Arousal snapped through her, stronger than she could ever remember, and her fingers slid lower, to explore the waistband of his pants at the base of his spine. Her nipples tightened beneath her thin shirt, crushed against his pecs. She felt his erection thicken against her, and that finally stirred her enough to pull back and stop this runaway freight train.
"This is not a good idea." She blinked. Even the tiny dots of light along the ceiling now seemed too bright.
"I beg to differ." He still held her in his powerful arms, though an inch of steam heated air now hung between them. "I'm confident we both feel better already."
"We're just losing our minds because of the stress of being stuck here."
"My mind is clear as the Arabian Sea." He looked at her, a smile in his ocean blue eyes. "And kissing you is the most sensible thing I've done this year."
She almost believed him. He had that kind of charm and charisma. No doubt it had worked on many women before her. "It's late and we're tired."
"Suddenly I'm not tired at all." His teeth flashed in a grin.
She reflected it back. His enthusiasm was infectious. "I can tell." She'd felt his arousal. "But we'd regret it in the morning."
"No we wouldn't." He spoke softly but firmly and laid another kiss across her lips like an offering. Her body hummed with signals telling her to grab this man and hold on tight. Which wasn't her style at all! She hadn't even been on a date in over a year.
She kissed him back, unable to stop her lips from responding. Now his hands roamed to her backside, which he caressed, then to her waist and under her light shirt where they pressed gently into her skin.
A shiver of raw arousal ricocheted up her torso, and she pressed herself against him again. She was hungry for the feel of his skin against hers. She pulled her mouth from his with effort. "I think some primal survival instinct is taking hold of me."
"Me, too. Don't they say you should always trust your gut?"
"I don't think it's my gut that was talking." The area yelling at her was several inches lower and grew hotter and more insistent by the moment. His erection pressed against her, hard as steel. "It's another part that usually gets people into trouble." He chuckled. "You're not going to believe this, but I have condoms in my bag." "I believe it." He probably never went anywhere without them, just in case.
He fixed that potent blue gaze on her. "I don't sleep with every woman I meet, you know."