Free Penny Serenade by Ann Cory Page A

you’d imagined?” She asked, her voice resounding all crackled and hoarse.
    “I’ll need another taste to make a solid evaluation.” Dominic prompted her to turn slightly so her back was against the car. His body seemed bigger, and his eyes smoldered. “Would you mind?”
    Was he kidding? Her pulse pounded, and this time she didn’t have background music playing to mask it.
      “I’m fine with that.”
    He leaned in, his hands on either side of her against the car, and caught her mouth with his.Audrey pulled him closer, her back flat against the door. Her nipples throbbed behind a wall of lace, and ached to be kissed with the same wild abandonment he gave her mouth. She was almost sorry that they hadn’t taken advantage of the darkness of the planetarium. Though, at the moment, being beneath an actual starry sky seemed to make the moment extra special.
    Guided by the sheer lust tearing through her core, she didn’t hold back.
    Somewhere in the distance she heard an odd sound, like someone clearing their throat. She opened her eyes a crack, blinking back the sensual haze. A man stood off to the side in a ball cap, with agitation written all over his face.
    “Do you think I could get into my car?” His voice rumbled.
    Heat blazed her cheeks. “Of course, I’m sorry.”
    Eyes wide, she pulled from Dominic’s embrace and together they moved out of his way. Audrey shook her head. She’d forgotten they were in the middle of a parking lot. She’d forgotten anyone else existed. The kiss had transported her to somewhere lush and exotic.
    With a harrumph, the man got into his car and started it up. He rolled the window down and gave them a sneer. “Get a room, hey?”
    Tires squealing he backed out and hauled ass out of their view.
    “I’m embarrassed,” she murmured.
    “Don’t be. He was jealous, and I don’t blame him. Not every guy gets to lock lips with a siren like you.”
    Her cheeks engulfed with flames. Siren? She hoped he meant that and it wasn’t some cheap tactic to get her to put out later. Audrey looked to him and saw the way his eyes burned on her. It was a look that shut down all the thoughts of him being less than genuine.
    “We should probably get going,” he suggested and unlocked the car door.
    “Yeah. It’s getting late.” She slid into the car and let him close the door. Her body tingled from the way he’d held her. Was it her imagination, or had she never felt safer?
    You’re getting way ahead of yourself girl. Relationships are messy. And in the end he’ll break your heart.
    The sound of his door closing snapped her back to attention. He started the engine and flashed a wicked grin.
    “I know I invited myself,” he said, “but I had a great time. I’d like to come back again sometime.”
    “Sure,” she said, still breathless from the way he’d touched her. “The celestial shows run twice a month throughout the summer. I’m glad you weren’t bored.”
    “Far from it.” The huskiness of his voice made her groin throb.
    While they weaved through the parking lot, she relived each sensation that had been awakened from his touch. It was addictive and she wanted more. Realizing she was sitting beside him with a crazy big grin on her face, she considered engaging him in conversation. It would help keep her from focusing on her soaked panties.
    She cleared her throat and asked, “So you said you’ve always been a fan of stars?”
    “More or less,” he answered. “I used to watch the sky through a fancy telescope growing up. Considered being an astronomer early on, but I guess it wasn’t in the stars.”
    Audrey groaned at the pun, but laughed to be polite.
    “If I’d had the chance, I’d have studied astrology. But you know the rest of the story. Okay, so where do we go from here?”
    The question hung in the air while her mind tried not to interpret that in other ways. “At the light you’re going to want to take a right, and then head straight down Pearson. Hang