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clarify something." he said earnestly. "Would you date me if I were not married?" He was putting her on the spot. Lara did not want to let him know that she was already attracted to him. She had to take control, no matter how difficult. After a pause, she answered, "Yes, Ben. I would date you if you were not married." He stood and took Lara's hand, "would you consider having meals with me dating?" Not wanting to stop seeing him, Lara replied, "Having meals or being together would be fine, but no intimacy." She tried to sound firm in her conviction. "One more question," Ben pressed her softly, "Would you consider kissing to be intimacy?" Lara thought for a long moment as Ben's beautiful blue eyes awaited her reply. She wanted to kiss him so much, her own desire made her fearful. So she made up a rule, "I think we shouldn't kiss, Ben, as it would most likely lead to more…intimate acts…possibly…" her voice trailed off as her face turned a light shade of pink. Feeling like he just took an arrow to the heart, Ben reluctantly promised to respect her wishes. But he couldn't see the harm in kissing her. He had a great deal of self-control. In the next breath he asked to see her again. "Tomorrow for breakfast?" he asked softly. "Yes." she smiled. She lifted his leather jacket off the hook for him in the entryway and said goodbye, thanking him for a wonderful dinner. She watched as he bounded down the stairs toward the motorcycle.
~ Ben ~
Ben turned his body slightly as he zipped his leather jacket and prepared to climb onto the motorcycle. He did not look directly at her parlor window; that would be too obvious. But he saw her watching. He instinctively knew the intimate moment in the kitchen excited Lara. She wanted his touch and he was certain she wanted to kiss him. Plus, it wasn't his style to back off when he wanted something. He turned from the bike and purposefully strode toward the porch. As he stood on the porch waiting, she stepped out and asked, "Forget something?" He embraced her with a power she never felt before. No words were spoken. Leaning her against the door, he touched his lips to hers. Slowly and deliberately, Ben kissed Lara for a long minute; a warm, sensual, French kiss. He didn't care if she slapped him. She did not resist. He stood back and lightly touched her long dark hair, gazed at her for a split second, and was gone. As he mounted the motorcycle, he headed straight for the campus gym to work off the heightened sense of desire he felt for her. Physical exhaustion always helped him sleep. But tonight the intimate kiss only served to bring to mind a much different work-out than the one he would burn through at the gym.
This time physical exertion did not take his mind off Lara. The campus gym was empty at the late hour. As he lifted weights, he wondered what Lara would think when she knew all there was to know about him? When alone, he wondered if any woman could love him. Benjamin Aiden Keegan was a counter-terrorism operative. His clients knew him simply as "chief" and transferred large amounts of money to his bank accounts in the Grand Cayman Islands and Switzerland, which he emptied little by little putting the cash into an underground waterproof safe in a secret bunker. Ten million was now piled in the safe, but he wanted much more before retiring from his chosen profession, if he ever did. He needed to have enough to provide Lara with everything she wanted, a home, family, a comfortable life, along with the sense of safety she so needed. Plus, he had many missions that he needed to complete.
As he arrived at his uncle's old colonial, he saw the kitchen light on. Harris was making a cup of tea before retiring for the night. As Ben came through the kitchen door, Harris asked, "How did it go?" Einstein did his happy bull dog dance to see him. Ben lovingly rubbed the dog's ears. Then he took a cup out of the cupboard to join Harris for tea. "She's perfect. You should be in the matchmaking
~ Ben ~
Ben turned his body slightly as he zipped his leather jacket and prepared to climb onto the motorcycle. He did not look directly at her parlor window; that would be too obvious. But he saw her watching. He instinctively knew the intimate moment in the kitchen excited Lara. She wanted his touch and he was certain she wanted to kiss him. Plus, it wasn't his style to back off when he wanted something. He turned from the bike and purposefully strode toward the porch. As he stood on the porch waiting, she stepped out and asked, "Forget something?" He embraced her with a power she never felt before. No words were spoken. Leaning her against the door, he touched his lips to hers. Slowly and deliberately, Ben kissed Lara for a long minute; a warm, sensual, French kiss. He didn't care if she slapped him. She did not resist. He stood back and lightly touched her long dark hair, gazed at her for a split second, and was gone. As he mounted the motorcycle, he headed straight for the campus gym to work off the heightened sense of desire he felt for her. Physical exhaustion always helped him sleep. But tonight the intimate kiss only served to bring to mind a much different work-out than the one he would burn through at the gym.
This time physical exertion did not take his mind off Lara. The campus gym was empty at the late hour. As he lifted weights, he wondered what Lara would think when she knew all there was to know about him? When alone, he wondered if any woman could love him. Benjamin Aiden Keegan was a counter-terrorism operative. His clients knew him simply as "chief" and transferred large amounts of money to his bank accounts in the Grand Cayman Islands and Switzerland, which he emptied little by little putting the cash into an underground waterproof safe in a secret bunker. Ten million was now piled in the safe, but he wanted much more before retiring from his chosen profession, if he ever did. He needed to have enough to provide Lara with everything she wanted, a home, family, a comfortable life, along with the sense of safety she so needed. Plus, he had many missions that he needed to complete.
As he arrived at his uncle's old colonial, he saw the kitchen light on. Harris was making a cup of tea before retiring for the night. As Ben came through the kitchen door, Harris asked, "How did it go?" Einstein did his happy bull dog dance to see him. Ben lovingly rubbed the dog's ears. Then he took a cup out of the cupboard to join Harris for tea. "She's perfect. You should be in the matchmaking
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