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As she watched through the window of the office, Gabriel suddenly lifted his head and put his seductive gaze on her. Her clit throbbed. She swallowed hard, finding her mouth dry. What was it about this man that made her so sexually charged up? No one from her past had ever had such an impact. One kiss and she’d been mindless.
Still staring at Gabriel, Suzanna took a step forward as if magnetically pulled by her attraction to him. His focus shifted from her briefly to something Dylan said, but soon he nodded and they shook hands. He started walking toward her, captivating her with his intoxicating and very intent look.
“He’ll order the part in the morning. It’ll take a couple days, but he said he’d prioritize it.”
“Thanks for talking to him for me. I’ll admit to a serious lack of mechanical skills. And I always feel like I have the word ‘sucker’ tattooed to my forehead when talking to anyone about my car.”
He grinned. “No problem. Don’t worry though. Dylan’s a good guy, and also the best mechanic I’ve ever seen. So are you ready to head for the motel?” He stopped before getting too close. He was still out of arm’s reach.
Perhaps he sensed her uncertainty. Perhaps he remembered that she stopped them the last time he kissed her. Or perhaps the uncertainty was his, and she shouldn’t stare at him like he was her next meal. Perhaps he waited for her to indicate she wanted him nearby.
“I’m ready,” she said quietly. Suzanna took a step closer. Then another. The masculine scent of him assaulted her senses. Her libido wanted him even worse than she did. “And I should plan on at least two maybe three days here in Enclave, is that right?”
“Yes. Do you need to call anyone?”
The disposable cell phone she purchased with cash at a convenience store after she’d abandoned her last residence felt heavy in her pocket. She didn’t know why she had bothered getting one. There was no one she could call, and the service sucked. Her places of employment online didn’t physically reside in the same cities as she did, and she rarely called them.
However, having a phone that no one else knew about made her feel much better at the time as she’d scooted out of town. She chalked it up to necessary expense just in case she needed to get a hold of anyone. And she could access her regular number for messages.
Suzanna shook off her thoughts and looked into Gabriel’s patient face as he waited for her to answer him.
“Actually, no. I don’t need to call a soul. I just need to retrieve my bag and my laptop from the trunk. Also, I’d like to step into the ladies’ room, if you don’t mind waiting.”
“Not at all. The bathroom’s over there.” He pointed to a hallway in the corner of the small waiting room.
She retrieved her things, made a quick pit stop to apply some heavy makeup beneath her eye so she could eventually remove her sunglasses, and met him back at his car.
“Okay then, let’s go over to the motel and get you a room.”
Suzanna couldn’t help noticing that his voice seemed to go just a little bit lower in tone as he said the word, “room.”
“Is it far from here? Because if it’s close, I’ll just walk. I hate to put you out yet again. You probably have other things you need to be doing.” Please take me. Please take me. Please take me.
“It’s only a couple of miles from here,” he said. “But kind of a hike if you’re walking. Besides, it’ll be dark soon.” Then his eyelids narrowed slightly. Had he heard the chanting in her head? “Don’t worry. Honestly, there’s nowhere else I need to be.”
“Great. Thanks.”
He took her things from her and placed them in the trunk of his car. She expected they’d both be naked very soon and checking out the relative softness of the sheets in whatever room she got in less than half an hour.
At least they would if she had any say in the matter.
Chapter Three
Gabriel pulled into the surprisingly crowded parking lot at the Enclave Inn. Making his own parking space along the driveway near the front door, Gabriel shut off the engine and they both got out.
Filling up every other space were white-paneled vans with different television station logos printed on the sides. There had been a couple of kids rescued from a collapsed abandoned mineshaft over the previous weekend. The local working crews had spent a week digging the boys out. Even so, Gabriel was surprised to see the television vans still in residence.
