Maid For Beckett Catching The Baseball Legend’s Heart novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47

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The moment my hand closed around her wrist, I knew I was crossing something I wouldn’t be able to uncross

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I didn’t plan the kiss. That’s the lie I keep telling myself. The truth is, my body moved long before my mind caught up I didn’t think. Fuck the consequences. I bent every rule I had built to keep her at a distance, shattered by the weight of wanting this moment for so long.

Andi was frozen, as if she had just zoned out. Then she slowly sighed into my mouth, melting in my arms with a soft. surprised sound. That sound was loud, crackling in my head, like a key twisting in the lock, letting my desire out of the cag I had shoved it into.

My mouth molded with hers as if it had always known how to kiss her. This was wrong on so many levels, but god it feels v right. I let go of her wrist, coiling an arm around her small waist, pulling her impossibly close. She feels so perfect, so right.

The world didn’t stop. It narrowed, then it tunneled on Andi and me. Only the two of us mattered, her heart hammering against mine, and the feel of our mouths molded together.

My lips moved as if they already knew what to do. Her lips were warm, and her kiss was tentative at first, like she was still deciding whether this was real. I felt the hitch in her breath against my mouth, felt the way her hands flattened against my chest as if she needed something solid to hold on to. And, my god, I wanted her to know she had me.

I’d kissed women before–too many to count. None of them felt like this. None of them felt like standing at the edge of something massive and terrifying and inevitable all at once.

Andi tasted like salt air and sugar and something unmistakably hers. When she kissed me back–softly, unsure, but real–it was a wake–up call I didn’t want to admit I’d already been ignoring for months.

I had wanted this.

Not just tonight. Not just after the auction. Since the first time I saw her standing beside Siobhan, chin lifted, eyes sharp with barely contained irritation as she looked at me like I was a problem she refused to be intimidated by

knew right then she wasn’t soft. She didn’t look at me the way other women did. She looked at me like she hated me, like I didn’t stand a chance if I ever made a move on her.

And somehow, that only heightened these feelings I have for her. I know I can’t have her, so I wanted her more. Cole would augh at me if he knew this.

Every sharp word, every command, every time I pushed her buttons was to get her attention. I told myself it was control, to demonstrate authority and set boundaries, but no. It was an attraction.

And the fact that she never backed down, never quit, and never crumbled, only made her impossible to ignore.

Now my body was doing exactly what it had wanted since day one, and it terrified me how right it felt

Her lips parted under mine, just enough to make my heart slam violently against my ribs. I could feel her breathing change. feel the way she leaned into me without realizing she was doing it.

She moaned, almost like a mewl. And that’s when the fire in me turned into a wildfire. I cupped the back of her neck, fingers weaving into her soft locks as I angled her mouth to gain better access. I sweep the tip of my tongue across her lips, demanding entry. She parted her lips with another moan.

Goddammit! I grunted and pushed her against the nearest wall. This kiss wasn’t even supposed to be happening, and now

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it’s all that matters to me. I wanted more of her taste, of the sound she makes, and of the warmth she offers me.

Her lithe hand crawled around my neck. She clung to me as I rubbed my body against hers. She made a little squeaky soun when my hard–on pressed hard on her stomach.

That’s when reality hit hard, like a sucker punch into my gut.

This wasn’t just a kiss. This is going to ruin everything we had.

Andi was my employee. This would look bad from any angle. I was still responsible for her safety. I had power over her and I am already taking advantage of that. Andi was a woman who called me sir because she had to, not because she wanted to

If I went any further–if I let myself fall deeper–I would ruin everything. Her job, her family’s safety, and whatever fragile trust we had built. And worst of all? I would never forgive myself if she later wondered whether she ever really had a choice

I pulled back.

The

space between us felt brutal and wrong, like tearing away from oxygen. My hands lingered for half a second too long before I forced them to drop.

Andi stared up at me like she’d been caught in a wave she hadn’t seen coming.

Her cheeks were flushed deep red. Her lips were swollen and parted as she tried to catch her breath. Her eyes–God–her eyes were blown wide with emotion I couldn’t even begin to name. Shock. Want. Fear. Something dangerously close to hop – and it nearly broke me.

I wanted to kiss her again, to let her know that I wanted this, I wanted her, but instead, I clenched my jaw and stepped back.

This-“My voice was rough. Unsteady. “This shouldn’t have happened.” The lie tasted bitter.

I’m sorry,” I said, because it was the only thing I could offer without making things worse. All I could do was walk away with my head hung low and my fists clenched tightly. I didn’t wait for her answer. If I did, I knew I wouldn’t leave.

‘Goodnight, Andi.”

Every step is an act of self–preservation. Running, really. I knew it. She probably knew it too. But what choice did I have? The damage has been done.

in my room, I lay awake staring at the ceiling, replaying the kiss over and over, tattooing it on my brain. That was the best tiss I’ve ever had. Maybe because Andi didn’t really want me, she didn’t chase me like the girls I had kissed before. In fact, he actually hated my guts. She was supposed to be a woman I can’t have, and I really can’t have her after this.

thought about tomorrow, about how she would look at me. About whether she would avoid me–or worse, pretend nothing had happened.

I tried to think of ways to make it bearable, but all I could think about was kissing her again.

Dammit!

When dawn finally crept in, I dragged myself downstairs, exhausted and wired and bracing for the sound of her moving around the kitchen.

I really wanted to see her, to know how she would act, and then I would just follow her lead, but silence greeted me as I went into the kitchen. There was River, Storm and Maple, but no Andi.

The dogs greeted, tails wagging, expectant and clueless.

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I pulled back.

The space between us felt brutal and wrong, like tearing away from oxygen. My hands lingered for half a second too long before I forced them to drop.

Andi stared up at me like she’d been caught in a wave she hadn’t seen coming.

Her cheeks were flushed deep red. Her lips were swollen and parted as she tried to catch her breath. Her eyes–Got–ber eyes were blown wide with emotion I couldn’t even begin to name. Shock. Want. Fear. Something dangerously close to hope – and it nearly broke me.

I wanted to kiss her again, to let her know that I wanted this, I wanted her, but instead, I clenched my jaw and stepped back

“This-” My voice was rough. Unsteady. “This shouldn’t have happened.” The lie tasted bitter.

“I’m sorry,” I said, because it was the only thing I could offer without making things worse. All I could do was walk away with my head hung low and my fists clenched tightly. I didn’t wait for her answer. If I did, I knew I wouldn’t leave.

“Goodnight, Andi.”

Every step is an act of self–preservation. Running, really. I knew it. She probably knew it too. But what choice did I have! The damage has been done.

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I tried to think of ways to make it bearable, but all I could think about was kissing her again.

Dammit!

When dawn finally crept in, I dragged myself downstairs, exhausted and wired and bracing for the sound of her moving around the kitchen.

I really wanted to see her, to know how she would act, and then I would just follow her lead, but silence greeted me as I went into the kitchen. There was River, Storm and Maple, but no Audi

The dogs greeted, tails wagging, expectant and clueless.

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