
of an invitation that Cassia didn’t mistake. She swept her
tongue into Adalynn’s mouth, caressing hers in a dance that
was as sweet and sensual as if they’d been swaying together to
the classical music that was still playing.
Cassia knew she could drink of Adalynn all night,