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Chapter Five
Butterflies danced in her belly as Daniel swept aside a curtain, revealing a door. Before shutting it behind them, he pulled the curtain back in place, concealing their exit.
It was deserted on the balcony, too cold for anyone to be outside. She took a deep breath of wintry night air.
Daniel’s behavior was strange, and for the second time in weeks, Amy found herself feeling awkward with him.
He led her over to a shadowed corner and leaned against the railing.
It was dark. The inky blackness of night obscured her sight of him.
“You okay now?” She wasn’t. A peculiar sensation churned through her chest, leaving her flustered.
“Almost.”
Amy shivered, though whether it was from a blast of icy wind or his gravelly tone, she wasn’t sure. Blinking a couple of times, she waited for her eyes to adapt to the lack of light.
“You’re cold?”
“A little.”
“Can’t have that.” Daniel slipped off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders, tucking it under her chin.
His warmth enveloped her. Traces of aftershave clung to the jacket, and she breathed in his spicy, familiar scent. It curled through her nose and coiled around her heart, making it flutter.
“Danny?”
He hadn’t moved. His hands still held the jacket together above her breasts and he stood close. Very close.
Amy’s nipples pebbled, and she forgot what she wanted to say.
“Yeah?”
The cloak of darkness lent a clandestine aura to their conversation, and prickles chased their way up her spine.
“Uh…nothing.”
“Morgan?”
“Hmm?”
“I’m going to kiss you.”
Hadn’t she already told him? It wasn’t right for friends to kiss. “You probably shouldn’t,” she warned, but her tone lacked conviction and her eyelids were becoming too heavy to keep open.
“Why not?” His body hovered against hers.
“Honestly? I can’t remember.”
The tip of his tongue touched her lips, and she shuddered.
“Still think I shouldn’t kiss you?” His voice was a smoky whisper.
“I can’t think at all when you do that.”
“Do what? This?” He flicked his tongue over her lower lip.
“Mmm.”