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moment.
    She couldn't move. It was a physical and mental impossibility. She sat where she was, waiting, wanting and needing his mouth on hers. Her lips parted in anticipation and when his lips gently brushed across hers, her eyelids fluttered closed, concentrating totally on the sensations he was evoking.
    What was she doing? She was letting a strange man kiss her—for the second time! Of course, the first time had been against her will...well, kind of...but this—she should put a stop to it. Stopping now would be the right thing to do. The proper thing to do. The correct thing to do. And Elizabeth always did the correct thing.
    Why? a little voice inside her asked. Why did she always have to do the correct thing? Why couldn't she be reckless for once? Throw caution to the wind? She'd wanted Mitch to kiss her again. In fact, she'd been hard pressed not to think about it all day long, and now here he was, wanting to kiss her.
    Her heart rate increased, her adrenaline surged as she grabbed hold of her courage to live on the edge—just this once. She shifted slightly and was surprised when he started to draw back. 'No,' she whispered urgently, and reached up to touch his face.
    He didn't move, didn't dare breathe as she gently rubbed her fingertips over his parted lips. The blue of his eyes was as intense as a bright morning sky. She shifted her hand and slid her fingers into his dark brown hair, urging his head down so their lips could meet once more.
    This time she opened her mouth to him, matching the hunger he exuded, both of them eagerly taking from each other.
    She felt wild, reckless and for the first time in her life...totally free.
    It felt good.
    It felt exhilarating.
    It felt as though she was playing with fire and right at this moment she didn't care if she got burnt.
     

CHAPTER FOUR
    The sound of the front door being opened penetrated the haze in Mitch's brain but he chose to ignore it. Ever since he'd pressed his lips to Elizabeth's the other night, he'd been wanting to do it over and over again, wanting to find out exactly who this woman was. She had hypnotic eyes, soft skin and the most delicious mouth, which begged to be kissed. Right now, she tasted like pure sweetness... mixed with ginger beer. It was a heady concoction.
    She wasn't pulling away so obviously she didn't mind that her mother had walked into the house and was probably watching them with astonishment...or she hadn't realised it yet. Mitch knew, as much as he wanted to stay right where he was, he couldn't do it. He knew she would probably be embarrassed and that was the last thing he wanted.
    Slowly, he drew away, noting the confusion as she looked at him.
    'Mitch?' The question was hardly audible as her hand slowly slid from his hair to fall lifelessly into her lap. Her eyelids fluttered closed again as she sighed, relaxing into the cushions. How could this man make her feel this way, and why on earth had he stopped?
    'Nice to see you're settling into Coober Pedy,' Maude said from the doorway.
    Elizabeth's eyes snapped open and she spun her head round so fast she jarred her neck. She disregarded the pain as she shifted quickly in the cushions, desperately trying to sit up straight. 'Mum!' Embarrassment and shame flooded right through Elizabeth and, although she was desperate to see how Mitch was handling this situation, she dared not look at him.
    She jolted to her feet and stepped away from the lounge. Hopefully, putting distance between herself and Mitch might help her to get control of the situation. She looked at her mother and realised Maude was smiling.
    'Jet lag's all gone, then? Don't let me interrupt. Carry on.' Maude closed the front door and headed into the kitchen. 'Did you leave me a coldie?'
    'Sure did,' Mitch called out, and stood. He looked at Elizabeth. Her back was rigid, her eyes were as wide as saucers and he could tell she wasn't happy with the turn of events.
    'Lizzie,' he said calmly, and reached for her hand.
    She spun