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I squeak and turn away. “Do you want to go to lunch with me?”
“I would love to go,” she says, but then her lip pouts out. “But I want to watch Jameson’s photo shoot. I gotta make sure they get his good side.”
“And that they don’t get an eyeful,” I snicker under my breath.
“Yeah, that too,” she grumbles. “I know this is a great idea for their company but right now…I’m wanting to mark my territory like a cat in heat.”
I throw my head back and laugh. “Fine. I’ll manage on my own.”
“Wait! I’ve got the perfect idea. The guys’ little sister Maggie is in town. She just finished college so she’s kind of at loose ends right now. I’ll give her a call and she can show you around. Maybe she’ll take you up to your house and you can get an in-person look.”
“No!” The controlled shout makes both of us jump. We turn to stare at him. “I mean…I’ve got the keys. I’ll show it to her after I’m done with this.”
“It’s not a big deal, Max. Just give me the key and Aster can take it with her. It’s her key anyway.”
Max seems to have some kind of internal dialogue with himself and then he grunts and pulls the key out.
“Fine. But as soon as I’m done here, I’m going to come to the house and we’ll go over what you want.”
“Ah yes…” I nod. “You want to find out exactly how much glass and chrome I want. Maybe some animal furs and onyx? Ooh. I’m sure I can come up with something good.”
The quick flash of disgust in his eyes makes me laugh out loud. “I’m kidding. I have ideas…yes. But not those.”
“Oh…ha ha. Glad to hear it. I’ll see you later. I think I need to go get oiled up.” He nods his dark head to the other man in the room. “And so do you, Jameson. You’re up before me.”
Fern shoots me a wicked grin. “That’s my cue. Jameson promised me that I get to oil him up. I’ve been looking forward to this all week.”
“Ugh! Seriously, man. Tell your girl to stop sharing that kind of shit!” Everyone laughs at the disgusted look on Max’s face.
Jameson just shrugs his broad shoulders and slips out of his suit jacket. “I’m not ashamed that my girl likes to touch me. Maybe one of these days you’ll manage to find a woman that feels the same about you.”
My eyes fly to his dark, heated gaze. I can’t breathe. Can’t do anything but picture my hands rubbing oil all over his broad, muscular chest. Heat climbs into my cheeks and I struggle not to cover my face with my hands.
My lower belly rolls and the unmistakeable tug of lust slams into me.
Need slams into me and my breath hisses in and out, sharp and wild.
One single look and I know he knows what I’m feeling. It’s there in his own eyes. Smoke coils in their dark depths. Fire combusts all around us and it feels like the air crackles with a frenetic energy.
An energy that may well burn both of us if we get too close. I’ve never felt the urge to play with fire so much in my life.
MAX
“Thanks, Max! You did great!” Fern says. Her eyes are still locked on my brother though. He wraps an arm around her waist and yanks her close to him.
You can practically feel the lightning in the air all around us. The air super-charged with their desire.
A crazy, stupid thought runs through my head.I want that.I want to have those insane feelings for a woman. I want to know that she’s mine and I’m hers until death do us part.
I’ve never wanted to have more than one night with a woman. Footloose and fancy free. Free to leave and not have to adjust my life for anyone else.
I look back on that and grimace. I sound like a selfish asshole. A spoiled brat of a man just trying never to grow up.
As soon as I looked at Aster, I could see what she thought of me and it hurt. To know that she thought less of me. It was all there in the disgust and anger in her eyes.
I wanted to take back all those women I slept with. I mean, it’s not hundreds. But even one was too much. I should have waited for her. She’s the woman who’s meant for me.
It shakes me to my core and I can’t think about anything but finding her. Talking to her again. Getting to know the woman who holds my heart.
