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This was a disaster.
Panic gripped her as she considered her options. What the hell was she going to do?
For a moment, she kept trying to twist the knob in a futile attempt to get into the apartment, even though she knew it was pointless. Letting out a frustrated groan, she thought longingly about her phone in her purse just inside the door on a side table.
If she were dressed, she might be willing to go down to the first floor to the super’s apartment, but she didn’t feel comfortable running around the building wearing nothing but a silk robe.
What option did that leave her?
Her eyes shifted to Sam’s door. Was she seriously considering this? They barely knew each other, and she had no idea how he’d react to her knocking on his door.
But she needed help. The last thing she wanted was for one of her other neighbors to come out of their apartment and see her like this.
Decision made, she crossed the short distance between her door to his and rang the doorbell. She held her breath as she waited, listening for footsteps. She didn’t hear any, but the door was pulled open quickly.
Sam’s eyebrows were knitted together as he stared at her. “Lexi? Is something wrong?”
“Uh, yeah. You could say that.” She offered him a small grin and lifted her Chinese food up for him to see. “I got locked out. Any chance you’d let me eat my dinner here and call the super for me?”
His mouth twitched, but he held back an obvious urge to laugh. There was no hiding the amusement in his eyes though. “Sure. Come on in.”
“I ordered enough for at least two people,” she said as she walked past him into the apartment. “We can share if you’d like.”
His apartment was laid out just like hers, but it had obvious bachelor pad vibes. The living room furniture was black leather and there wasn’t much in the way of decor. His walls were a dark blue color and it was clean. There was a dining table near the window near the kitchen, and he gestured for her to take a seat as he pulled out his cell phone.
Lexi spread out her large takeout order on the table while he placed a call to the super. She listened as he talked to the man.
“When will you be back?” Sam asked after explaining her predicament, and her heart dropped. It wasn’t her lucky night. When he hung up, he was frowning. “He’s not here. Might not be back for a few hours.”
She sighed. “That figures. I was planning to have a nice relaxing evening, but I guess that’s out of the question.”
“You can relax here,” Sam said, taking a seat across from her. “I don’t have anything planned.”
“But do you like egg rolls?” she asked, holding out a container with four of them.
“Who doesn’t?” He took one and glanced around at the spread on the table. “You ordered this all for yourself?”
She shrugged as she opened the chopsticks and started eating noodles from one of the containers. “It all reheats well. Leftover Chinese food is one of my favorites.”
“I wonder if all big-time chefs have refrigerators full of takeout food.”
“Don’t tell anyone, but I also love processed cheese and sometimes skip meals altogether.”
“Think of scandal if word got out,” he said with a teasing smirk.
She felt the heated spark of desire flare between them. There was something about this man that got her hot and bothered every time they interacted. She was suddenly very aware of the fact that she was naked under her robe. Her bare ass was pressed against the cool wood of his chair and the thought of him discovering that made her nipples tighten.
He noticed immediately, the thin silk of the nightgown doing nothing to disguise it. His tongue flicked out to wet his lips as his eyes darkened, shifting from her chest to her face. The very air seemed to be charged with electricity, and she couldn’t resist squirming in her seat.
She’d only eaten half a container of noodles, but her hunger was shifting from food to something carnal. Sam seemed to feel it too, because he put down his own container of food, rising from his chair to come around the table. She stayed in place, watching him stalk towards her while her heart beat wildly inside of her chest.
It looked like Sam was done flirting and sharing heated looks. She thought that something might happen between them a few days ago when he helped her carry her groceries into her apartment, but they were interrupted by his phone call. As Sam took her hand and pulled out of her seat, she silently prayed that nothing would interfere this time. She’d never wanted a man so much in her life.
There was something almost dangerous about his aura, but he didn’t scare her. That hard edge that she sensed sent an erotic thrill shooting down her spine.
As she was pulled to her feet, he placed his hands on her hips and dipped his head, capturing her lips in a rough kiss. There was nothing hesitant about his actions as he yanked her hips towards him until their bodies were flush against each other. She gasped as she felt his erection pressing into her stomach, and he took advantage of that, slipping his tongue into her mouth to clash with her own.
Her hands snaked up his chest, feeling the hard muscles of his body as her touch skimmed over his shoulders and latched onto the back of his neck. She moaned when his own hands went exploring, grabbing her ass and kneading it roughly.
