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Authors: Candace Havens
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We’ll take our time. We both need to relax and have some fun. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
It might kill him to take it slow. This woman made him burn like no other, but it wouldn’t be such a bad way to die. He’d almost been killed in a myriad of ways. Yes, he much preferred dying from pining after a woman he didn’t deserve, as long as he could do it in her presence.
When she reached up and kissed his cheek itsurprised him. “That’s the problem. I don’t want to go slow, Jackson.” With that she took his hand and all but dragged him to their small villa.
This is going to be one hell of a ride. Jackson followed her like a smitten puppy.
8
I’m about to sleep with Jackson. Okay, lungs, breathe.
The short trip down the beach path to the villa seemed to take forever. Mariska had never thought of herself as particularly bold, but it was as if a sexy alien had taken over her body. Jackson caused her to say and do things she’d only fantasized about.
The last year had been about her pretending to be something she wasn’t. Everyone thought because she was Janice Stonegate’s daughter she could step right into her mother’s shoes. But those shoes had been about two sizes too big and Mariska constantly played catch-up. Hiding the fact that she lacked the basic skills to be a decent investigator had worn her out.
When she went back to the office she’d tell the rest of the staff the truth. They deserved it. Though she would still meet with clients. That was something she was good at. Discerning the needs of whoever walked in the door.
But she couldn’t think about all of that now. Here at the beach was a time to let go and be herself—maybefor the first time in a long time. Maybe for the first time ever.
There’d been a moment on the beach when she’d almost died of embarrassment. Thinking she’d assumed too much, but Jackson pushed all those fears away with a heart-dropping kiss and his tender words. She wondered if he had any idea how into him she was.
It’d probably scare the hell out of him if he did.
They hadn’t discussed the harrowing ride from Bangkok to Phuket, but it had taken everything she had not to throw up on the back of that bike. Several times she closed her eyes and listened to Jackson bark orders as he took a fast corner, or needed her to lean a certain way.
It had been one of the scariest moments of her life, but also the most thrilling. Now they were here, and she wanted to leave everything in the past behind. To live for the now—that was the promise she’d made to herself.
Sliding the key card into the door of the villa, Jackson opened it and they both stood at the entrance taking it all in. The space was deceptively larger than it appeared from the outside.
Everything was white, from the filmy curtains and the bedspread to the walls. The French doors could be pushed to the side, opening the whole front of the place to the ocean breezes and amazing views. She finally walked across the room and peeked around the corner to find a well-appointed bathroom. There was a shower for two, a sink and toilet.
There was also a row of cabinets, a wet bar with shelves of snacks and booze. Mariska realized she wassuddenly very hungry. She’d also lost some of the bravado from a few seconds ago.
Is it a bad thing to have a mai tai for breakfast?
It all seemed too real. She was at a beachfront resort with a hot guy who wanted her. He’d even used the word desire out on the beach. She should pounce on him, but she needed a little time to pull herself together.
“I know you have to be as exhausted as I am, but how about some breakfast on the beach?” She picked up the menu by the bed. “I’m starving.”
“Great idea.” Jackson put their bags down inside the armoire. “Do they have pancakes, and maybe some bacon? I could use some protein.”
“You’re my kind of man.” In more ways than one. “A full breakfast it is.” She picked up the phone and ordered,
It might kill him to take it slow. This woman made him burn like no other, but it wouldn’t be such a bad way to die. He’d almost been killed in a myriad of ways. Yes, he much preferred dying from pining after a woman he didn’t deserve, as long as he could do it in her presence.
When she reached up and kissed his cheek itsurprised him. “That’s the problem. I don’t want to go slow, Jackson.” With that she took his hand and all but dragged him to their small villa.
This is going to be one hell of a ride. Jackson followed her like a smitten puppy.
8
I’m about to sleep with Jackson. Okay, lungs, breathe.
The short trip down the beach path to the villa seemed to take forever. Mariska had never thought of herself as particularly bold, but it was as if a sexy alien had taken over her body. Jackson caused her to say and do things she’d only fantasized about.
The last year had been about her pretending to be something she wasn’t. Everyone thought because she was Janice Stonegate’s daughter she could step right into her mother’s shoes. But those shoes had been about two sizes too big and Mariska constantly played catch-up. Hiding the fact that she lacked the basic skills to be a decent investigator had worn her out.
When she went back to the office she’d tell the rest of the staff the truth. They deserved it. Though she would still meet with clients. That was something she was good at. Discerning the needs of whoever walked in the door.
But she couldn’t think about all of that now. Here at the beach was a time to let go and be herself—maybefor the first time in a long time. Maybe for the first time ever.
There’d been a moment on the beach when she’d almost died of embarrassment. Thinking she’d assumed too much, but Jackson pushed all those fears away with a heart-dropping kiss and his tender words. She wondered if he had any idea how into him she was.
It’d probably scare the hell out of him if he did.
They hadn’t discussed the harrowing ride from Bangkok to Phuket, but it had taken everything she had not to throw up on the back of that bike. Several times she closed her eyes and listened to Jackson bark orders as he took a fast corner, or needed her to lean a certain way.
It had been one of the scariest moments of her life, but also the most thrilling. Now they were here, and she wanted to leave everything in the past behind. To live for the now—that was the promise she’d made to herself.
Sliding the key card into the door of the villa, Jackson opened it and they both stood at the entrance taking it all in. The space was deceptively larger than it appeared from the outside.
Everything was white, from the filmy curtains and the bedspread to the walls. The French doors could be pushed to the side, opening the whole front of the place to the ocean breezes and amazing views. She finally walked across the room and peeked around the corner to find a well-appointed bathroom. There was a shower for two, a sink and toilet.
There was also a row of cabinets, a wet bar with shelves of snacks and booze. Mariska realized she wassuddenly very hungry. She’d also lost some of the bravado from a few seconds ago.
Is it a bad thing to have a mai tai for breakfast?
It all seemed too real. She was at a beachfront resort with a hot guy who wanted her. He’d even used the word desire out on the beach. She should pounce on him, but she needed a little time to pull herself together.
“I know you have to be as exhausted as I am, but how about some breakfast on the beach?” She picked up the menu by the bed. “I’m starving.”
“Great idea.” Jackson put their bags down inside the armoire. “Do they have pancakes, and maybe some bacon? I could use some protein.”
“You’re my kind of man.” In more ways than one. “A full breakfast it is.” She picked up the phone and ordered,
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