legs, uncomfortable now that he had a raging erection.
This was not the original plan, coaxing Alexis intoBrittany 's place, but already he liked this one much better. The thrill of the chase, the satisfaction of finally catching her—he looked forward to both with an anticipation that wasn't befitting the staid middle-age vampire he was supposed to be. "Actually, you would be even better.Sister of an Impure and a career woman. Perfect. If I have a confident businesswoman by my side, they will see that I have really matured if I allow my partner to have equal say in our relationship."
Not that he was feeling very mature. He was acting more along the lines of a teenage boy looking to score than a responsible adult vampire. You'd think he'd been havingSeamus's dry spell the way he was behaving.
"So, you've always been a dictatorial asshole and now you want people to think you're more willing to compromise?"
Not the words he would have chosen, but he was trying to be charming and agreeable. He wanted this woman. Despite the fact that Seamus would kill him, and his spontaneous plan was less than foolproof, he had to have her.Would have her."Exactly."
"So you play pussy-whipped and I play bossy girlfriend? That could be fun." She grinned, tucking her blond hair behind her ears.
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He was having a midlife crisis. That's what this was. There was no other explanation for whythat statement suddenly made him feel like the horniest vampire inNorth America .Lusting after much younger women, good God. Next he'd be buying a sports car and getting a tattoo.
"I think a lot of things between us could be fun."
"One week. I'll stay for one week if you agree to letBrittany leave and never have any future contact with her, personal or professional. I get my own room, with a master key so no one else can enter at any time.
If I have to work late, I have to work late and you'll just have to get over it, but I will be here from eight p.m. to eight a.m. every day for seven days. I'll depart at midnight on Friday, the seventeenth, because tonight counts as night one. You provide me access to dining in the casino restaurants for free and dry-cleaning services. I'll draw up a contract for you to sign and failure to comply with any of my terms will result in me identifying you as a cult, potentially holding people against their will. Do you understand and agree to all terms?"
And here he'd been worried he was taking advantage of her concern forBrittany . Alexis could take care of herself. He drummed his thumb on his knee'."Anything else?"
"Yeah.Just so we're clear, I'm not having sex with you. I am not interested in you as anything other than a means to an end. This escort service has no fringe benefits other than me smiling at your weirdo friends."
That's what she thought.
So she found him unattractive, did she?
Well, he would just show AlexisBaldizzi that Ethan Carrick was a man who knew how to treat a woman.
"I had no intention of using you in such a crude fashion. I confess myself shocked."
She rolled her eyes and sat up. "Somehow I don't think a whole lot would shock you. You're like me that way—I've seen everything and then some."
"You're a prosecutor, right?"
"Yes.Sex crimes. There are a lot ofsickos in this world, Carrick, and I've met quite a few of them. So your vampire games don't surprise me. As long as you're not biting people or something whacked out like that, what you do is your business.But not with my sister around. That's the bottom line—Brittanygoes home."
"I agree to all your terms." This was probably one of the worst ideas he'd gotten since that time he'd gone coffin sledding inFrance nine hundred years ago, but it was done.
And he found himself really looking forward to getting to know Alexis better.
Maybe then he could shake off the boredom and discontent that encircled him like a tight leash, growing tighter and tighter.
Maybe
This was not the original plan, coaxing Alexis intoBrittany 's place, but already he liked this one much better. The thrill of the chase, the satisfaction of finally catching her—he looked forward to both with an anticipation that wasn't befitting the staid middle-age vampire he was supposed to be. "Actually, you would be even better.Sister of an Impure and a career woman. Perfect. If I have a confident businesswoman by my side, they will see that I have really matured if I allow my partner to have equal say in our relationship."
Not that he was feeling very mature. He was acting more along the lines of a teenage boy looking to score than a responsible adult vampire. You'd think he'd been havingSeamus's dry spell the way he was behaving.
"So, you've always been a dictatorial asshole and now you want people to think you're more willing to compromise?"
Not the words he would have chosen, but he was trying to be charming and agreeable. He wanted this woman. Despite the fact that Seamus would kill him, and his spontaneous plan was less than foolproof, he had to have her.Would have her."Exactly."
"So you play pussy-whipped and I play bossy girlfriend? That could be fun." She grinned, tucking her blond hair behind her ears.
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He was having a midlife crisis. That's what this was. There was no other explanation for whythat statement suddenly made him feel like the horniest vampire inNorth America .Lusting after much younger women, good God. Next he'd be buying a sports car and getting a tattoo.
"I think a lot of things between us could be fun."
"One week. I'll stay for one week if you agree to letBrittany leave and never have any future contact with her, personal or professional. I get my own room, with a master key so no one else can enter at any time.
If I have to work late, I have to work late and you'll just have to get over it, but I will be here from eight p.m. to eight a.m. every day for seven days. I'll depart at midnight on Friday, the seventeenth, because tonight counts as night one. You provide me access to dining in the casino restaurants for free and dry-cleaning services. I'll draw up a contract for you to sign and failure to comply with any of my terms will result in me identifying you as a cult, potentially holding people against their will. Do you understand and agree to all terms?"
And here he'd been worried he was taking advantage of her concern forBrittany . Alexis could take care of herself. He drummed his thumb on his knee'."Anything else?"
"Yeah.Just so we're clear, I'm not having sex with you. I am not interested in you as anything other than a means to an end. This escort service has no fringe benefits other than me smiling at your weirdo friends."
That's what she thought.
So she found him unattractive, did she?
Well, he would just show AlexisBaldizzi that Ethan Carrick was a man who knew how to treat a woman.
"I had no intention of using you in such a crude fashion. I confess myself shocked."
She rolled her eyes and sat up. "Somehow I don't think a whole lot would shock you. You're like me that way—I've seen everything and then some."
"You're a prosecutor, right?"
"Yes.Sex crimes. There are a lot ofsickos in this world, Carrick, and I've met quite a few of them. So your vampire games don't surprise me. As long as you're not biting people or something whacked out like that, what you do is your business.But not with my sister around. That's the bottom line—Brittanygoes home."
"I agree to all your terms." This was probably one of the worst ideas he'd gotten since that time he'd gone coffin sledding inFrance nine hundred years ago, but it was done.
And he found himself really looking forward to getting to know Alexis better.
Maybe then he could shake off the boredom and discontent that encircled him like a tight leash, growing tighter and tighter.
Maybe
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