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blazed a path to her belly. Instinctively, she ground her hips against his. Her fingers detected the increased pace of his breathing.
He took her by the waist and gently pushed her back against the arch, away from him. “Too fast,” he panted.
Megan rested her head back against the stone of the arch, hoping its coolness would chill her desire, but to no avail. His presence so close to her continued to stoke her fire.
“Too much,” she breathed, trying to convince herself.
The breeze picked up and the temperature dropped. In a few seconds, she was shivering.
“Time to take you home.” Chaz wrapped his jacket around her. The fine fabric was still warm from his body. He led her down the path, to the left, winding them around and out of the park. Once on the avenue, Meg regained her composure. Across the street from her building, she stopped to draw out a hanky. She wiped his lips before buttoning his shirt.
“Presentable?” He asked her, standing back.
“Very.” She combed his hair with her fingers.
They crossed the street. Chaz kissed her hand, bid her goodnight, made the salute to Briny, and then vanished, like a magician, into the dark of the evening.
* * * *
Megan’s cell phone rang as she closed the front door of the apartment and tossed her keys into the bowl. One glance in the mirror told her she had been well kissed. Her lips were slightly swollen. An attractive flush in her cheeks made her pretty. She answered the phone while staring at her image.
“It’s me!” Penny chirped into the phone.
Megan dragged her attention away from the mirror. Sauntering to the sofa, she plopped down, resting her feet on the coffee table.
“So…how are things with Chaz?”
“Moving along. It’s business,” Megan lied to avoid a third-degree about Chaz, honoring his wish for privacy.
“How can you resist him?”
I can’t. “It’s been a long day, and I need to get to bed.” Meg slid her legs off the coffee table.
“Alone?”
“Very funny!” Meg twirled a few strands of hair. I wish!
Penny chuckled. “I thought so.”
“He is very…good-looking and all…but not my type.”
A loud laugh from Penny made Meg sit up. “He’s every woman’s type,” Penny said.
“What about Mark?” Meg leaned over to rub the aching arch of her foot.
“No one can beat Mark. I’m just sayin’…”
“When are you coming back?” Megan changed the subject.
“Training is over for a while. We’re coming back to New York soon. Maybe we’ll be witnessing something…intimate?”
“Penny!”
Loud laughter on the other end of the phone made Meg smile. “Sorry. Couldn’t resist that. I want you to be happy, Sis. That’s all.”
“I know. See you soon. Give the big lug a hug for me.” Meg smiled.
“Will do. Night.”
I’m not falling for him. This is ridiculous. No more celebrities. No more dates.
Megan padded into her bedroom to undress. She stared at her queen size bed, envisioning Chaz there waiting for her. The image gave her goose bumps. Stop, Meg! He’s unattainable. A guy like him would never fall for someone like you. Give it up. You’ll only end up unhappy. That’s what Mom would say. And she’d be right. Still, he’s so…so kissable...so nice.
She sighed and pulled down the covers. In bed, she rolled over to stare out her window at the full moon. She remembered the feel of his lips on hers, his hands touching her. She shivered. If I keep thinking about that, I’m going to be up all night.
Meg snapped on the light and picked up a book.
* * * *
Morning came too soon. A weary Megan dragged herself out of bed and into the shower. Only slightly perkier than before, she left her apartment for the office, wishing she could go back to bed.
Meg eyed the two large cups of coffee perched on her desk, hoping the caffeine would cure her drowsiness. Sipping the strong brew, she switched on her computer, checked her email, and promptly rubbed her eyes. One hundred new
He took her by the waist and gently pushed her back against the arch, away from him. “Too fast,” he panted.
Megan rested her head back against the stone of the arch, hoping its coolness would chill her desire, but to no avail. His presence so close to her continued to stoke her fire.
“Too much,” she breathed, trying to convince herself.
The breeze picked up and the temperature dropped. In a few seconds, she was shivering.
“Time to take you home.” Chaz wrapped his jacket around her. The fine fabric was still warm from his body. He led her down the path, to the left, winding them around and out of the park. Once on the avenue, Meg regained her composure. Across the street from her building, she stopped to draw out a hanky. She wiped his lips before buttoning his shirt.
“Presentable?” He asked her, standing back.
“Very.” She combed his hair with her fingers.
They crossed the street. Chaz kissed her hand, bid her goodnight, made the salute to Briny, and then vanished, like a magician, into the dark of the evening.
* * * *
Megan’s cell phone rang as she closed the front door of the apartment and tossed her keys into the bowl. One glance in the mirror told her she had been well kissed. Her lips were slightly swollen. An attractive flush in her cheeks made her pretty. She answered the phone while staring at her image.
“It’s me!” Penny chirped into the phone.
Megan dragged her attention away from the mirror. Sauntering to the sofa, she plopped down, resting her feet on the coffee table.
“So…how are things with Chaz?”
“Moving along. It’s business,” Megan lied to avoid a third-degree about Chaz, honoring his wish for privacy.
“How can you resist him?”
I can’t. “It’s been a long day, and I need to get to bed.” Meg slid her legs off the coffee table.
“Alone?”
“Very funny!” Meg twirled a few strands of hair. I wish!
Penny chuckled. “I thought so.”
“He is very…good-looking and all…but not my type.”
A loud laugh from Penny made Meg sit up. “He’s every woman’s type,” Penny said.
“What about Mark?” Meg leaned over to rub the aching arch of her foot.
“No one can beat Mark. I’m just sayin’…”
“When are you coming back?” Megan changed the subject.
“Training is over for a while. We’re coming back to New York soon. Maybe we’ll be witnessing something…intimate?”
“Penny!”
Loud laughter on the other end of the phone made Meg smile. “Sorry. Couldn’t resist that. I want you to be happy, Sis. That’s all.”
“I know. See you soon. Give the big lug a hug for me.” Meg smiled.
“Will do. Night.”
I’m not falling for him. This is ridiculous. No more celebrities. No more dates.
Megan padded into her bedroom to undress. She stared at her queen size bed, envisioning Chaz there waiting for her. The image gave her goose bumps. Stop, Meg! He’s unattainable. A guy like him would never fall for someone like you. Give it up. You’ll only end up unhappy. That’s what Mom would say. And she’d be right. Still, he’s so…so kissable...so nice.
She sighed and pulled down the covers. In bed, she rolled over to stare out her window at the full moon. She remembered the feel of his lips on hers, his hands touching her. She shivered. If I keep thinking about that, I’m going to be up all night.
Meg snapped on the light and picked up a book.
* * * *
Morning came too soon. A weary Megan dragged herself out of bed and into the shower. Only slightly perkier than before, she left her apartment for the office, wishing she could go back to bed.
Meg eyed the two large cups of coffee perched on her desk, hoping the caffeine would cure her drowsiness. Sipping the strong brew, she switched on her computer, checked her email, and promptly rubbed her eyes. One hundred new
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