“What do you mean?”
“I don’t know who I thought was kissing me.”
“Are you sure? Maybe you thought it was some guy you’d been flirting with all night.”
Hearing the jealous edge to his voice, Lexi laughed. “That’s right. We’d planned to meet for a secret rendezvous at the stroke of midnight. Butyoucame along and ruined everything.”
Quentin’s hand stilled on her back. “That’s not funny, Lex.”
“Oh, relax. I’m just teasing you.” She sighed deeply. “The truth is, I’d been feeling a bit sorry for myself that evening. No matter how fabulous a New Year’s Eve party is, it’s easy to get lonely if you don’t have a date. That’s why I was out on the terrace.” She hesitated, then added shyly, “When you took me into your arms and kissed me, it just seemed so romantic and exciting. What girl doesn’t fantasize about being swept off her feet by a mysterious, dashing stranger?”
Quentin said quietly, “And then you realized it wasn’t a stranger after all.”
“Mmm.” She lifted her head and met his steady gaze. “For the record, that was the most amazing New Year’s Eve kiss I’ve ever received.”
He smiled softly, brushing his thumb across her lower lip. “I’ll never forget it. Or this night.”
Neither will I,Lexi thought as their mouths met in an achingly tender kiss.Neither will I.
Chapter 10
The next morning, Lexi was awakened by the warmth of Quentin’s lips gently nibbling her earlobe. She sighed, a slow, delicious languor spreading through her limbs.
“Good morning.” His low, sleep-roughened voice rumbled against her ear, curling her toes and sending tingles to her stomach.
“Good morning.” Without opening her eyes she stretched, rubbing her backside along his warm, muscular body spooning hers.
Quentin groaned, his penis hardening against her bottom. “See what you started, woman? And I was gonna let you sleep in this morning.”
“How? By assaulting my earlobe?”
He chuckled softly, nuzzling her neck. His warm breath made her shiver. “Take a shower with me.”
She groaned protestingly. “But I want to sleep in. You promised I could.”
“I changed my mind.”
“Too bad,” she retorted with a smile. “It’s Tuesday. I don’t have class until this afternoon. It’s notmyfault you have to be at the office at the crack of dawn, Counselor.”
“Don’t make me seduce you,” he warned silkily, brushing the head of his erection across her butt. As heat bloomed between her thighs, she laughed and scooted out of reach.
Growling softly, Quentin hooked his arm over her waist and turned her around to face him. Dark stubble covered his jaw, making him look so rakishly sexy her breath caught.
He leaned down and kissed her, a sweet, soft kiss that opened up something deep inside her. Something she was afraid to identify.
Lifting his head, he smiled into her eyes. “Hey, sweetness.”
She smiled shyly. “Hey.”
“Sleep good?”
“When? You kept me up practically all night.”
He grinned wolfishly. “I didn’t hear you complaining last night.”
And he never would, she thought. The man knew how to handle his business, and then some.
“So, listen, I was thinking we could stay in tonight,” he suggested, idly running his fingers through her tousled bangs. “Maybe order some takeout and rent a movie.”
