Knowing that getting carried away could be dangerous up on the lift, he refrained from doing all the other things he wanted to do, like suck her lips and taste her neck, but just kissing her was already working him into a frenzy. Her hand was on his thigh, and she kept sliding it up and down, squeezing at times. That alone was driving him insane, making him kiss her even deeper.They kissed the entire way up. The only times he'd pulled away at all were to look deep in her eyes. He wanted to make absolutely sure she wasn't regretting this. Gio had no idea how this was going to work or how far this would go. Was this the only time she'd allow this? He didn't even want to consider that. There'd be no way he'd be able to fight this anymore, not knowing what he knew now—that she was just as hungry for him as he was for her. Not once since he'd started kissing her had she so much as slowed it down. Her tongue kept up with his, matching every swirl, even sucking on his tongue as he did hers.

Bianca would never tire of the way he gazed at her. "Then lead the way, beautiful."Such a simple compliment and Bianca felt her face flush. She'd just sucked face with the guy, heard his moans, felt his hunger for her, and this made her blush? It was so silly she had to look away and he laughed. "Wow. Really?"She covered her face with her gloved hands, trying to keep from going into a laughing fit because she felt so stupid and the worst thing that could happen did—the squeak. It was loud, and one look at Gio's laughing face and she was in near tears, laughing.He pulled her to him laughing and moved her hands away from her face. "Don't cover your face. I love seeing you laugh."Bianca buried her face in his warm jacket as he brought his arms around her waist, holding her tighter. The enthralling smell of him, his aftershave, his skin as she lifted her face to his, was enough to calm her laughter, get her heart pounding again for a different reason now.She glanced back at the c

BiancaOn the ride home, Bianca's stomach turned when she saw she had several missed calls and texts from Felix. Lying to him was out of the question. All it would take was one call to the driver to get an update on her if he was worried. She felt weird about even reading his texts in front of Gio, so she waited until she got back to the cabin in the bedroom to read them. But she did tell Gio that if he talked to Felix before she did, not to lie. She was telling him almost exactly what they did today leaving out, of course, all the parts about making out with his friend all day.Most of the missed texts were basically the same, asking her how things were except for the last one about a half-hour ago.:TEXT: Babe I'm getting worried. Please call me as soon as you can. :TEXT:She listened to the voicemail that he left just a few minutes after the text."Look, if this is about that story they've been airing, I promise I can explain that too. We talked about this already, remember? I'

//They lay in a meadow. It looked very different than the one Bianca had taken him to because there was no snow, only grass and flowers in every color. Gio was certain it was still the same one. He lay there next to her, his weight on his elbow while his other hand stroked her hair as he stared into her eyes. "I wanna kiss you," he whispered.Bianca smiled, making the day suddenly brighter, the intoxicating scent of the flowers that much stronger. "I want you to."Gio leaned in with anxious anticipation of tasting her mouth and kissed her—for a very long time. He didn't need to breathe. He didn't need anything anymore. This was all he needed—forever. To be lost in Bianca's world, in her mouth, her kisses. He'd never felt happier in his life. Finally, he pulled his lips away from her, and instantly he was lost in her eyes. She smiled again. A smile so blissful—so content. "I love you, Bianca.""I love you too," she whispered back.The strong smell of coffee suddenly trounced the sme

GioGio's magic pill had come through again. Just reading those three little words had been enough to calm him from the torment he'd been feeling ever since he'd seen Bianca with Felix earlier. Then reading her follow up text confirming that she was feeling just as anxious as he was about being forced to be apart was enough to convince him that staying here was the right thing to do. Even a moment alone with her would make it all worthwhile. Though he still worried about how he would handle seeing them have their moments together. He didn't even want to think about that right now. For now, he'd concentrate on the positive news that she was feeling just as tortured by all of this as he was. That had to be good thing somehow.Since Gio started training with Felix, between the other trainers and Bianca always being around, he hadn't had a moment alone with him. Because Felix showed up unexpectedly early, Gio finally had time alone with him. The other trainers wouldn't be back until late