“Uncle Lalla!” Sammy scrambled off Dakota’s lap and rushed over to him. He knelt, wrapped his large arm around her small body, and lifted her as he stood. After hugging him, she placed her tiny hand on his cheek. “Oooo, you need hot chocolatey.”
“I need a lot more than that to warm me up, squirt.” Again, he slid his gaze to Evangeline, only this time, he flashed her that killer smile of his.
Oh, my God. Her body flushed with heat.
“I’m taking off.” Jacoby stepped inside the waiting elevator.
“Have a good night,” Sin said as the doors closed.
Evangeline rose, her attention never straying from Sin’s. “I think I left my phone in your car.”
“It’s in my office. Can you stick around?”
“I was hoping I could use your spare laptop.”
“Dakota, give me a minute.” He started to put Sammy down.
“I want to go with you,” Sammy pleaded.
“We’ll be right back,” Sin said to Dakota.
“I need Miss Lady.”
Evangeline picked up Sammy’s doll and handed it to the tyke. With Sammy in his arms, he escorted Evangeline to his office.
Once there, he placed his niece in his oversized chair, set down his helmet, removed his gloves and shrugged out of his black jacket. Evangeline had a front row seat to one helluva sexy strip act and all he’d done was remove his outerwear.
When he slowly spun his niece around in circles, she giggled. “Sit tight, squirt, while I help Evangeline, okay?”
“Is she your girlfriend?” Sammy asked.
“How do you know about those things?”
“A boy at my school asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend.”
“What did you tell him, Sammy?” Sin pulled Evangeline’s cell phone and the spare laptop from his credenza and handed her both.
The little one shook her head. “I told him noandthank you because I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.”
As Evangeline smiled, she and Sin exchanged glances. “Maybe I should ask Evangeline if she wants to bemygirlfriend.”
Again, the child giggled while she tried to spin herself around, but managed to go nowhere. And Evangeline’s heart banged against her chest. Heat flamed her cheeks, but no way in hell would she look in his direction. Not this time.
Sin eased into the chair beside her. “Hey.”
She dragged her gaze to his and he looked completely unfazed and in total control.Oh, of course. He was playing around, for the child’s sake.
Now, her cheeks burned for a completely different reason.I’m such an idiot.
He leaned close. “Can Sammy stay with you for a few? I need to talk to Dakota.” Despite her embarrassment, she was desperate to feel his soft lips on hers. Her gaze roamed hungrily over his face before resting in his eyes.
“Absolutely.” She shut the laptop and stood. “Sammy, I’d love to see Miss Lady again.” She walked over to the child. “Will you stay with me while your Uncle Lalla talks to your daddy?”
“Uh-huh. Spin me.”
She slowly turned the chair. “We girls will be here, spinning away.”
“Back in a sec.” A few strides and he was out the door.
