Total pages in book: 108
Estimated words: 103159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
Stormy gasped. “Is she going to try to kiss him?”
My head shot back to Hunter and Kimber. He had leaned in to help get the last of the cherries out of the bowl, and she’d turned her head, brushing her mouth over his jawline.
Hunter turned his head slightly and kissed her.
He kissed her.
“He kissed her!” someone else shouted in my ear, causing me to jump.
“It was more like a friendly peck. I’m sure he didn’t want to embarrass her by pulling away when she was clearly going in for the kiss,” someone else said, but I had no clue who. My eyes were still on Hunter and Kimber.
“It was kind of an awkward kiss.”
I still had no idea who was talking, because apparently I couldn’t pull my eyes away from the laughing couple, who were now attempting to wash a bowl.
Kimber spun around and put her arms around Hunter’s neck.
“God, she plays all innocent.”
That voice, I knew, belonged to Sarriah.
“Seriously, look at him. Would you not try to kiss him?”
“I totally would. He’s so hot, and from the little feel I got that first night at dinner, he’s packing a load.”
“We started a poll,” Jack said in my ear. “Eighty percent are loving Hunter and Kimber together; twenty percent think they don’t make a good couple. Make sure to mention the poll.”
“Will do.”
For another five minutes, we had to watch while Hunter moved Kimber around the kitchen and helped her pour two glasses of wine.
I walked over to my spot next to the fireplace, which was roaring with a warm fire. The light on my camera turned on, and I turned away from Hunter and Kimber to look into the camera.
“I’ve got to say, they’re doing better than I thought they would be. And what about that stolen kiss? It seems like the rest of you are seeing the sparks as well. In our live poll, we have eighty percent of you loving this match, while twenty percent aren’t quite feeling it yet. And since this is live TV and we only have a two-hour spot, the magic of TV has a pie ready for us once we get back from a quick break!”
“Clear!” The director called out. “Get the pie out and ready for when we come back.”
“What? We just put it in the oven,” Kimber said, spinning in a circle to figure out where she was supposed to talk.
Someone behind me sighed in frustration. Clearly, I wasn’t the only one thinking Kimber wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. “We only have a two-hour time slot, we don’t have time to wait for the pie to cook, and the best part was Hunter helping you make the pie,” the director stated.
“Fun times,” I mumbled.
All eyes moved to me.
“Did I say that out loud?”
Winnie snorted from behind me as Hunter smiled and winked. I ignored him and turned to take a bottle of water Jessie brought to me.
The commercial break was over far too fast, and we were soon back to watching Hunter help Kimber cut out two pieces of pie from the already-cooked pie.
“Will you feed it to me?” Kimber purred.
“One hundred and one,” Winnie whispered.
I turned and glared at her, and she had to cover her mouth with her hand to keep from laughing at her reference to the number of eye rolls I’d given so far.
“Of course. Open your mouth,” Hunter said.
When I turned back to look at them, Kimber had grabbed his hand—the one not holding a fork—and pulled his finger into her mouth. Hunter grinned as Kimber licked his fingers one by one.
“What a…” I let my words trail off.
“Is it getting hot in here?” a familiar voice whispered behind me. Rose.
We watched as Hunter slowly lifted Kimber’s blindfold. She stretched up and kissed him…and this time, Hunter deepened the kiss.
My heart slammed against my chest, and I dragged my eyes away. He obviously did like her to be able to kiss her like that.
“Wow, who would have thought my baby brother had it in him?”
Glancing over my shoulder, I saw Morgan, Hunter’s older sister. Clearly his family couldn’t resist coming to the first date. I gave her a brief smile. Leaning in, she whispered, “It’s family game night tonight, and my mom wanted to make sure you knew before you got back and claimed to be too tired.”
I let out a soft chuckle, then jumped when Jack practically yelled in my ear.
“Stop the kiss!”
I spun around, nearly knocking over one of the assistant cameramen. Hunter jumped back as well—clearly not because he wanted to, but because Jack had yelled in his ear.
So much for Hunter dreading the dates.
Kimber batted her eyelashes and sighed. “I had an amazing time tonight, Hunter.”
He nodded as he looked down at her with a panty-melting smile that I was sure had every single woman who was watching falling in love. “I did too. I wasn’t so sure about this, but it was a lot of fun.”