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I input his address into the GPS and drive out of the basement parking.
Excitement courses through me as I near his place. Jace lives in one of those apartments that are featured in home lifestyle magazines. The security guard manning the entrance to the side parking is expecting me and he lets me through. Once I’ve parked my car, I make my way to the lobby and the concierge greets me politely and summons the elevator for me. It’s definitely a different lifestyle from the one I’m used to. The elevator is private as Jace’s apartment is the only one on his floor.
I step out and before I can knock on his door, it opens and Jace appears. It’s a shock to see him without his customary suit. He’s dressed in a pair of white shorts and a t-shirt. He looks boyishly relaxed.
“I feel over dressed,” I tell him, looking down at my dress, which is better suited for a night out. I don’t know what I was thinking when I chose it. Who am I kidding? I wanted Jace to find me irresistible and to ravish me as soon as he saw me. I want his mouth on mine and his hands on me immediately.
“You look perfect,” he says and leans forward to kiss me lightly on the mouth.
I kick off my shoes as soon as I enter and then take in my surroundings. Gorgeous hardwood floors, high ceilings, and a lot of natural light coming from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Soft music is coming from somewhere.
“Your home is beautiful.”
“Thank you,” he says. “You can put your purse here on the table.”
I do as he asks and then I follow him to the open-plan kitchen. There’s a bottle of wine on the small round table in the kitchen. It smells lovely and I can’t wait to see what he has cooked for dinner.
Jace pulls out a chair for me and I sit down.
“Wine?” he asks.
“Yes please.” The ambiance of his apartment is soothing and relaxing. “If I lived here, I’d never want to leave.”
He laughs as he pours the wine. “You’d grow tired of it very fast. From what I know of you so far, you like to be around people and you make friends very easily.”
“How do you know?” I sip my wine and I almost moan as the rich taste of grapes explodes in my mouth.
“I’ve seen you a couple of times talking to people. You’ve already made friends and you've barely been in the clinic for two weeks,” he says.
I’m flattered that he pays that much attention to me. “You’re friendly too.”
“Only to a select few,” he says.
I squirm in my chair. A moment of clarity comes to me. We haven’t gone so far that we can’t back off. Have we really thought through the consequences of sleeping together? “What are we doing, Jace? This is not a good idea.”
He stands up and takes my hand. “Do you want to dance?”
Dance?
“Okay.” I take the offered hand and we go to the living area. A sigh escapes my mouth. I’d forgotten how it felt to be held in the arms of a strong man. We sway to the music and all my worries recede to the background. It feels so good to be held in his arms. His hard body feels amazing and as we move, his erection seems to grow bigger.
I raise my head and he brings his mouth to mine. “I’ve been thinking of this moment all day,” he says.
“Me too,” I gulp.
Obsessed with it, more like.
“You’re so beautiful and so different from anyone I’ve ever known,” Jace says.
Guilt floods me. I don’t intend for this to be anything more than sex and I wish he wouldn’t say such things. I don’t want to be different. I want to be a woman he can have sex with and then move on with his life.
Chapter 8: Olivia
“How about we forgo the main meal and go straight to dessert?” Jace whispers into my ear as we dance.
My legs turn to liquid. “I’m not hungry.”
He takes my hand and leads me out of the living room. We walk down the wide hallway until we come to the last room. Jace holds the door open for me and I walk in. My whole apartment can fit into his bedroom. The city lights blink at me from the window. I draw in a sharp breath and goosebumps break out on my skin. I’m really doing this. I’m giving in to my wild side and having sex with a man that I have no romantic relationship with. It’s exciting and frightening.
