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“You don’t have to say with all those passion marks on your neck. I’m surprised you can still walk this morning.”
In a way Nadia was surprised, too. Her body was sore but she felt wonderful. “You’re a smart woman, Rissa. You saw Jaxon’s car out front. After the second knock, you should have kept moving, knowing I would call you later.”
“Are you kidding me? You wanted me to miss seeing a huge smile on your face so I can gladly say I told you so?”
Nadia shook her head. For years Rissa had tried telling Nadia what she’d been missing by not engaging in an intimate relationship with a man. Rissa had accused Nadia of letting Benson win by not getting over what he’d done while they’d been in college.
“Well?”
Nadia glanced over at Rissa. “Well what?”
“I want to see that morning-after smile. The glow is there but I want to see the smile. No way will I believe Jaxon Ravnel didn’t put a smile on your face.” Rissa then glanced around. “Where is he, by the way?”
“Upstairs, and if it will get you to leave, here’s my smile.” Unashamedly, Nadia gave her friend a huge, wide smile. The widest she could make.
Rissa laughed. “I knew it!” She gave Nadia a big hug. “I knew the two of you were meant to be together and—”
“Whoa. Hold up.” Nadia shook her head. “Now you’re talking nonsense,” she said, lowering her voice to a hushed tone. “Jaxon and I are not meant to be together. Last night was one and done. Nothing has changed. It’s back to the way things were before.”
Rissa rolled her eyes and responded in a hushed tone as well. “I hate to tell you but that’s not possible.”
“And why not?”
“Your body knows him. It will want him. It will need him.”
“That’s rubbish. I don’t want nor will I need any man, Rissa,” Nadia said.
“You’ll see and when you do, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Nadia waved off her words. “Whatever.”
“Well, since I’ve seen your smile I’ll leave now and—”
“I hope you’re not leaving on my account,” a male voice said behind them.
Nadia and Rissa glanced around to see Jaxon walking down the stairs. At least he was dressed in his slacks and shirt. Why did he have to look so darn sexy this morning?
Seeing Rissa staring at him as if in a daze, Nadia leaned over and whispered, “Remember, you’re a married woman.”
Rissa snatched her gaze from Jaxon to look at Nadia with a sheepish grin and whispered back, “I’m trying hard to remember.”
Shayne was a good-looking man. But Nadia had to admit, there was good-looking and then there was goody-looking. This morning, Jaxon was not only goody-looking; he was sexy, sensual and salacious.
They watched him come down the stairs. Nadia didn’t know Rissa’s thoughts but she definitely knew hers.What a man, what a man... This morning he was jaw-droppingly handsome. Just the thought that last night she had gotten as much of him as he’d gotten of her made goose bumps appear on her body. Even now her gaze was glued to the zipper on his pants as she remembered everything. Every lusty, hungry moment of last night.
When he came to a stop in front of them, Nadia made introductions. Then Jaxon said, “Rissa, I’m happy to meet you. Nadia has told me a lot about you.”
Nadia lifted a brow. Had she? She mentioned that she and Rissa were best friends and had been since they were kids, but that was all. She figured he was just being kind...as usual.
“Thanks and welcome to Gamble. I understand your company is expanding here.”
“That’s right,” he replied with that killer smile. “Will you be joining us for breakfast?”
Breakfast?Nadia wondered what made Jaxon assume he was staying for breakfast. “Rissa has a lot to do today and was just about to leave,” she said, taking her best friend’s arm and leading her toward the door.
“Yes, that’s right. I was about to leave. It was nice meeting you, Jaxon.”
“Same here, Rissa.”
