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tiny silver ring. He imagined taking it off, really stripping
her bare, having her pale, naked flesh beneath his.
“When I can,” she said.
Realizing she’d been speaking and he hadn’t heard a bit of
it, Zach asked, “What? I didn’t catch that.”
Toni lowered her leg into the water and lifted her other
foot, wiggling her toes. “I send them money when I can.” She inhaled deeply,
releasing her words on a new sigh. “I can really help out when I return to the
circuit in a month from now.”
Although it shouldn’t have, her words aggravated Zach. A
wave of possessiveness gripped him…stunning and ruthless.
Shoving his emotions aside, he told himself he was being
ridiculous.
She should be on her way in a month. Hell, she shouldn’t be
here at all. Giving her a job and a place to stay had been a huge mistake. She
wasn’t his to care about. They’d never be anything more to each other than what
they were at this moment—employee and boss, polite acquaintances, lasting
strangers.
No way would he allow anything else.
Chapter Five
Naked, Toni shoved the bed’s top sheet to the footboard and
spread her legs, running her fingertips over her cleft.
Pleasure gurgled in her throat.
She had no idea the exact time, but knew it must be late.
Even the boisterous crickets had finally settled down, along with any breeze,
bringing an unwelcomed silence.
For hours, she’d slept fitfully, and now she stared into the
darkness, focused on Zach in his bedroom at the end of the hall.
Not wanting to dwell on him any longer, needing something to
calm her down, she ran her fingertips over her vaginal lips, already plump and
damp, her clit fully erect.
A breath caught in the back of her throat, her back arched
as she stroked her rigid nub. Exquisite sensations rippled through her,
bringing with them memories of her meal with Zach.
No. Don’t go there.
Toni tried to push the recollection away, along with her
images of his face and body, scent and touch, but could not.
She recalled them seated at the cedar table, no different
than couples anywhere else, eating their meal, discussing work at the garage,
the crappy economy, the continuing decline in real estate, making certain they
didn’t veer toward anything personal.
They behaved like an old married couple burned by too much
intimacy.
It was when she’d been bitching about the networks’ stupid
reality shows that she’d noticed a bit of sour cream on the side of Zach’s
mouth. Still speaking, she’d reached over and wiped it off with the tip of her
finger, bringing the stray bit of food to her lips.
Only then had her hand stalled as she realized what she’d
done…the effortlessness of her actions.
She’d fallen silent. Zach hadn’t said anything to break it.
Their eyes remained on each other, imprisoned in the moment,
the same as too many other times today in the garage and at the diner. Brute
lust and animal need flooded Zach’s face. Her heart thudded. Not daring to take
a breath, Toni waited for him to haul her close for a merciless kiss, to
acknowledge their hunger for each other.
Seconds dragged by.
At last, Zach forced himself to look away. She saw his
reluctance to do so, his inner turmoil. And yet, he continued eating as though
she hadn’t touched him. Uncertain what to do, Toni watched him cutting his
steak, taking a bite, chewing, swallowing, finishing with a long sip of beer.
He pretended not to notice her scrutiny, finally breaking the uncomfortable
silence with more personal questions.
He’d wanted to know which cities she’d been to, which she
liked most, where her friends lived, where she’d gone to school.
She’d danced around each one, while continuing to ache for
his touch, heat and strength.
Her orgasm neared.
Pressing her face against her shoulder to muffle any wayward
sound, Toni rubbed her clit fast and hard. Too quickly, the pleasure died, not
even coming close to sating the emptiness inside her life, heart and
her bare, having her pale, naked flesh beneath his.
“When I can,” she said.
Realizing she’d been speaking and he hadn’t heard a bit of
it, Zach asked, “What? I didn’t catch that.”
Toni lowered her leg into the water and lifted her other
foot, wiggling her toes. “I send them money when I can.” She inhaled deeply,
releasing her words on a new sigh. “I can really help out when I return to the
circuit in a month from now.”
Although it shouldn’t have, her words aggravated Zach. A
wave of possessiveness gripped him…stunning and ruthless.
Shoving his emotions aside, he told himself he was being
ridiculous.
She should be on her way in a month. Hell, she shouldn’t be
here at all. Giving her a job and a place to stay had been a huge mistake. She
wasn’t his to care about. They’d never be anything more to each other than what
they were at this moment—employee and boss, polite acquaintances, lasting
strangers.
No way would he allow anything else.
Chapter Five
Naked, Toni shoved the bed’s top sheet to the footboard and
spread her legs, running her fingertips over her cleft.
Pleasure gurgled in her throat.
She had no idea the exact time, but knew it must be late.
Even the boisterous crickets had finally settled down, along with any breeze,
bringing an unwelcomed silence.
For hours, she’d slept fitfully, and now she stared into the
darkness, focused on Zach in his bedroom at the end of the hall.
Not wanting to dwell on him any longer, needing something to
calm her down, she ran her fingertips over her vaginal lips, already plump and
damp, her clit fully erect.
A breath caught in the back of her throat, her back arched
as she stroked her rigid nub. Exquisite sensations rippled through her,
bringing with them memories of her meal with Zach.
No. Don’t go there.
Toni tried to push the recollection away, along with her
images of his face and body, scent and touch, but could not.
She recalled them seated at the cedar table, no different
than couples anywhere else, eating their meal, discussing work at the garage,
the crappy economy, the continuing decline in real estate, making certain they
didn’t veer toward anything personal.
They behaved like an old married couple burned by too much
intimacy.
It was when she’d been bitching about the networks’ stupid
reality shows that she’d noticed a bit of sour cream on the side of Zach’s
mouth. Still speaking, she’d reached over and wiped it off with the tip of her
finger, bringing the stray bit of food to her lips.
Only then had her hand stalled as she realized what she’d
done…the effortlessness of her actions.
She’d fallen silent. Zach hadn’t said anything to break it.
Their eyes remained on each other, imprisoned in the moment,
the same as too many other times today in the garage and at the diner. Brute
lust and animal need flooded Zach’s face. Her heart thudded. Not daring to take
a breath, Toni waited for him to haul her close for a merciless kiss, to
acknowledge their hunger for each other.
Seconds dragged by.
At last, Zach forced himself to look away. She saw his
reluctance to do so, his inner turmoil. And yet, he continued eating as though
she hadn’t touched him. Uncertain what to do, Toni watched him cutting his
steak, taking a bite, chewing, swallowing, finishing with a long sip of beer.
He pretended not to notice her scrutiny, finally breaking the uncomfortable
silence with more personal questions.
He’d wanted to know which cities she’d been to, which she
liked most, where her friends lived, where she’d gone to school.
She’d danced around each one, while continuing to ache for
his touch, heat and strength.
Her orgasm neared.
Pressing her face against her shoulder to muffle any wayward
sound, Toni rubbed her clit fast and hard. Too quickly, the pleasure died, not
even coming close to sating the emptiness inside her life, heart and
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