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I move back to the kitchen so I can put these in water and remember Audrey at the last second and pause before shrugging. He just admitted he had help so I can admit to having some pre-date nerves and roping Audrey in to help me get ready.
“Reynolds, looking good.”
Xander pauses but smiles at Audrey. “Aud, you here to give me the friendly do-not-hurt-your-friend, warning?”
She takes a sip of her wine and grabs her coat off the island where she threw it earlier. The woman is more untidy than me. “God, no. I was on hair and make-up. Not that she needs it.”
I give him a shy grin. “I was nervous and wanted to look my best.”
His eyes sweep over me like a caress, causing a full body shiver from the sheer heat in them. “You look beautiful but you always do.”
I swallow as my heart beats double time and the air seems to still around us, like the silence before a storm.
“Oh, for goodness sake, get out of here before I vomit.” Audrey grabs the flowers from my hands and pushes me toward the door.
“Thanks, Aud.”
I kiss her cheek and then take Xander’s offered arm as he leads me to the elevator. He slides his hand down my arm and links his fingers through mine as the doors open and we head to a waiting black limo. A uniformed driver opens the door for us and Xander ushers me in first before sliding in beside me. His thick thigh brushing against me makes my breath hitch as his scent fills the car around us, mixing with my perfume.
I look out of the window as I clutch my bag in my lap. “So, are you going to tell me where we’re going?” When he called to arrange tonight he just told me to dress for dinner. I have to say I was a little disappointed with his lack of imagination but now I’m wondering if maybe I jumped to the wrong conclusion.
He angles his big body toward me and gives me a lopsided smile. “It’s a surprise.”
“What about a clue?”
Xander chuckles. “You do understand how surprises work, right?”
I slap his chest playfully and he snags my hand and holds it tight against his chest before lifting it to kiss the tips of my fingers and then my palm. His teeth nip my palm and my eyes feel heavy as I fight the urge to whimper at the seductive move. My heart skitters in my chest and my belly feels warm and liquid as a pulse between my legs beats hard.
“Are you trying to distract me?” My voice comes out husky and breathy and I can barely concentrate as he kisses the inside of my wrist, before swiping his tongue over my pulse. I’m sure he can feel the way my heart is pounding just from that slight touch of his lips.
“Is it working?”
I nod as I lean into him and he pulls me closer, his hand cupping the back of my neck as his fingers funnel into my curls. Fuck, the way he’s touching me is so hot I can hardly draw oxygen.
“Is this, okay?”
I nod, my brain having left the building without him even touching me where I want him to. Xander dips his head and catches my mouth in a slow drugging kiss, his lips firm but soft as he explores me lazily, his hand controlling my movements until I’m pliant and panting for air. My lungs are burning as we kiss, but neither one of us seems to want to pull away.
He’s the one to finally break the kiss, his pupils blown black with desire as his thumb rubs my bottom lip, before he slides it inside against my tongue and I suck as a moan leaves me. His skin is salty, and I can feel the callouses against my tongue. A deep rumbling groan moves through him as I lave his thumb with my tongue.
“Fuck, you’re something else, wildcat.”
I suck once more and he slowly drags his hand away to cup my chin. The kiss this time is more controlled, short and hard but no less potent. His expression is hungry, like a man starved, one who wants to devour me and I want him to, so badly I consider asking him to ditch the date and take me home where we can have some naked fun.
“We’re here.”
He sounds as affected as me by our kiss and I blink twice to try and clear my brain and, when I do, I glance forward, relieved to find the privacy barrier is up and separating us from the driver. Although that kiss wasn’t exactly X-rated, it was intimate in a whole other way. I feel more exposed by it than I have naked with some of my ex-boyfriends.
“Ready?”
I smile and grip my clutch as he opens the door and steps out. I shiver at the cool air on my skin, on my legs, and wish I could just stay here in this bubble with this sexy man all night.
At least I do until I step out as he takes my hand and helps to steady me. I look around, my mouth hanging open in shock as I take in the beauty of Harvard University’s Memorial Hall building. The iconic brick with the high Victorian Gothic architecture never seems to lose its effect on me.
“How? Why? What?” I shake my head as I struggle to find the words and look like a complete idiot as Xander watches me with a warm sexy smile.
“Well, a little birdie told me, that a certain professor is giving a speech here tonight following a dinner.”
