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Why, why, why! Tameca fought a groan of frustration. The man got her wet and excited every time he came to their house, but he never did anything other than tease her. So unfair.
When he pushed his hands into the pockets of his slacks and strolled toward the front door, Renee directed an angry glare at her. “I told you he wants one thing and one thing only, Tameca. Besides that, he’s out of your league. Now, stop encouraging him!”
Encouraging him? Men did not line up at her door to spend time with her. There was no manual written on how she should seduce him, not a man like Marcus and a woman like her. So, at what point had she been encouraging him?
“I didn’t do anything,” she grumbled. “If you want him so much, just go ahead and jump him. A man like Marcus wouldn’t be a problem for you to get.”
Renee looked over to Marcus, who appeared not to be paying either of them any mind. She bet he was straining his ears to pick up their conversation despite the look of disinterest. Nor did he look like he needed to take a cold shower, which is what Tameca felt she needed to cool down her raging lust. Her sister hooked her arm and dragged her along the hall and into the kitchen. Tameca rolled her eyes. There was more than enough distance between them and Marcus to keep him from overhearing. Renee was being dramatic.
“Tameca, it’s your hormones, your desire for him that’s driving him.”
“What are you talking about? A man like that can have any woman he wants, and you said yourself enough times, he’s all sex.” She shrugged. “From where I’m standing, he doesn’t have to be provoked. And I still maintain that I didn’t do anything this time or any other. You act like I’m breaking the damn law just to look.”
Renee paced away, clenching her fists at her sides. “I don’t want this life for you.”
“What life? What are you talking about, Renee?” She glared at her sister. From the first moment Marcus had begun to tease her and she had started to lust over him, Renee had gone into “Mama Bear protecting her young” mode. The attitude seemed blown out of proportion, especially given that Tameca was not a young innocent who couldn’t look out for herself.
“I can’t explain it to you. Look, when you lust over Marcus, he picks up on it. Men like him are more attracted to women who want them. A blind man can pick up on the vibes you send out.”
Tameca crossed her arms over her chest. “You don’t have to be insulting. I still say there’s nothing wrong with looking. But quit worrying. He’s what, thirteen years older than I am? Rich. Successful and sexy as hell. I know he’s out of my league, okay. I’m not going after him. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but I’m not the prettiest woman on the block.”
Capturing her in a bear hug, her sister crooned, “Aw, baby, you’re beautiful, and you’ll find the right man soon. Not a sex-crazed wol . . . ah . . . man like Marcus. Trust me.”
Tameca wiggled in the viselike grip. “Okay, okay. You can stop with the mothering, Renee. Message received.”
Renee laughed and left the kitchen to see her boss off. Tameca sank into a chair and rested her head on her arms. She prayed her sister was right, that she would find someone.
Unlike her sister, who didn’t seem to care if she herself found a steady guy, Tameca longed for someone special in her life. The men picking up Renee from one week to the next were varied and many—all of them sizzling hot. Yet, from conversations she’d had with Renee, the woman didn’t have a drop of feeling for any of them. They were no more than bedroom fun or someone to spend an evening with at dinner, taking in a movie, or dancing. What Tameca wouldn’t give for just that much.
After the slam of the front door reached her, Tameca looked up to see her sister as she strolled back into the kitchen while flipping through a stack of mail. “Bills, bills, bills. Not!”
“Not what?” Tameca spotted an orange and black postcard in the stack. “What’s that?”
“It doesn’t concern you, Tameca.” Renee would have thrown it into the trash if Tameca hadn’t leaned over the table and snatched it away.
Ignoring the comment, she read the glossy card. “A Halloween Bash! At Marcus’s mansion! Oh, wow, are you going, Renee?”
“Not on your life. I can just imagine what goes on there.”
“Who cares?” Studying the invite, Tameca imagined a giant ballroom with Halloween decorations and low lighting filled with writhing bodies swaying to spooky yet sensual music. She would kill to go. “I bet you any amount of money, it won’t be the lame event my office party will be. Look at that, same night. While I’m fighting against dropping dead of boredom, Marcus and his crew will be having all the fun.”
Renee laughed. “His crew? Trust me, you wouldn’t enjoy it.”
“You keep saying that, but I can’t bring myself to believe it.”
“It’s a moot point.” Renee reached across, snatched the postcard back, then ripped it in half before she dropped it in the trash. “Dispute settled. Now, I have to run. I’ll catch you later. Don’t include me in dinner. I might be back too late.”
With that, her sister was gone, leaving her to wonder just when her dreary life would take a turn for the better.
Tempting a Wolf
Chapter Two
“So, why do you even listen to her? You’re a grown woman, Tameca, and it’s not like she’s your mother.”
Tameca heard Pat but pretended she didn’t. She pooched out her lips and bobbed her head in sync to the music blaring from her headphones. She lay with her head on Pat’s lap and her feet up on the bench’s armrest.
Pat reached down, pulled out the earpieces, and repeated her question.
