Just My Luck (A Shamrock Falls Novel) (Entangled: Bliss) by Kelley Vitollo Read Free Book Online

They’d talked about it, but talking and doing where two different things.
    It’s not real, it’s not real, it’s not real.
    Jace’s finger hooked beneath her chin and lifted her head. “Hey,” quietly brushed past his lips.
    “Hi,” she returned.
    He leaned forward and her heart jumped, but then his mouth moved close to her ear. “Don’t worry. I’m good at this.”
    A smile stretched across her lips a second before Jace’s mouth found hers. He kissed her once, twice. They were closed-mouth kisses, and she wondered if he was getting her used to it.
    She returned the small peck with one of her own, feeling the heat of it down to her toes, and that was when his tongue teased her mouth. She opened for him, tasting Jace on her tongue.
    Mint and, somehow, strength. Her hand balled the fabric at his waist and squeezed as her body took over and she pushed up on her toes. A wave of dizziness hit her as she kissed Jace—the man she’d wanted forever—for the first time. Her body singed with heat. She wished it could go on forever and wondered if he could possibly be feeling as incredible as she did right now. Somehow this kiss made her feel sexy.
    Oh yes, Jace was very good at this.
    Much more quickly then she would like, Jace’s lips eased away from hers and everyone started clapping and cheering. Happiness she should ignore bubbled inside her. But she wanted it. Was it too much to ask for?
    Jace grabbed her hand and they turned to face the crowd. Betsy smiled out at her friends. Rowan and Sidney were both wiping tears from their eyes. Breck was smiling, his hand on Rowan’s belly. Kade stood behind Sidney, holding her as he nuzzled her hair.
    Betsy turned to Jace. He smiled, but his eyes? They were creased. His jaw tight. Body firm, reminding her that her friends were happy for no reason. They were excited over a lie.

    Of course they weren’t going on a honeymoon. Jace was too busy at work, they’d said. They were waiting until the summer. January wasn’t the best time to travel, was it? Everyone swallowed their excuses as they congratulated them. Jace still held her hand, but not tightly. Not in a way that felt like he wanted to, like he couldn’t not be touching her.
    Breck, Rowan, Kade, and Sidney ate dinner together in the large dining room at Jace’s—at her house. She would be living here now, so she’d better get used to calling it hers or people would wonder. And it was sort of exciting at the same time. She was sharing a home with Jace.
    They had the get-together catered, which she thought was a little extravagant, but that was Jace. He liked nice things and he was used to having them. It didn’t bother her, but it was just another way they were from completely different worlds. Rowan had wanted to cook, but Betsy felt bad making her fuss like that. Especially when it wasn’t real.
    Luckily everyone else made up for the conversation, since she and Jace were practically silent. It was a struggle to form words when she couldn’t help remembering the feel of his lips on hers, and wanting to savor his taste. Betsy glanced at him often, trying to read the look on his face and wondering if he could possibly be thinking about it, too.
    When the plates were cleared, Jace looked at her, questions in his eyes. She nodded, hoping he was asking what she thought.
    “All right everyone. I hate to be a jerk, but we’re kicking you out. I’d like to have my wife to myself now.”
    “We see how you are,” Breck teased. “Don’t you let him start slacking on the job, now that he’s your husband. We all know how this guy can be.”
    “Hey, I’m her boss. Not the other way around,” Jace replied and they all laughed. It was a joke, she knew it, but the urge to say, I would never do that! This won’t affect us at work! still surged inside her. Betsy had worked her butt off to become a legal assistant. It was one of the only things she really had, that she’d really worked for and gotten on her own. What