felt his breath fall gently along her neck. Why was her body so hypersensitive around him? It aroused her and scared her at the same time.
To her relief the lights started to dim. She hoped the whole out of sight, out of mind theory would apply here. “I hope you won’t be sorry you came here,” she said.
“Not a chance,” he whispered, his lips much too close to her ear.
She breathed in and tried to relax. The darkness provided a small sense of security. A reprieve from watching his mouth move and wondering what his hand would feel like wrapped around hers. She didn’t dare use the armrest in case he wanted to use it. Betsy’s words about making out ran through her mind, as did the morning Dominic’s face entered into her fantasies. When she’d agreed to go with him tonight, she expected to be in control. She wanted to stay angry and prove to herself he wasn’t what she needed in her life. Instead she found herself warming up to him. If he asked her out again, she might consider saying yes, though it needed to be on her terms. Maybe she could do this dating thing after all.
Chapter Four
Dominic relaxed into the comfortable seat. So far things were going well. He hadn’t felt the need to open mouth and insert foot, but it came natural for him so he remained on guard. If he could get through the night without screwing up, Audrey might agree to see him again. The idea of taking her out to a fancy restaurant appealed to him. Somewhere nice where they could talk and he could watch her beautiful lips move. The dark was fine for now, but he found his mind wandering. It surprised him how much he liked her when he knew so little about what made her tick. He couldn’t remember the last date he went on where he looked forward to a second one. The norm was checking his watch every ten minutes wondering when he could bail. Tonight he hoped the night took its sweet time.
He gave a sidelong glance over at Audrey. In the faint glow from above he could make out the contours of her face and the curve of her neck. Those lips of hers had never strayed far from his mind. It took some restraint to keep from acting on his impulses, but the last thing he wanted was to blow it, especially when she was giving him another chance. She’d made it clear she didn’t consider this a date, so she probably wasn’t considering kissing him. With his luck she’d dated a handful of assholes and he was being measured against them. Anything he did would be analyzed to death and he’d either come out on top, or join the ranks of the losers. God he really didn’t want that.
He turned his gaze upwards and watched in fascination as the dome-shaped ceiling became a portal to the stars. Thousands of tiny dots filled his field of vision. Soft music played that normally wouldn’t appeal to him, but matched the ambiance perfectly. Dominic relaxed further into the seat, letting his head fall against the headrest. His problems seemed insignificant right now. He felt like an ant again and it helped him put things into perspective.
He propped his foot up on his knee and rested his hands in his lap. This was by far the coolest thing he’d done in years. No wonder she came here to escape. Between the awesome sights and sounds, it wasn’t hard to do. For an hour and a half he let himself be transported all over the galaxy.
When the lights came back on, he looked to Audrey. A soft smile tugged at her lips. She faced him and cocked her head to the side. “So what did you think?”
“I think I’ll be back again,” he said. “It was amazing.”
Her eyes stayed on him a moment before she answered, “Good, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Ready to go?”
Dominic didn’t understand the hurry and tried not to show his disappointment. “Sure, if you are.” It felt strange to stand up and be hit with reality again. He reached his hand out to help her up but she ignored it, instead clutching her purse.
Feeling slighted he added, “Lead the
To her relief the lights started to dim. She hoped the whole out of sight, out of mind theory would apply here. “I hope you won’t be sorry you came here,” she said.
“Not a chance,” he whispered, his lips much too close to her ear.
She breathed in and tried to relax. The darkness provided a small sense of security. A reprieve from watching his mouth move and wondering what his hand would feel like wrapped around hers. She didn’t dare use the armrest in case he wanted to use it. Betsy’s words about making out ran through her mind, as did the morning Dominic’s face entered into her fantasies. When she’d agreed to go with him tonight, she expected to be in control. She wanted to stay angry and prove to herself he wasn’t what she needed in her life. Instead she found herself warming up to him. If he asked her out again, she might consider saying yes, though it needed to be on her terms. Maybe she could do this dating thing after all.
Chapter Four
Dominic relaxed into the comfortable seat. So far things were going well. He hadn’t felt the need to open mouth and insert foot, but it came natural for him so he remained on guard. If he could get through the night without screwing up, Audrey might agree to see him again. The idea of taking her out to a fancy restaurant appealed to him. Somewhere nice where they could talk and he could watch her beautiful lips move. The dark was fine for now, but he found his mind wandering. It surprised him how much he liked her when he knew so little about what made her tick. He couldn’t remember the last date he went on where he looked forward to a second one. The norm was checking his watch every ten minutes wondering when he could bail. Tonight he hoped the night took its sweet time.
He gave a sidelong glance over at Audrey. In the faint glow from above he could make out the contours of her face and the curve of her neck. Those lips of hers had never strayed far from his mind. It took some restraint to keep from acting on his impulses, but the last thing he wanted was to blow it, especially when she was giving him another chance. She’d made it clear she didn’t consider this a date, so she probably wasn’t considering kissing him. With his luck she’d dated a handful of assholes and he was being measured against them. Anything he did would be analyzed to death and he’d either come out on top, or join the ranks of the losers. God he really didn’t want that.
He turned his gaze upwards and watched in fascination as the dome-shaped ceiling became a portal to the stars. Thousands of tiny dots filled his field of vision. Soft music played that normally wouldn’t appeal to him, but matched the ambiance perfectly. Dominic relaxed further into the seat, letting his head fall against the headrest. His problems seemed insignificant right now. He felt like an ant again and it helped him put things into perspective.
He propped his foot up on his knee and rested his hands in his lap. This was by far the coolest thing he’d done in years. No wonder she came here to escape. Between the awesome sights and sounds, it wasn’t hard to do. For an hour and a half he let himself be transported all over the galaxy.
When the lights came back on, he looked to Audrey. A soft smile tugged at her lips. She faced him and cocked her head to the side. “So what did you think?”
“I think I’ll be back again,” he said. “It was amazing.”
Her eyes stayed on him a moment before she answered, “Good, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Ready to go?”
Dominic didn’t understand the hurry and tried not to show his disappointment. “Sure, if you are.” It felt strange to stand up and be hit with reality again. He reached his hand out to help her up but she ignored it, instead clutching her purse.
Feeling slighted he added, “Lead the
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