“Disappointed?” she asked. “I’m a lot of things right now, shocked, excited, worried, flummoxed—is that a word?” She shook her head and waved her hand. “Whatever. I’m curious, overwhelmed, and yeah, even, ah, um, a little, well, aroused. Yeah, I went there. But disappointed? Of you? Have you seen yourself?”
Kara needed to shut up. She knew she did. She was literally chanting in her head, “Kara, shut up.” But did her lips stop? No. “You’re tall and muscular, with these brooding good looks and devouring obsidian eyes. You walk around with this devil-may-care attitude.” She took a deep breath and let it out as she added, “But you’re also kind and gentle. And really, really strong.”
“Is that important?” he asked.
She could tell he was trying hard not to grin. And she seriously appreciated
