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strap of her dress down her shoulder, Josh slid her dress all the way to her feet. Wearing only her panties, she wriggled backward to indulge in the feel of Josh against her naked back.
    To find he wasn’t there.
    â€œJosh?” Maybe she’d be able to hear him move around the room better if her heart wasn’t thundering in her ears.
    â€œOver here.” His muffled voice called to her from somewhere in the room near the chaise.
    He was obviously standing again. “I think I need to shed at least some of these clothes before I touch you, because I don’t think I’m going to be able to stop once I get started.”
    Her disappointment vanished, transformed to a sense of feminine power.
    She reached a hand upward in the darkness, desperate to find him and to ease the longing ache that plagued her. Fingertips moving through the inky blackness, her ears straining to catch any telltale sounds, Lexi yelped when Josh caught her hips and dragged her to the edge of the lounger.
    â€œCan you see me?”
    â€œNo.”
    His voice rumbled above her as he climbed backonto the lounger. “I can tell when you get close because of your perfume.”
    His hands slid down her thighs and up the insides of her legs.
    â€œAnd I can feel your heat.” His fingers paused at the juncture of her thighs.
    â€œOh.” She grew very still.
    Just as she found his shoulders in the darkness, his lips found her breast and tasted her with a thoroughness that had her panting. He’d ditched his shirt and tie, leaving him clad only in his trousers.
    Lexi explored the bare muscle of his chest and shoulders, marveled at the silky texture of the hair on his chest and the well-defined abs just above his waistband.
    His smoky whiskey scent mingled with her floral essence, the heat of their bodies intensifying the effect. They fell back into the sea of leopard-print pillows, the faux fur cushioning them as they tumbled onto each other.
    Josh’s mouth never strayed from her breast. He smoothed his cheek against her nipple, tempting her with the soft rasp of a jaw in need of another shave. He licked a path from one nipple to the other, his fingers playing along whichever one he had left in need.
    Lexi wriggled her way on top of him, fitting herself over his erection despite the layers of clothes still between them. Josh groaned his encouragement.
    When her hand dipped into the waistband of his pants, however, he flipped her onto her back again.
    â€œThat’s a risk I’m not willing to take just yet.”
    â€œNo?” How interesting. She liked thinking her touch was that potent to him.
    â€œNo.”
    He pinned her legs to the chaise with his body. She could tell his head was about level with her abdomen, judging by the way his breath fanned out over her bare belly.
    Faux fur caressed her on one side, warm muscle on the other side. A heady combination.
    â€œLadies first.” Josh trailed his finger along the lace edge of her panties. “I’m a gentleman at heart, Lex.”
    His use of her name called her from her sensual reverie for a moment, reminding her this night was probably getting far too personal, despite their best intentions. How would she ever forget Josh Winger after this?
    But then his lips lowered to her navel and she put all thoughts of tomorrow aside. She wouldn’t allow herself to miss out on tonight, not when Josh was touching her as she’d never been touched before.
    His tongue flicked over her belly and down to her panties, snaking beneath the hem to tease her beyond reason.
    She’d never committed the bold act that she suspected Josh was about to. In her world of stringent personal boundaries, that sort of intimacy seemed even greater than straightforward sex.
    But tonight didn’t follow her rules, and she didn’t want it to. Sensual greed had taken hold of her, right about the time she’d first handcuffed herself to thisman, and she intended