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I wasn’t going to fall for his goading, especially when he was wrong. “No. I’m not. But I bet you are.”
“And what exactly would I be scared of?” he asked haughtily.
“That I’ll never say yes,” I said, tilting my head. “And if I ever do, you won’t be able to figure out how to keep me.”
“I think that’s the other way around,” he said dismissively.
“Is it?” I replied innocently. I didn’t miss the little tug upward at the corner of his mouth. “If you want to continue throwing away money, put it to good use and donate it here instead of sending those ridiculous flowers.”
“I’ll have you know that those flowers you call ridiculous—”
“Save it, Elliott. I’m not going to sleep with you just because you send me some roses.”
He full-on grinned at that, and I had to admit, I loved making him smile, no matter how I accomplished it. “When you do, I’m going to spread your legs and feast on your pussy until you can’t think of anything but how good I make you feel. You’ll be so addicted to me, I’ll have to go into hiding to rest my mouth.”
My eyes widened, and my heart raced. No one had ever talked to me like that. I had no personal experience to draw from in the oral sex department, but the man painted a powerful image. I could picture his head buried between my thighs, and everything south of my stomach tightened as I imagined what his mouth would feel like on me. He gave me a triumphant smirk as if he’d been inside my head, seeing the vision.
I sucked in a breath, the oxygen to my brain clearing the shock, and schooled my features to nonchalance.
“You going into hiding sounds like a good idea. I’ll give you a head start.” I turned my back to him and covered my eyes, beginning to count like we were playing hide and go seek. When I got to twenty, I lowered my hands and opened my eyes. “Damn. You’re still here.”
“Lucky you.”
“And that is why I will never go anywhere with you,” I informed him, shifting my bag from one shoulder to the other, preparing to make my escape.
His brows shot up. “Explain.”
“Add ‘please’ to the end of that, and you’ll get a lot further,” I retorted, growing more frustrated by the second.
“That word is not in my vocabulary,” he informed me, running a hand through his black hair, his frustration mounting too.
“I don’t have to explain shit to you. And you need to brush up on your manners.”
“Vivian, I don’t do polite, and I sure as hell don’t have time for manners.”
“Then I don’t have time for you.” I ignored the flutter in my belly when he spoke my name. I began to move past him, but he grabbed me by the arm.
“Please explain why you will never go anywhere with me.” It was said impatiently.
I smiled to myself slyly before facing him. “See how much better that is? Although, you could work on your tone. But I’ll give you credit for your effort.” He didn’t let go of my arm, and I didn’t want him to, though I cast a withering look at where his fingers were wrapped around my bicep. “There is a difference between confidence and arrogance. Confidence is sexy. Arrogance is unbecoming. You haven’t once sincerely asked me out. You think you’re entitled because you say the words.”
“You’re teetering precariously between the two.”
“It’s a fine line to walk.” I was a product of my environment, having learned early on I had to believe in myself for myself. No one else was going to do it.
“You think you’re a princess, do you?” Daniel thought I was being stuck-up and spoiled, but that wasn’t it at all. Spending time with him would be a privilege for me also if he’d let me in just a little.
“You’ve got that backward, Princess.” He scowled, but that’s exactly what he was behaving like. “The reasons you want to spend the night with me are all about you.”
“You can’t be certain of my reasons until I’m given the chance. I guarantee I’ll make you forget about anything else but me. You’ve never known the kind of pleasure I can bring you.”
“I wasn’t talking about sex. But I think that’s all you know.” It wasn’t a long shot to assume this man didn’t do relationships. “What would it be like to ask a woman out because you genuinely wanted to know her? Do you even know how to court a woman, one who has no intention of being in your bed at the end of the night? Anyone can get you off, but you want more and don’t even know it. That’s why you’re after me. But I’ve become a conquest, a challenge. One you will never conquer with your current attitude.”
“I can find a good fuck in the next five minutes.”
“By all means.” I gestured down the road, shrugging like I didn’t care. And I didn’t. Well, the thought of him with another woman made me want to vomit, but I wasn’t interested in someone who thought I was disposable.
Daniel cupped my cheeks, his eyes piercing mine. His breath warmed my face, our noses almost touching. I inhaled his scent, something masculine and all him, which both settled me and sent me into a frenzy.
