“Why shouldn’t it be?” I shrug and refuse to be mesmerized by his gorgeous let-me-give-you-countless-orgasms eyes. Huh, yeah, that worked. I blink a couple of times. It’s so hard to breathe when all I want to do is lick my way over his body.
I didn’t just think that.
“I don’t know.” He sounds as though that’s something he’s not used to saying. “You’re blowing hot and cold and won’t look my way. You got a problem with me?” Even though he’s not touching me, every nerve-ending is on fire. It’sridiculous. No one should be able to turn your body into a burning heap of need just bybeingthere.
Would it make me really awful if we kissed…just once, just to get him out of my system?Then when I leave tonight, never to return, I won’t keep obsessing about him.
Because there’s no way the reality could ever match up to my fantasies.
And it’s just a kiss. It doesn’t mean anything.
…
Gage
Amelia sweeps her gaze over me, and there’s nothing icy about this look. “No, I don’t have a problem.”
I didn’t read her wrong.With any other girl, that’d be my cue to pull her into my arms. Hell, I’m tempted to do that right now with her. One kiss will be more than enough to melt the weird frosty vibe she’s been giving me downstairs.
Except she’s not just some girl. She works for me, and since I’ve no intention of firing her, she’s still going to be working for me in the morning. Is that the reason she’s playing so hard to get?
I don’t play games when it comes to sex. It’s an easy enough choice—yes or no—but that was before I decided to forget myno screwing the staffrule.
I trace the outline of her ear and those three irresistible hoops. She gives a little shiver but still doesn’t grab hold of me. Guess it’s time to ease her mind on things.
I move in closer, and she steps back until she’s flat against the larder door.
“What happens between us tonight doesn’t affect your job. You understand?”
“You mean if I knee your nuts, you won’t fire me?”
Instinctively, I cradle my junk. “That wasn’t my first thought.”
Her smile damn near takes my breath away. “I bet it wasn’t. I know exactly what you’re thinking.”
“Is that right?” I’m sure my package is safe so I twist a length of her hair around my finger. It’s as soft and silky as I imagined. “What’s that, then?”
“I think you’re trying to get inside my thong.”
The image of Amelia in nothing but a sexy thong fills my head. “You got a problem with that?”
“Yeah. It’s not happening.”
My gaze drops to her mouth. “Wanna bet?”
“I don’t need to bet. I’m telling you. All you get tonight is a kiss.”
Chicks don’t lay down the law to me. But then again, I’ve never been with a girl who confuses me as much as Amelia. If she wants to leave, she could easily walk away. I won’t stop her. But she stands there, like she’s daring me to take me up on her offer.
A kiss.
I give her a mocking smile. “You’ll want more than a kiss from me.”
She doesn’t answer right away, and I hide my smirk of victory as I lean in to claim her mouth. Her head tilts to the side, evading me, which is both frustrating and oddly fascinating.
“It doesn’t matter what I want. A kiss is my best offer. Take it or leave it.”
Despite the throb between my legs, I have the crazy urge to laugh. “That’s your best offer? You sure you don’t want me to go down on you?”
