The last thing Kimmie ever wanted was to find herself alone with the man who’d broken her heart two years ago. She’d put three thousand miles between them twenty-four months ago only to find that the moment she returned to Los Angeles, she was trapped with him in the middle of a black out. Luke Hemmings.
she thought, God? Why do you hate me?
"This is insane," Luke said, then looked over at Kimmie, and a slow smile spread across his face when he recognized her. "Long time no see." When he reached out to embrace her, Kimmie pushed back.
"Don’t you dare touch me," she said. "How dare you even look at me or expect me to be thrilled to see you?"
"Don’t act like that," he said, offering her a sizzling smile. In the near darkness of the coffee shop, his smile damn near lit up the place.
"Act like what? Like I can’t stand to be in the same room with you? Trust and believe, it is not an act," she snapped. Oh, she hated him and the way he still made her heart flutter with a powerful yearning to fall into those strong arms and press her mouth against his while he slowly kissed her until her body melted against his. Looking away from him, she forced herself to remember being dumped by text message. I
It’s for the best. I’m moving on and you should do the same, the message had read.
She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. That night replayed in her mind like her mind like a bad movie in a broken DVD player. She’d felt stupid, confused, and disappointed. But she had taken the hint and left. If only she’d told Imani and Lamount Magazine no. Then she’d still be in Melbourne and not running into luke back in LA.
She expelled a frustrated sigh became when she opened her eyes, he was still there. Still staring at her with that spectacular smile on his face.
"Kimmie, I know I owe you a huge apology and an explanation as to why-" Kimmie stopped him
"You don’t owe me a damn thing, and I definitely don’t want to hear any apology you took two years to come up with." Luke stared at her, soaking up Kimmie’s unique beauty. Her hair was newly cut and looking pretty damn great. She had pale colored skin that made him have chills as he thought about her old beautiful tan skin. Letting her go had been the worst thing he’d ever had to do, but it was necessary. He only wished he could come clean with her now , but his mission wasn’t complete and the last thing he wanted was to get her caught up in his plan. Kimmie snapped her fingers in Luke’s face. “Thinking of a pretty lie to tell me?”
"Can we talk about it over a cup of coffee?" he asked, smiling at her and making Kimmie snarl in response.
"You know what, Lucas? I’ve grown up since the last time I saw you. Decided that I deserve someone who knows how to treat me and that isn’t you."
"I was trying to protect you, Kimmie," he said, his voice low, a sexy growl that made her body twitch. The same voice that he used to whisper sweet promises in her ear. Turning her back to him, she tried to pretend she wasn’t affected.
As long as he doesn’t touch me, I’ll be fine, she thought.
Then she felt his hand on her shoulder. "I’m sorry," he said "Sorry for what I did and the way things looked but it was for the best."
"It was, you left me here broke with no where to go. I had to sleep on a buss that night, I slept right next to a homeless person.Some Homeless People Smell Luke!!! I had no where to go my parents had to fly me back to melbroune." She turned around starting to walk off.
Luke spun her around, drinking in her delicate features. Through her eyes flashed anger and resentment, she was still the most beautiful women he’d ever seen. The love of his life. The only thing not touched by his need for revenge. What could he say to her to explain what his life had become? "What?" she snapped, locking eyes with him. He knew the right thing to do when it came to Kimmie was to leave her alone, to walk away and continue his quest.
But at that moment, in the silence of the darkened coffee shop, all he wanted was a sweet taste of his past. A kiss from Kimmie. He leaned in, pressing his lips against hers. He felt her heat, and passion. When her lips parted and his tongue slipped inside. Her kiss nearly brought him to his knees. He had to be closer to her, and he wrapped her in his arms as if he were a blanket. She didn’t resist him, didn’t push him away. Instead, she kissed him back as if no time had passed since their lips last touched. She made him feel as if her mouth had been waiting for his. That couldn’t be the case… could it?
