You're crazy about him, too, aren't you?" He would not have gotten shot down if he'd asked me, I'll promise you that much." Shit." Charlie grinned at ...e. "He told me about the little kissing scene on Halloween. He said last year it was kind of a joke, but this year-well, it rocked his world. He thought you were so gutsy to do that, and the kiss was a heart-stopper. Riley doesn't talk like that much, you know. I don't get why he didn't ask you." I don't get it either," I sighed."Maybe he thought. But I fought it. That is until my cousin’s lips made contact with mine.I was ready to deal with incestuous penetration, but the kiss took me completely by surprise. I remained frozen in shock as Alec’s tongue slithered past my lips. It wasn’t until his tongue began exploring my mouth that I finally reacted. I had planned on prying the sex-hungry man away from me. Instead I ended up giving in to my arousal and kissing him back.I’m not sure how long the kiss lasted, but it must have been quite a. Not taking her eyes from his, Julia pulled her simple black wallet out of her purse and took out 80, all the cash she had on her at the time, and handed it to him. As he took the money from her, his rough finger grazed the back of her soft hand. Julia gasped as goose bumps appeared up and down her arms. She was the first to break eye contact, looking down at the connection. He quickly made change and set it on the counter instead of placing it in her stretched hand. Turning to a peg board on. ‘Anything else, ma’am?’ Annie, wondering if she was feeling a bit oversensitive, was slowly becoming convinced that ma’am was a euphemism for bitch. ‘No. Thank you.’ ‘Have a nice day.’ ******************** Hey there, Delilah was playing when Annie got out of the car earlier and was playing again as she drove back to work. All Delilah all the time, Annie thought. Just don’t ask ME what it’s like in New York City, I wouldn’t know at the moment, popping in a CD to rescue herself from the dearth of.