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him.
He didn’t see any reason to lie to her, so he leaned over the table and in a low tone admitted, “Yes, I’ve been avoiding you. However, it was either avoid you or seek you out for a repeat performance of what happened between us last week. Only thing, Stacey, I wouldn’t stop with just a kiss. I’d go further and take you against those boxes that had excited you that day. And I’d show you what real excitement is truly about.”
Stacey tightened her grip on her water glass while every part of her body began to ache. How could mere words from his lips do that when a touch from Wallace hadn’t come close to having the same effect?
What was there about Eli that could uncurl such turbulent emotions and desires within her? And why could something as innocent as his scent make her think about things that had no business flowing through her mind? She nervously licked her bottom lip and noticed how his gaze shifted from her eyes to her mouth.
“And I wouldn’t do that too many times if I were you. Or I’ll be tempted to kiss you here and now. If only you knew just how much I’ve thought about that tongue of yours lately.”
Stacey sat down her glass before it fell out of her hands. The man who before last week had very little to say was now sprouting a mouthful of lustful words that had her quivering inside. Her gaze narrowed. “I dare you to try it.”
Eli quirked a brow. Evidently, she didn’t know him. Apparently, no one had warned her that he was the one Steele who didn’t take dares easily. And the dare she’d placed on the table would not only be a piece of cake, it would be a whopping scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
“Fine,” he said, easing his chair back. “Let’s skip lunch and go back to your shop. I’ll give you a lunch treat you won’t forget. Ever.”
He watched her lips tighten and he smiled to himself. She would back down. There was no doubt in his mind that she would. What he’d suggested was outlandish, over the top, too far out there, but he’d meant every word. He waited, prepared for her to tell him just where he could go and how quick to get there. But then suddenly, he sensed something. A shift, a change, an emergence of edginess he knew well. However, it was a state he had a feeling she not only wasn’t accustomed to, but one she would find hard to handle.
Intrigued, he couldn’t help wondering what she was thinking. Was it the same thing he was? Would she take him up on his offer? But more important, not that he had any complaints, why she even considering doing so?
Stacey knew she had gone too far with this Steele, but she couldn’t help doing so. Maybe she could lay blame on the call she’d received from Dee. Whatever the reason, she felt the need to do something out of the norm for her. And taking up one of Phoenix’s most notorious players’ suggestion of a quickie for lunch was something she normally wouldn’t consider doing in a million years.
So why was she doing so now? Why did the thought of making love to him, having her body connected to his, have her head spinning in desire? And it was desire to a degree she’d only begun experiencing since meeting him.
He was watching her, waiting. What happened to the good girl her aunt Maggie had raised? It didn’t take long for her to remember that same good girl had gotten dumped by the man she thought would love her forever.
She looked over her shoulder and knew she had to make up her mind and quick. Their waitress would be returning to take their order at any moment. She blew a curl out of her eyes and returned her gaze to Eli. He was still watching her with an intensity that stirred everything inside of her and she felt herself succumbing even more to his sensual draw. He wasn’t saying anything. Instead, he was letting her decide on her own, although she was well aware of his preference.
She began nibbling on her bottom lip and again his gaze followed her actions. She suddenly stopped
He didn’t see any reason to lie to her, so he leaned over the table and in a low tone admitted, “Yes, I’ve been avoiding you. However, it was either avoid you or seek you out for a repeat performance of what happened between us last week. Only thing, Stacey, I wouldn’t stop with just a kiss. I’d go further and take you against those boxes that had excited you that day. And I’d show you what real excitement is truly about.”
Stacey tightened her grip on her water glass while every part of her body began to ache. How could mere words from his lips do that when a touch from Wallace hadn’t come close to having the same effect?
What was there about Eli that could uncurl such turbulent emotions and desires within her? And why could something as innocent as his scent make her think about things that had no business flowing through her mind? She nervously licked her bottom lip and noticed how his gaze shifted from her eyes to her mouth.
“And I wouldn’t do that too many times if I were you. Or I’ll be tempted to kiss you here and now. If only you knew just how much I’ve thought about that tongue of yours lately.”
Stacey sat down her glass before it fell out of her hands. The man who before last week had very little to say was now sprouting a mouthful of lustful words that had her quivering inside. Her gaze narrowed. “I dare you to try it.”
Eli quirked a brow. Evidently, she didn’t know him. Apparently, no one had warned her that he was the one Steele who didn’t take dares easily. And the dare she’d placed on the table would not only be a piece of cake, it would be a whopping scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
“Fine,” he said, easing his chair back. “Let’s skip lunch and go back to your shop. I’ll give you a lunch treat you won’t forget. Ever.”
He watched her lips tighten and he smiled to himself. She would back down. There was no doubt in his mind that she would. What he’d suggested was outlandish, over the top, too far out there, but he’d meant every word. He waited, prepared for her to tell him just where he could go and how quick to get there. But then suddenly, he sensed something. A shift, a change, an emergence of edginess he knew well. However, it was a state he had a feeling she not only wasn’t accustomed to, but one she would find hard to handle.
Intrigued, he couldn’t help wondering what she was thinking. Was it the same thing he was? Would she take him up on his offer? But more important, not that he had any complaints, why she even considering doing so?
Stacey knew she had gone too far with this Steele, but she couldn’t help doing so. Maybe she could lay blame on the call she’d received from Dee. Whatever the reason, she felt the need to do something out of the norm for her. And taking up one of Phoenix’s most notorious players’ suggestion of a quickie for lunch was something she normally wouldn’t consider doing in a million years.
So why was she doing so now? Why did the thought of making love to him, having her body connected to his, have her head spinning in desire? And it was desire to a degree she’d only begun experiencing since meeting him.
He was watching her, waiting. What happened to the good girl her aunt Maggie had raised? It didn’t take long for her to remember that same good girl had gotten dumped by the man she thought would love her forever.
She looked over her shoulder and knew she had to make up her mind and quick. Their waitress would be returning to take their order at any moment. She blew a curl out of her eyes and returned her gaze to Eli. He was still watching her with an intensity that stirred everything inside of her and she felt herself succumbing even more to his sensual draw. He wasn’t saying anything. Instead, he was letting her decide on her own, although she was well aware of his preference.
She began nibbling on her bottom lip and again his gaze followed her actions. She suddenly stopped
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