Under My Skin: A Contemporary Romance Set in Paris (Bistro La Bohème Book 2) (18 page)

How did it happen? How did this evening, which she’d envisioned as a
succession of two showdowns, go so far off script? She tried to figure out what
to do next. According to her watch it was almost seven o’clock. Fred and
his . . .lady friend must have left earlier today, before she
got to the bistro. This meant she had no business hanging around, flirting with
Adrien, telling him about her dreams, giving him wrong ideas—and losing
her high moral ground of a cheated-on girlfriend.

Feeling thoroughly ashamed, Natalie returned to the front dining room and
placed a five euro note on her table. Adrien gave her a surprised look.

“I need to go home. It was nice seeing you again.”

She grabbed her coat and rushed out. As she was about to descend the
stairs leading to the Metro, she heard Adrien’s voice.

“Natalie, wait!”

She swirled around.

He rushed to her side, his chest heaving. “I
couldn’t . . .I wanted to . . . ” he
stammered.

She looked at him expectantly. He stopped talking, took a step toward
her, and took her in his arms. Before she had time to protest, he kissed her.

The kiss was so astonishingly sweet, it took her breath away. His lips
felt soft and warm against hers and tasted heavenly. Without thinking, she
closed her eyes and savored the unexpected pleasure of the moment. His hands
roamed her back, then delved into her hair. She felt exquisitely lightheaded.
He cradled the back of her head and deepened the kiss, slipping his tongue into
her mouth, coaxing her to respond. And she did. How could she not respond to the
way he held her, the way he smelled, the way his tongue caressed hers—it
all felt so right, so impossibly good. It was as if she were being kissed by a
sexy romcom hero and not by an offbeat nerd with unkempt hair. She hadn’t been
kissed like that since her first year with Fred.

Fred!

Natalie broke the kiss and pulled away from Adrien’s embrace.

“I really need to go now,” she said and ran down
the stairs.

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