Free Holiday in Danger by Marie Carnay Page A

anytime soon.”
    Ian bit back a grin. “Doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy the view.”
    Holly turned toward him and one look at his face sparked a blush. “Oh. Ian, I don’t think—”
    “Good choice. Don’t think.” If she wouldn’t open up anymore, he wasn’t going to push. They didn’t need to talk, but he’d damn sure find a way to wipe that frown off her face. Preferably while she screamed his name.
    Her brows knitted. “You never gave me the time of day when I lived here. Why now?”
    “You were too young.”
    “Didn’t stop you that night.”
    “No.” Ian chuckled. “Your dad did.”
    Holly paled. “What?”
    Ian shrugged. “When I was walking back to the house, your father stopped me. Told me if I ever so much as looked your way again, he’d have me thrown in jail.”
    “For what?”
    “Everything he could.”
    “And you believed him?”
    Ian leveled his gaze. “Of course I believed him. Your dad was the meanest lawyer in Midnight Cove. Everyone knew to stay on his good side.”
    She smiled. “He was just good at his job.”
    “He was ruthless.”
    Holly bit her lip. “He just wanted to keep me safe.”
    Ian nodded. “Making out with a guy way too old for you wasn’t part of that plan.”
    “I guess not.” Holly frowned. “I’m sorry, Ian. My dad had no—”
    “It doesn’t matter. You’re here and I’m here, and last time I checked there’s no law against two adults picking up where they left off.”
    Before Holly could answer, Ian went for it. Screw holding back and talking. He sprung across the console and reached for her. His hands wove through her hair and his lips landed on hers and she yelped in surprise.
    “Ian—”
    “Shh. Stop talking.” His tongue ran over her lips and Ian pulled her closer. Tighter.
    Holly needed to know the lust never faded. He’d been head over heels for the girl next door since they were teenagers. And now that she was all grown up? He thrust his tongue between her lips and she opened with a gasp.
    He damn well wasn’t letting her get away. There might be someone out there trying to hurt him—and her—but they were safe in his car while the rain blocked out the whole world. Holly could push him away and throw up all the barriers she’d constructed over the years and he’d tear them down. One swipe of his tongue at a time.
    It might have been terrible timing, but he wasn’t letting her slip away. Not again. Not after all these years.
    * * *
    HOLLY

    Oh my God . At the pool it’d been shocking and overwhelming. Here in Ian’s Range Rover? While the rain poured over the windshield and hid them from view? Downright dangerous.
    She couldn’t believe his confession. Her father had scared him off and warned him to stay away from her or else. No wonder he’d avoided her. All these years she thought he’d rejected her. That he’d turned down her shy attempts to get him to notice her. But it’d been her dad.
    Well, the hell with that. She’d almost died in a damn car accident. No way was she letting Ian slip through her fingers again. Not when she had a second chance to see if there was anything there. Something more than teenage fantasy.
    Holly reached for his shirt, grabbing fistfuls of the expensive cotton as he wove his hands through her hair. She wanted him naked and exposed and his hands all over her. It didn’t matter that they were sitting in his car on the side of the road. She had Ian Knowles right in front of her.  
    Everything she’d wanted for years.  
    With a groan, Ian kissed her harder, shoving his tongue past her lips. Mmm . He tasted of mint and lust and she moaned out loud. Forget the ocean and the car accident and the waves. She could drown right there in the front seat of an SUV while Ian slipped his hands beneath her dress.
    His fingers raced across her fevered skin and she gasped as his thumb swiped across a nipple. Even through the lace of her bra, his touch sent shock waves through her.
    Over and over he