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asked.
She
looked up into his eyes. His feelings about her boyfriend were no
secret, but he needed to know why she was with the guy. His eyes
widened and his brow rose as he waited for her answer. Growing
impatient, he felt his arms stiffen.
“ I
gave you such a hard time, and he just sat there. I don't understand
why he never stood up for you. If he loved you, he should have been
up in my face.”
She
got closer to him as she twirled her hair with her finger. What was
she nervous about, he wondered? She only played with her hair when
she was nervous. He could feel heat coming from her body. It was all
he could do keep himself from moving that extra inch and touching
her.
“ He's
not my boyfriend,” she said, as she clenched her eyes shut.
“ Open
your eyes,” he snapped.
Slowly
she opened her eyes as she bit her bottom lip.
“ What
do you mean, he's not your boyfriend?” he asked, through
gritted teeth.
Chapter
9
Julie
sat for a minute before she answered. She needed to be strong. What
did he care, she thought? She sat up in his face, close and
confident, as she looked directly into his eyes.
“ We're
just friends,” she replied sternly. “I asked him to go to
the wedding with me so that I didn't have to go alone. I honestly
didn't feel like having Lisa or Becky try to set me up with anyone.
You pissed me off at the wedding. When Josh and Lisa wanted to have
dinner at their house a week later, I asked him to go with me.”
Ethan
had not moved away from her. He was so close; she could feel his
breath getting harder against her face. He stared directly into her
eyes, without blinking. She let out a breath as her lips curved
upward.
“ You
said that stuff at the wedding about him not being right for me. When
I went back inside Lisa said the same thing. It pissed me off that
you all think you know me so well. Well enough to tell me who is
right and who is wrong for me. I'm a grown woman, no matter what you
all think. I can make my own decisions. I knew you were going to be
at dinner, so I begged him to go with me.”
“ You
kept leaning in and whispering in his ear,” he said, with his
voice rough.
“ I
told him no matter what you said, to act like you weren't talking,”
she said, as she innocently shrugged at him.
Julie
could see the heat in his eyes as they turned a darker shade of
green. He was pissed. She wanted to burst into laughter at his
behavior. It was about time he felt uncomfortable. She thought she
saw a different side of him at the bar earlier, but she hadn't seen
anything yet. He moved her aside in one effortless movement and was
on his feet. Ethan paced his living room floor before he turned to
face her.
“ I
can't believe you set me up,” he growled.
His
eyes were the darkest green she had ever seen. He ran his fingers
roughly through his hair and stared at her like she was going to
burst into flames. She felt herself gulp as she curled her arms
around her knees on the couch. Julie knew Ethan would never hurt her,
or she would have run as fast as her feet would take her. She feared
men, but for some reason, there was nothing about him that scared
her. The longer he looked at her sternly, the more heated her body
became. Something about the way he stood there had her more turned on
than she had ever been. As he began to pace again, she noticed how
tight the muscles in his arms were. His ass looked so perfect in
those tight jeans. She hadn't realized a giggle escaped her mouth
until he stopped and turned toward her. Instantly, her head dropped
to her knees.
“ Look
at me,” he commanded.
His
voice sounded so demanding yet sexy. She felt a shiver roll through
her from head to toe, as she slowly looked up at him.
“ This
is funny to you.”
It
was more of a statement than a question.
“ You
purposely had that guy come to dinner, knowing it would piss me off.
You let me sit there cringing while you leaned over repeatedly to
whisper about me in his ear. Then you let me pick at
She
looked up into his eyes. His feelings about her boyfriend were no
secret, but he needed to know why she was with the guy. His eyes
widened and his brow rose as he waited for her answer. Growing
impatient, he felt his arms stiffen.
“ I
gave you such a hard time, and he just sat there. I don't understand
why he never stood up for you. If he loved you, he should have been
up in my face.”
She
got closer to him as she twirled her hair with her finger. What was
she nervous about, he wondered? She only played with her hair when
she was nervous. He could feel heat coming from her body. It was all
he could do keep himself from moving that extra inch and touching
her.
“ He's
not my boyfriend,” she said, as she clenched her eyes shut.
“ Open
your eyes,” he snapped.
Slowly
she opened her eyes as she bit her bottom lip.
“ What
do you mean, he's not your boyfriend?” he asked, through
gritted teeth.
Chapter
9
Julie
sat for a minute before she answered. She needed to be strong. What
did he care, she thought? She sat up in his face, close and
confident, as she looked directly into his eyes.
“ We're
just friends,” she replied sternly. “I asked him to go to
the wedding with me so that I didn't have to go alone. I honestly
didn't feel like having Lisa or Becky try to set me up with anyone.
You pissed me off at the wedding. When Josh and Lisa wanted to have
dinner at their house a week later, I asked him to go with me.”
Ethan
had not moved away from her. He was so close; she could feel his
breath getting harder against her face. He stared directly into her
eyes, without blinking. She let out a breath as her lips curved
upward.
“ You
said that stuff at the wedding about him not being right for me. When
I went back inside Lisa said the same thing. It pissed me off that
you all think you know me so well. Well enough to tell me who is
right and who is wrong for me. I'm a grown woman, no matter what you
all think. I can make my own decisions. I knew you were going to be
at dinner, so I begged him to go with me.”
“ You
kept leaning in and whispering in his ear,” he said, with his
voice rough.
“ I
told him no matter what you said, to act like you weren't talking,”
she said, as she innocently shrugged at him.
Julie
could see the heat in his eyes as they turned a darker shade of
green. He was pissed. She wanted to burst into laughter at his
behavior. It was about time he felt uncomfortable. She thought she
saw a different side of him at the bar earlier, but she hadn't seen
anything yet. He moved her aside in one effortless movement and was
on his feet. Ethan paced his living room floor before he turned to
face her.
“ I
can't believe you set me up,” he growled.
His
eyes were the darkest green she had ever seen. He ran his fingers
roughly through his hair and stared at her like she was going to
burst into flames. She felt herself gulp as she curled her arms
around her knees on the couch. Julie knew Ethan would never hurt her,
or she would have run as fast as her feet would take her. She feared
men, but for some reason, there was nothing about him that scared
her. The longer he looked at her sternly, the more heated her body
became. Something about the way he stood there had her more turned on
than she had ever been. As he began to pace again, she noticed how
tight the muscles in his arms were. His ass looked so perfect in
those tight jeans. She hadn't realized a giggle escaped her mouth
until he stopped and turned toward her. Instantly, her head dropped
to her knees.
“ Look
at me,” he commanded.
His
voice sounded so demanding yet sexy. She felt a shiver roll through
her from head to toe, as she slowly looked up at him.
“ This
is funny to you.”
It
was more of a statement than a question.
“ You
purposely had that guy come to dinner, knowing it would piss me off.
You let me sit there cringing while you leaned over repeatedly to
whisper about me in his ear. Then you let me pick at
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