“Why?”
“Because I want to know what it’s like to really kiss you. No games, no pretending. Just the two of us here, right now. I want to kiss you because no one is watching.”
“Kiss me.” She swallowed hard, a little frightened because the terms had shifted between them.
He took her face between his hands, possessively pulling her mouth to his. She closed her eyes when he ran the tip of his tongue along her bottom lip. “Every time we’re together, I want to kiss you like this. Hold you close and tell you how much I want you.”
“I want you too.” Could this be happening? He wanted her for real.
He pressed his lips to hers, wasting no time deepening the kiss. Moving his hands from the side of her face, he ran them through her hair. She wanted to get closer, so she scooted into his lap and draped her arms around his neck. She felt the urgency, the lust in his kiss. The more he took, the more she wanted to give.
He trailed his hand down her face and to her collarbone, allowing his lips to take the same path. He left heated kisses in his wake, taking his time to reach the spot just below her earlobe. He nipped at the skin before swirling his tongue along her neck.
“You’re so beautiful.”
The low tone in his voice sent vibrations straight to her pussy. It had been over a year since she’d had any sexual contact. She’d never had the attention of a man like Spencer before. No one had ever touched her with such attention to detail or took the time to tell her she was beautiful. She believed him when he whispered into her ear.
When he moved his hand to her breasts, she arched her back and moaned.
“I’m sorry.” He sighed as he pulled away.
“For what? From where I’m sitting, you have nothing to apologize for.” She kissed his lips, hoping that would get him to resume. “I think we were doing just fine.”
“No.” He slid her off his lap. “This is wrong.”
“Why?”
“This wasn’t part of the conditions of our agreement. It isn’t fair for me to change things now.”
“I’m nothing more than a business proposition.” She felt like such an idiot. Of course a man like Spencer Cannon could never want a girl like her. They weren’t in the same league.
“That’s not true. Please don’t feel that way.”
“Save it.” She got up and headed down the path. She’d never been so humiliated. How could things have gone from feeling so right to so ridiculously wrong in ten seconds?
“Wait!” He followed her. “I didn’t mean to offend you.”
“It doesn’t matter,” she said. “I’m here because you paid me to be. There’s no reason for you to apologize. You didn’t lure me here under false pretenses. I accepted your money.”
“Let me explain.” He reached for her arm and spun her to face him. “A physical relationship will complicate things. The last thing I want is for you to feel obligated to have to do anything with me. I didn’t pay you to sleep with me.”
“I didn’t take your money to sleep with you.” She wanted to make that point clear.
“So, we’re in agreement?” He looked relived.
“No.”
“What?” He sounded exasperated.
“I mean yes, I agree I didn’t take your money to have sex with you but it doesn’t mean I don’t want to have sex with you.” She waved her hands in the air. “This is complicated.”
“See.”
“You’re making this harder than it has to be.” She pointed at him.
“Maybe so.” He pulled her close to him. “But one could argue that there’s already something wrong with my moral compass. I’m not going to cross any lines.”
“You’re not forcing me to be here. I’m a big girl. I agreed to your proposal. I’m here to convince your family you’ve moved on. I’m doing that.”
“You are, and I appreciate it.”
The laughter in the distance stopped their conversation. Spencer glanced in the direction of the sound. His jaw tightened and his shoulders tensed.
“Shit,” he muttered. She saw
“Because I want to know what it’s like to really kiss you. No games, no pretending. Just the two of us here, right now. I want to kiss you because no one is watching.”
“Kiss me.” She swallowed hard, a little frightened because the terms had shifted between them.
He took her face between his hands, possessively pulling her mouth to his. She closed her eyes when he ran the tip of his tongue along her bottom lip. “Every time we’re together, I want to kiss you like this. Hold you close and tell you how much I want you.”
“I want you too.” Could this be happening? He wanted her for real.
He pressed his lips to hers, wasting no time deepening the kiss. Moving his hands from the side of her face, he ran them through her hair. She wanted to get closer, so she scooted into his lap and draped her arms around his neck. She felt the urgency, the lust in his kiss. The more he took, the more she wanted to give.
He trailed his hand down her face and to her collarbone, allowing his lips to take the same path. He left heated kisses in his wake, taking his time to reach the spot just below her earlobe. He nipped at the skin before swirling his tongue along her neck.
“You’re so beautiful.”
The low tone in his voice sent vibrations straight to her pussy. It had been over a year since she’d had any sexual contact. She’d never had the attention of a man like Spencer before. No one had ever touched her with such attention to detail or took the time to tell her she was beautiful. She believed him when he whispered into her ear.
When he moved his hand to her breasts, she arched her back and moaned.
“I’m sorry.” He sighed as he pulled away.
“For what? From where I’m sitting, you have nothing to apologize for.” She kissed his lips, hoping that would get him to resume. “I think we were doing just fine.”
“No.” He slid her off his lap. “This is wrong.”
“Why?”
“This wasn’t part of the conditions of our agreement. It isn’t fair for me to change things now.”
“I’m nothing more than a business proposition.” She felt like such an idiot. Of course a man like Spencer Cannon could never want a girl like her. They weren’t in the same league.
“That’s not true. Please don’t feel that way.”
“Save it.” She got up and headed down the path. She’d never been so humiliated. How could things have gone from feeling so right to so ridiculously wrong in ten seconds?
“Wait!” He followed her. “I didn’t mean to offend you.”
“It doesn’t matter,” she said. “I’m here because you paid me to be. There’s no reason for you to apologize. You didn’t lure me here under false pretenses. I accepted your money.”
“Let me explain.” He reached for her arm and spun her to face him. “A physical relationship will complicate things. The last thing I want is for you to feel obligated to have to do anything with me. I didn’t pay you to sleep with me.”
“I didn’t take your money to sleep with you.” She wanted to make that point clear.
“So, we’re in agreement?” He looked relived.
“No.”
“What?” He sounded exasperated.
“I mean yes, I agree I didn’t take your money to have sex with you but it doesn’t mean I don’t want to have sex with you.” She waved her hands in the air. “This is complicated.”
“See.”
“You’re making this harder than it has to be.” She pointed at him.
“Maybe so.” He pulled her close to him. “But one could argue that there’s already something wrong with my moral compass. I’m not going to cross any lines.”
“You’re not forcing me to be here. I’m a big girl. I agreed to your proposal. I’m here to convince your family you’ve moved on. I’m doing that.”
“You are, and I appreciate it.”
The laughter in the distance stopped their conversation. Spencer glanced in the direction of the sound. His jaw tightened and his shoulders tensed.
“Shit,” he muttered. She saw
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