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when she recalled what he’d said the last time. She also recalled something else. The kiss they’d shared last week and her nightly fantasies since then. They had been naughty fantasies about him before, but the kiss had sparked even more arousing ideas. Ideas she wanted to play out in reality.
She wanted him and had no illusions about love. Love had nothing to do with it. The man she’d once thought of as her Prince Charming had turned into a frog and she was convinced there wasn’t another prince out there for her. She wouldn’t waste her time waiting; instead, she’d become one of those women who went after what they desired.
She’d never been an aggressive woman when it came to men, but today she wanted to get what she wanted. She took another sip of water and met his gaze. Before she could change her mind she stood and said, “Okay, let’s go.”
Eli stared at her as he stood as well. He opened his mouth to ask her if she was sure of her decision and quickly shut it. He’d never questioned a woman’s decision about making love with him and wasn’t about to start now.
But he intended for them to have as much time together as possible. “I suggest we don’t go back to your shop. My place is closer.”
Chapter 6
T urning his car down the single lane leading to his home, Eli glanced over at the woman sitting beside him. He had suggested they take one car and later he would return her to Easterling’s to get her vehicle.
He thought Stacey was like a puzzle with all kinds of pieces he needed to put together to see what he would get in the end. There was no doubt in his mind that she wanted him as much as he wanted her, but he was getting vibes that maybe he needed to slow things down and find out what was really going on in that mind of hers. Initially, he’d convinced himself he didn’t give a damn, but honestly, he did. Why, he wasn’t sure, but he did.
He looked over at her when he brought the car to a stop after pulling into his driveway. She was wearing a skirt and as his gaze roamed over her he could tell she’d lost some of the brazenness from the restaurant and was now nervous at the prospect of spending intimate time with him. The way she was gnawing on her bottom lip was a sure sign.
Getting out of the car, he made his way to the other side to open the car door for her. The Steele brothers might be sexual hellions, but the one thing Eden Tyson Steele made sure of was that they had manners—although they might not display them all the time.
“Thanks,” Stacey said.
“You’re welcome.”
Other than discussing her brother’s move to Florida, they hadn’t done much talking on the drive over and that had been deliberate on his part. He had wanted her to really think about the decision she’d made. And there was no doubt in his mind that although she was having some misgivings about her decision, she had made one. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be here.
“This is a nice house, Eli.”
He smiled as they moved toward his front door, appreciating her compliment. “Thanks.”
He was proud of the house he had purchased a few years ago, which gave him a beautiful view of the mountains from his bedroom window each morning. They were the same mountains he used to ride his horse on every Saturday morning after finishing his chores. His parents lived on the other side of that same mountain. Not too close but close enough.
When they reached his front door, he turned to Stacey fully expecting her to tell him she’d changed her mind. But when she merely met his gaze, he was held immobile by the desire he saw in her eyes and suddenly couldn’t wait until he got her inside.
Already he could see himself doing a lot of things to her, and the first thing he would do would be to strip her naked. His hand trembled with need when he turned the lock and opened the door. Stepping aside, he let her enter first.
The moment the door closed behind them he didn’t waste any time pulling her into his
She wanted him and had no illusions about love. Love had nothing to do with it. The man she’d once thought of as her Prince Charming had turned into a frog and she was convinced there wasn’t another prince out there for her. She wouldn’t waste her time waiting; instead, she’d become one of those women who went after what they desired.
She’d never been an aggressive woman when it came to men, but today she wanted to get what she wanted. She took another sip of water and met his gaze. Before she could change her mind she stood and said, “Okay, let’s go.”
Eli stared at her as he stood as well. He opened his mouth to ask her if she was sure of her decision and quickly shut it. He’d never questioned a woman’s decision about making love with him and wasn’t about to start now.
But he intended for them to have as much time together as possible. “I suggest we don’t go back to your shop. My place is closer.”
Chapter 6
T urning his car down the single lane leading to his home, Eli glanced over at the woman sitting beside him. He had suggested they take one car and later he would return her to Easterling’s to get her vehicle.
He thought Stacey was like a puzzle with all kinds of pieces he needed to put together to see what he would get in the end. There was no doubt in his mind that she wanted him as much as he wanted her, but he was getting vibes that maybe he needed to slow things down and find out what was really going on in that mind of hers. Initially, he’d convinced himself he didn’t give a damn, but honestly, he did. Why, he wasn’t sure, but he did.
He looked over at her when he brought the car to a stop after pulling into his driveway. She was wearing a skirt and as his gaze roamed over her he could tell she’d lost some of the brazenness from the restaurant and was now nervous at the prospect of spending intimate time with him. The way she was gnawing on her bottom lip was a sure sign.
Getting out of the car, he made his way to the other side to open the car door for her. The Steele brothers might be sexual hellions, but the one thing Eden Tyson Steele made sure of was that they had manners—although they might not display them all the time.
“Thanks,” Stacey said.
“You’re welcome.”
Other than discussing her brother’s move to Florida, they hadn’t done much talking on the drive over and that had been deliberate on his part. He had wanted her to really think about the decision she’d made. And there was no doubt in his mind that although she was having some misgivings about her decision, she had made one. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be here.
“This is a nice house, Eli.”
He smiled as they moved toward his front door, appreciating her compliment. “Thanks.”
He was proud of the house he had purchased a few years ago, which gave him a beautiful view of the mountains from his bedroom window each morning. They were the same mountains he used to ride his horse on every Saturday morning after finishing his chores. His parents lived on the other side of that same mountain. Not too close but close enough.
When they reached his front door, he turned to Stacey fully expecting her to tell him she’d changed her mind. But when she merely met his gaze, he was held immobile by the desire he saw in her eyes and suddenly couldn’t wait until he got her inside.
Already he could see himself doing a lot of things to her, and the first thing he would do would be to strip her naked. His hand trembled with need when he turned the lock and opened the door. Stepping aside, he let her enter first.
The moment the door closed behind them he didn’t waste any time pulling her into his
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