He lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it.Because why not? A cabdriver from the Bronx didn't have that many opportunities to spend the evening with a princess, and when he did - especially if she was a sad princess - he should probably seize the chance to kiss her hand.

He held out his arm and she took it. "We're off to see the wizard.

Oh my god, you are from a fake Hallmark country," Leo deadpanned.

Show me your room."H reversed the phone and made for the bathroom. "Let me show you the soap I ate earlier.

He did not want to escape. So he surrendered to this madness, this beautiful madness. This wanting. Let himself melt, as heat shot through his body despite the cold. It had been so long since he'd kissed anyone, and having that heart-shaped mouth under his was so improbable and, frankly, it was making him crazy. So was the no-holds-barred enthusiasm with which she was returning his kiss.

I think," he drawled. "This Hallmark movie is about to get a lot more interesting.