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She hated feeling sorry for herself, so she pushed her thoughts aside and tried to ignore her pangs of jealousy.
“What about you?” Gerard asked. “What do you like to do?”
Kate wasn’t going to hide any aspect of herself, no matter how much it might scare him. She made herself comfortable in her chair before speaking.
“Well, I’m a Director of Product Development for an electronics company,” she said slowly, making sure Gerard understood what she was saying. “I don’t have a lot of free time but I do enjoy my job.”
Gerard frowned. “So you just work?” He asked, sounding sad.
“A lot of the time,” Kate said. “I also have a daughter at home, so she takes up a lot of my time as well.”
Gerard only frowned deeper. “A husband, too?”
Kate shook her head. She wasn’t going to open her lips on that subject. To her surprise, there was no judgment in his eyes. He just nodded, accepted what she said, and moved on to his next question.
“How old is your daughter?” Gerard asked.
“Old enough to be left alone on her own for a couple of weeks,” Kate said, smiling.
As much as she didn’t want to hide parts of her life from him, she knew that admitting that she had an eighteen-year-old daughter was going to spook him.
Kate thought Gerard was impossibly cute and she knew where she wanted this evening to lead to: steamy, hot sex in her hotel room.
“You must have been very young,” he said smoothly. “So, you work and come home, and that’s it?”
Kate smiled. “I’m here now,” she said. “So no, I suppose not.”
“How did such a busy woman like yourself manage to get time off work?” Gerard asked. “Isn’t the company going to fall apart without you?”
Kate laughed, a little louder this time, and reached for her wine in reflex. She was using it as a shield to protect herself.
“Oh, it might,” she said, before taking a big sip from her glass. “But I’m sure I’ll be able to fix everything when I get back.”
“A capable woman,” he said slowly.
Then he leaned back in his chair, letting his eyes drift over Kate’s body. It was clear he was appreciating her, inside and out.
Kate wasn’t going to tell him off for looking. She wanted him to whet his appetite because she knew where this night was heading, even if he didn’t. Being open and honest about what she wanted was the only way she was going to be able to get what she needed from him.
“So, are there any men back home?” Gerard asked. “Any angry boyfriends that might come after me for taking you to dinner?”
Kate smiled. “You’re hardly taking me anywhere,” she said. “This hotel is all-inclusive.”
Gerard didn’t accept her deflecting his question. He just stared at her, his bright blue eyes boring into hers.
They’d only been on their date for thirty minutes or so. She wasn’t ready to lay her cards on the table so early, but Gerard was forcing her hand.
“Look,” she sighed, leaning forward a little. “I’m not looking for a relationship. Here, or back home. My life is full enough as it is. I don’t need a man to complete me. What I do want, however, is a quick vacation fling that I’ll be able to remember for years to come. Do you understand?”
She looked deeply into Gerard’s eyes and watched as the recognition flickered through them. Her words sank into his mind, taking root there as his imagination, no doubt, ran wild.
“A quick fling,” Gerard said, smirking. “That is something I can be comfortable with.”
Kate raised her eyebrows. “Are you sure?” She asked. “I’m not going to change my mind and get all emotional just because we fucked one night.”
Gerard’s eyes widened at the last word. He ripped his eyes from hers and glanced around the dining hall. Luckily, no one was nearby. No one was listening to their conversation. When Gerard brought his eyes back to Kate, there was a glint in them.
“So, what are we doing here?” He asked. “Let’s go upstairs to my hotel room.”
