“I’m looking forward to you proving it.“
He leans forward and presses a kiss so very opposite from the last one to my lips. Where before was hungry, this one is tender and soft and packed with unspoken emotions I don’t even dare to think about.
“After the prick and the asshole and the shitty ice and the jerky boss,” he murmurs in my ear, the heat of his breath hitting my cheek, “I think you’ve earned your Tavern on the Green wish. Have dinner with me.”
“Archer . . . ”
Yes.
Please.
“I can’t. I—”
“Open the package, Julia.”
“What?” His request knocks my thoughts askew.
“Open it.”
I slide my finger beneath the tape and open the parcel. It’s my laugh that rings out when several bags of Twizzlers spill out onto the table.
But when I look up and meet his eyes that have the fire dancing in them, my laugh falls quiet.
How did this happen?
How am I having dinner with Archer McMasters from the twentieth floor?
And why do I never want this to end.
“Merry Christmas, Jules.”
“Merry Christmas, Archer.”
“Is that a yes, then?” His eyes beg me more than his words do.
“Twenty thousand dollars would buy a lot of Twizzlers.”
He throws his head back and laughs. “Then the offer is off the table.”
He leans in and kisses me despite his words. The kind of kiss that tells me I’m wanted and desired and that this might be the start of something so unexpected but so perfectly perfect.
When I lean back and look in Archer’s eyes, I know this might not be such a horrible Christmas after all.
“Yes.”
Also by K. Bromberg
Driven
Fueled
Crashed
Raced
Aced
Slow Burn
Sweet Ache
Hard Beat
Down Shift
UnRaveled
Sweet Cheeks
Sweet Rivalry
The Player
The Catch
Cuffed
Combust
Cockpit
Control
Faking It
Resist
Reveal
Then You Happened
Hard to Handle
Flirting with 40
Hard to Hold
About the Author
New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary romance novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes who we love to hate but can’t help to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow and her mind scattered in too many different directions.
Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy has sold over one and a half million copies of her books across eighteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by the streaming platform, Passionflix, with the first movie (Driven) out now.
With her imagination always in overdrive, she is currently scheming, plotting, and swooning over her latest hero. You can find out more about him or chat with Kristy on any of her social media accounts.