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Moments after I download the assignment file, I lose my signal. With a sigh, I set the laptop down and wander into the room.
Later, I emerge from my cabin and head into the main restaurant for lunch.
Bright sunlight is pouring in from outside. Tiny particles of light are dancing on the hardwood floors.
Everything is bathed in a warm halo of light, and it takes a while for my eyes to adjust.
When they do, I see Adrian at his usual table in the back.
Adrian is using one hand to shovel food into his mouth and the other to scroll through his phone.
He doesn’t react when I pull my chair out to sit down. When I pick up my fork to eat, he glances over at me, and my heart does an odd little somersault.
His lips spread into a slow smile, and I stop with the fork halfway to my lips.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” I shove the fork into my mouth and chew on the lettuce and tomatoes slowly and thoughtfully. “Do I have something on my face?”
“You look beautiful,” Adrian tells me, his eyes moving steadily over me. “Being on the ranch suits you.”
I blush and look down at my plate. “It’s not too much color?”
“I don’t think so. Tan and healthy is a good look for you.”
I peek up at him, and he’s still looking at me and smiling.
Something warm and unfamiliar unfurls in the center of my chest. “You look good too.”
He puts the phone on the table and gives me his full attention. “I’ve got some work tonight, but I might be able to stop by later if you’re still awake.”
“Ok, I'll be waiting for you in my room. I have special lingerie to try on for you,” I offer, once I unglue my tongue from the roof of my mouth.
Adrian gives me a wicked smirk. “I like a woman who knows what she wants and how to make everything so special.”
“What a coincidence, so do I. You know what else I like?”
“Hmm?”
I lean forward and hold his gaze. “I like a man who can go all night. Imagine all of that sweat, and all of those different positions…”
Adrian chokes on a piece of his salad. His face turns a bright shade of red. I give him an innocent smile as I lean back in my seat.
He thumps his chest and gives me a look that I feel in the pit of my stomach.
If it weren’t for the guests around us, I’d climb over the table and pull him to me.
If it wasn’t for our agreement, I think he’d rip my clothes apart, drape me over one of these tables, and lose himself in me.
I blink. Adrian guzzles his water. “Cat got your tongue?”
He sets his glass down and clears his throat. “Tonight, you and I are going to put that tongue to good use.”
“Is that so?”
“I’d suggest you take a nap before I come over.” Adrian sits up straighter and gives me a suggestive look.
I give him a slow and sensual smile. “You’ve got yourself a deal.”
Underneath the table, his hand darts out and grazes my knee. I kick off my ballet flat and lift my foot up. Then I use it graze his thighs.
