try.
It hadn’t taken long to discover that a vanilla relationship wasn’t going to cut it for him, either. And then bad weather mixed with a truck driver who’d maybe not had enough rest had resulted in a car accident that had taken his friend’s wife. Drew had discovered that the good times weren’t worth having if losing her was the ultimate bad time. Toby still hadn’t dragged himself back to the life he’d had before. Probably never would. The hole Caroline had left was just too great.
Trying to shake off the black mood, Drew turned the radio back on to a music station and followed the map he’d memorized to the hotel Emma had chosen. He pulled up to the front and grabbed his bag, taking a ticket from the valet. A quick glance at his watch showed he was fifteen minutes early.
A small bar area off to the right was mostly empty. He was able to get a glass of ice water quickly, and took a seat. The drive should have given him plenty of time to get himself ready, but being annoyed with the other drivers, talking to Toby…thinking about Caroline. No, he needed to get his head in the game, bring his control to the forefront, and give Emma a fantastic evening. Dwelling on the pain that Toby had endured, the might-have-beens and the maybes, was useless.
When the glass was empty, he took a deep breath and rose. He made his way to the room number Emma had given him and checked his watch. Exactly on time. He knocked, unsurprised when she answered almost immediately.
Chapter Five
She looked stunning. The strappy dress hugged her breasts and ribs before cupping her perfectly rounded ass. It didn’t go much farther before ending, leaving a lot of leg for him to admire. The muted purple somehow set off her fabulous skin and her legs looked ten-feet long, ending in sharp heels that gave him a new appreciation for the whole foot fetish thing.
He raised his eyes back up to hers and smiled. That was all it took to bring a soft flush to her skin. Stepping in, he encouraged her to move back. He pulled a long-stemmed single red rose into view and handed it to her while dropping the bag to the floor. She smiled and brought the flower to her nose. Just because it wasn’t a date, didn’t mean he couldn’t show his appreciation for their time together. He shoved away the thought that her smile made him want to do whatever he could to be able to keep seeing it.
He let the door close behind him and leaned back against it, watching her. She lowered the flower and met his gaze.
“You’re gorgeous,” he said.
She blushed again, but smiled. “Thank you.”
“Come here.”
He didn’t move, waited for her to take the step and a half until she was only a couple of inches from him. Then he reached out, grabbed her hips, and pulled her in tight. With the heels higher than the sandals she’d worn the other day, her lips were perfectly matched to his. He kissed her hard, taking, giving. Her breasts pushed against his chest, her thigh notched neatly between his legs, and her forearms braced against the door next to his head as her body easily surrendered to him.
He didn’t know how long they stayed like that, but he wasn’t really ready to quit when the knock sounded loudly on the door. Breaking free, he cursed softly. She blinked up at him in confusion.
“It’s okay. Go into the bathroom for a few minutes. I’ll let you know when you can come out.”
She didn’t like it. Her eyes narrowed and he could see her think up an argument. He reached his hand up and brushed her cheek softly, his thumb caressing her slightly swollen lips. “Go on. It’ll just be a few minutes.”
Turning on her heel, she did as she was told. When the bathroom door clicked shut, Drew turned and let the room service waiter in. It only took a minute to have the items set up on the little coffee table, the waiter tipped and on his way.
“Emma. You can come out now.”
He enjoyed watching her expression change from irritation to another smile.
It hadn’t taken long to discover that a vanilla relationship wasn’t going to cut it for him, either. And then bad weather mixed with a truck driver who’d maybe not had enough rest had resulted in a car accident that had taken his friend’s wife. Drew had discovered that the good times weren’t worth having if losing her was the ultimate bad time. Toby still hadn’t dragged himself back to the life he’d had before. Probably never would. The hole Caroline had left was just too great.
Trying to shake off the black mood, Drew turned the radio back on to a music station and followed the map he’d memorized to the hotel Emma had chosen. He pulled up to the front and grabbed his bag, taking a ticket from the valet. A quick glance at his watch showed he was fifteen minutes early.
A small bar area off to the right was mostly empty. He was able to get a glass of ice water quickly, and took a seat. The drive should have given him plenty of time to get himself ready, but being annoyed with the other drivers, talking to Toby…thinking about Caroline. No, he needed to get his head in the game, bring his control to the forefront, and give Emma a fantastic evening. Dwelling on the pain that Toby had endured, the might-have-beens and the maybes, was useless.
When the glass was empty, he took a deep breath and rose. He made his way to the room number Emma had given him and checked his watch. Exactly on time. He knocked, unsurprised when she answered almost immediately.
Chapter Five
She looked stunning. The strappy dress hugged her breasts and ribs before cupping her perfectly rounded ass. It didn’t go much farther before ending, leaving a lot of leg for him to admire. The muted purple somehow set off her fabulous skin and her legs looked ten-feet long, ending in sharp heels that gave him a new appreciation for the whole foot fetish thing.
He raised his eyes back up to hers and smiled. That was all it took to bring a soft flush to her skin. Stepping in, he encouraged her to move back. He pulled a long-stemmed single red rose into view and handed it to her while dropping the bag to the floor. She smiled and brought the flower to her nose. Just because it wasn’t a date, didn’t mean he couldn’t show his appreciation for their time together. He shoved away the thought that her smile made him want to do whatever he could to be able to keep seeing it.
He let the door close behind him and leaned back against it, watching her. She lowered the flower and met his gaze.
“You’re gorgeous,” he said.
She blushed again, but smiled. “Thank you.”
“Come here.”
He didn’t move, waited for her to take the step and a half until she was only a couple of inches from him. Then he reached out, grabbed her hips, and pulled her in tight. With the heels higher than the sandals she’d worn the other day, her lips were perfectly matched to his. He kissed her hard, taking, giving. Her breasts pushed against his chest, her thigh notched neatly between his legs, and her forearms braced against the door next to his head as her body easily surrendered to him.
He didn’t know how long they stayed like that, but he wasn’t really ready to quit when the knock sounded loudly on the door. Breaking free, he cursed softly. She blinked up at him in confusion.
“It’s okay. Go into the bathroom for a few minutes. I’ll let you know when you can come out.”
She didn’t like it. Her eyes narrowed and he could see her think up an argument. He reached his hand up and brushed her cheek softly, his thumb caressing her slightly swollen lips. “Go on. It’ll just be a few minutes.”
Turning on her heel, she did as she was told. When the bathroom door clicked shut, Drew turned and let the room service waiter in. It only took a minute to have the items set up on the little coffee table, the waiter tipped and on his way.
“Emma. You can come out now.”
He enjoyed watching her expression change from irritation to another smile.
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