Bad Girl Therapy by Cathryn Fox Read Free Book Online

breath hitched, and she wondered if he was actually going to touch her, right there at the picnic table with the other couples so close.
    Madison squealed and pulled her T-shirt up to expose her breasts to Sean, who groaned out loud in response. Haley grinned at her friend’s antics but found herself more caught up in what Cole was doing between her legs than the peep show Madison was giving her man.
    Cole eased a finger inside the cuff of her shorts, and she could hear his throat work as he dipped into her heat. He gave a soft stroke over her moist sex, and the gentle pressure on her clit nearly shut down her brain.
    A rush of sexual energy hit her hard when he leaned into her and whispered, “So wet.” His grin was slow, sexy. “Does watching them make you this way, Haley?”
    Oh, she was pretty certain he already knew the answer to that question. Before she could respond, Allison turned the music off and grabbed the dice. Taking her cue, Madison extricated herself from Sean’s lap and sat back down beside him, but Haley didn’t miss the way Madison’s glance kept straying back to the firefighter she was madly in love with, which gave Haley the distinct impression that her friend was no longer fully engaged in the game.
    Then again, after feeling Cole’s hands between her thighs, neither was she.
    Haley shot a sidelong glance Cole’s way. Acting like nothing had just transpired between them, he snatched his hand back from between her legs and grabbed for his beer. Carter rolled the dice, then counted the spaces along the board. He grinned when he hit the ladder and climbed to the top of the board.
    “Oh, did Allison forget to tell you that whoever wins gets to make everyone do a dare?” Carter mentioned.
    “Ah, no. She neglected that part,” Haley said as she shot Allison a look.
    Allison blinked apologetic lashes over pretty blue eyes. “Oops, sorry.”
    Carter handed the dice to Haley, and before she rolled she took a much-needed sip of wine, which seemed to be going straight to her head. Either that or Cole’s erotic touch had left her lightheaded.
    Pulse leaping, she rolled and landed on a ladder. She placed her piece next to Carter’s and said, “Oh, and did I mention I used to rock at this game?”
    Laughter erupted, and she relaxed into Cole as they played a few more rounds, but she found it harder and harder to concentrate with Cole sitting so close, her body registering every detail about him—his enticing scent, his rugged body, his large, work-roughened hands and the lusty glances he kept aiming her way.
    When the turn came around to her again and she landed on a snake, her stomach tightened, wondering what to do. Since she wasn’t sure she was ready for truths, at least not where Cole was concerned, she turned to Allison and said, “Dare.” But when Allison gave her a devilish smile, she wondered if she’d just made a colossal mistake.
    Haley knew Cole was a private guy, and she hoped Allison didn’t get her to do something that would leave him feeling awkward or embarrassed.
    Allison said, “Why don’t you give Cole a kiss?”
    Haley let loose a breath. Okay, that seemed simple enough.
    She turned to Cole, to gauge his response to the dare, and found his eyes alive with anticipation. When she wet her lips, he cupped her chin, slanted his head and brought her mouth to his. Heat zinged through her body as his mouth settled on hers. Softly, gently and with so much passion it took her by surprise.
    The warmth of his mouth seeped into her skin and her senses exploded, leaving her hot and breathless and in need of so much more. Her nipples tightened with arousal as he brushed his fingers along her jawline, a tender caress that seeped under her skin and had warmth streaking through her.
    Making no attempt at discretion, he sidled closer, pulling her against him. He slid one hand through her hair to hold her mouth to his, while the other continued to trace the curve of her face. When he deepened