Rally continued, running his thumb over Sage’s mouth. Leaning in closer, he slowly breathed in the sweet scent covering her silky skin. It pushed him to take back all of the cruel remarks he had made over the years to show Sage how much he secretly wanted her. “No, I don’t know what I did,” she answered as her breath heated the back of his thumb. “Yes, you do,” he challenged. “Come on, brat, confess.” The devil on his shoulder had won. He was finally going to give in and do what he had been dreaming about. “You told me never to mention it to you again because it was a huge mistake. I think I’ll stay with keeping it as secret. You know what? How about this: what happened in the garage stays in the garage?” Placing her hand on his chest, Sage shoved him back from her personal space. “Secrets have a way of coming out, and I think you want this one to come out, but you don’t want to admit it anymore.” He wrapped his hands around Sage’s smooth shoulders, pulling her up from the chair.
