Free New Year's Kiss (One Night in New York) by Jayn Wilde Page B

worse the further north you go, so they just headed up to Hazlet.”
     
    Haylee felt her tummy twist.  Kyle.  She didn’t know him very well but she had seen him in pictures.  Jake and Kyle owned a computer company in Holmdel creating software for businesses.  They were on a softball team together and at Thanksgiving, Jake had been showing the group pictures from last season, over pumpkin pie.  They had spent Black Friday shopping at the outlets and then went back to Haylee’s for their own Thanksgiving dinner.  It had become a tradition after high school, since Haylee didn’t have a family to celebrate with.  That’s how awesome her friends were.  Family on Thursday and Haylee on Friday.  Tears glistened in her eyes.
     
    “Lee?”
     
    “Uh, what?”
     
    “Train is here…you coming?”
     
    Haylee simply nodded and followed Krista on board.  They grabbed some seats together as Jake went on about some program he and Kyle had just sold for a few million dollars.
     
    Kyle.
     
    He would be the black sheep of the group.  Not because he didn’t go to high school with them, but because he had buzzed dark red hair, was clean-shaven and he had a lean, athletic build.  Kyle looked more like a runner or swimmer, whereas the other guys looked like body builders or bouncers.  Haylee wiped away the silly grin forming on her face.  Kyle was so different to the guys and his pictures would have made the cover of Sports Illustrated.
     
    “Lee, what the hell?”
     
    Haylee snapped out of her fantasy, picturing Kyle in a Speedo on the cover of SI and glanced at Krista.  “What?”
     
    “Um…the girls.”
     
    “What?”  Haylee repeated, confused. She noticed Krista was looking at her chest and she glanced down. Even through the sheen material covering her collar bones, her skin was bright red.  Through her bodice, her nipples were showing.  “Just cold,” she muttered and yanked her coat closed.
     
    Had she really got all hot and bothered over some gu y— no, the memory of a photo of some gu y— who she didn’t know?  She let out a breath and focused her gaze on the floor of the train.  Perhaps she needed to find someone to help her with her sexual frustration tonight.  A kissing partner would only make matters worse and she didn’t think she could handle that.  As it was, she’d forgotten to pick up batteries at the store the other day.  A muffled groan escaped her throat.
     
    Damn.
     
    “Hey!”  Cara yelled as she boarded the train in Hazlet. 
     
    Behind Cara was Melissa and her husband Jake, and bringing up the rear a gorgeous specimen that could only be Kyle.  Holy shit.  He was freaking gorgeous.  Haylee’s heart started racing and she her mouth went dry.
     
    “Shut.”  Krista said as she tapped under Haylee’s jaw.  No wonder her throat was dry, she was standing there with her mouth hanging open, probably drooling in public.  Heat infused her cheeks and she audibly snapped her mouth shut.  Krista laughed and Haylee couldn’t help but smile despite the glare she cast at her best friend.
     
    “Hay-leeee!”  Melissa screeched as she came over and hugged her.  “Holy shit, you look hot!” 
     
    Haylee didn’t look over, but somehow, she knew Kyle was staring at her.  Her cheeks heated as she hugged Melissa back.  Her head was over Melissa right shoulder and Kyle was standing there, only a couple of feet away.  She smelled his cologne.  It had to be his because she knew Jake didn’t wear any.  He had always joked about it being too pretty for guys.  This stuff, it wasn’t pretty.  It was musky and it teases her senses, and made her tingly all over.  Maybe it was on Melissa’s coat.  Yeah, that was it.  No way could she smell a guy ten feet away from her.  Not possible.
     
    Melissa removed one arm from Haylee, keeping the other over her shoulders.  “Lee, this is Kyle.”  And, with that, Melissa pushed Haylee forward towards