Chapter 102

Cole was blushing even more. Blushing everywhere. Heat rushed through her body like a river undammed. This was so embarrassing. Except it was an oddly sexy embarrassing—a kissing cousin of desire—because she liked…she liked that he was insisting. It meant she was right. That he did want something more from her. And that maybe he’d let her give it.

“Come on, Cole,” he said, leaning down and kissing her lightly. A tease, perhaps, or invitation. Reassurance, too, of a kind. “You’re going to tell me.”

Of course she was. “Give me a minute,” she grumbled. “My fantasy life happens to be rich and complex.”

His mouth curled into a rare, soft-edged smile. “I would expect no less.”

There was a silence.

Oh shit. It was supposed to be her line.

Cole cleared her throat. “I, uh—” Her throat had clogged up. She tried to swallow in a sneaky and subtle fashion and ended up making a Gollumish gulping noise.

Maybe she couldn’t d