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“Deal. And think some more about Juan, will you?”
Helen just glared, but Lori didn’t let that get her down as she left and hurried back toward the garage. She hadsomethingnow, a clue. Maybe it had nothing to do with ten years ago, but it was still a mystery that needed to be solved.
A mysteryanda fling. She almost had a real life for the moment.
CHAPTER SIX
Jamal’s blue skin deepened as she watched. Amy felt her breath quicken and clutched the towel tighter to her body. She’d only just become used to the beautiful sapphire-blue tint of his flesh, and now it was darkening, flushing to a tone closer to twilight.
“Are you okay?” she asked.
His gaze swept down her body. She was still wet from the bath and the tiny scrap of towel fell only to the very tops of her thighs. “I’m aroused,” he answered in his usual forthright tone.
“Ah, I see. Hard to hide on your planet, I guess.” She laughed nervously, then gestured back toward the bathing room of his ship. “I’m done.”
“My turn?” His gaze rose, and when it met with hers, she gasped. His pupils had tightened to a narrow feline shape. He reached for the button of his trousers.
She couldn’t help but watch, and when he pushed down the tight black fabric, Amy’s heart pounded in shock. Yes, he was aroused. He was also very big. And blue. And textured with little ridges that skipped down the entire length of his shaft.Ribbed,they called it back on earth.For added pleasure.
The towel slipped from Amy’s grasp and Jamal began to purr.
LORI SNAPPED THE BOOKshut on her favorite story and fanned herself with it. It might be awkward to start her date with Quinn already melting with arousal. Or maybe not.
She glanced at the cherrywood clock on the mantel of his office fireplace. He was already twenty minutes late, but Lori had assumed he wouldn’t be here until close to seven, and so had his secretary. The woman—Jane, she’d said—had waited until Lori arrived before leaving.
“I left a message on his cell phone,” she’d explained. “He’ll probably be here by seven. If you make plans with Mr. Jennings again, you may want to fudge the time by thirty minutes.”
“I already did,” Lori had said, and the woman’s cool expression had immediately warmed.
“A smart move. There are magazines on the—”
“I brought a book to read.”
Jane’s eyebrows had risen. “Very smart, indeed. Your reservations are for seven-fifteen. Have an enjoyable evening.”
Another tick of the minute hand sounded from the clock before Lori heard the distinctive thud of a car door closing outside. She tucked the book into her purse and stood, smoothing out her skirt as she rose. The dark gray linen dress would probably be hopelessly wrinkled before the night was out, but she loved it and it had been on sale. And it went with the red shoes. Lori simply couldn’t afford to buy another pair for this date, and she didn’t think Quinn had seen them the first time anyway. She was just tugging the plunging neckline of the dress up when the door flew open.
Her neckline fell right back to its original position as Quinn burst into the room, cell phone to his ear. Her phone started to ring, then cut off when he snapped his phone shut. “Lori!”
“Hey, Quinn.”
“I’m sorry, I lost track of time.”
“I know.” Even if she had been irritated with him, her annoyance would have disappeared in the next moment. Quinn’s eyes lost the glint of panic and focused on her chest. Then his gaze dipped lower, sliding over her hips and legs and down to her shoes.
“Wow.”
She smiled.
His eyes rose, moving even slower this time, until he finally met her gaze. “My God, Lori.”
“What?” she asked coyly, trying not to let the smile turn to a maniacal grin. “Is something wrong?”
“I’m just glad I’m not eating any jicama right now, that’s all.”
Laughing, Lori didn’t notice that he’d moved closer until he took one of her hands in his. Her eyes popped wide-open just as he leaned close to kiss her cheek.
“Oh,” she blurted out as too many things hit her at once. His heat, the scent of his shampoo, the bare rasp of his cheek against her skin. And his lips. On her. And then he stepped away before she could jump his bones.
