Page 32 of Challenge Accepted


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She pulled into the underground parking garage and waved her pass across the sensor then moved onto the guard. She smiled up at the young guy that worked the night shift. His books were strewn across the interior of his little office as usual.

“Hello, Patrick.”

He bobbed his head. “Miss Warren.”

“I’ve got a visitor behind me, can you write him up a pass?”

“You got it. Just one night?”

She’d thought it was just one night, but now it felt like so much more.

“Miss Warren?”

“Right. Yes, just tonight.”

“Will do. You have a nice night now.”

“Good luck on that chemistry exam Thursday.”

He blushed to the roots of his buzzed hair. “Thanks.”

She moved on and waited for him to get the paperwork before heading up the two levels to her space. Vance followed suit and parked across from her. She gathered her bags and met him at his Jeep.

He smiled down at her in the low light. He unhooked her messenger bag from her shoulder and transferred it to his. She grasped the strap and pulled him to a stop in front of her. She went up on her toes and nipped his chin.

“You seem better.”

She rested her hand on his chest. “You made the night a whole lot more bearable. Let’s see if you can keep up the winning streak.”

He searched her face. As usual, she had the feeling he saw a lot more than most men. It was disconcerting and alluring. He lowered his mouth to hers. When she tipped her head back to connect, he moved his head back, bumping her nose instead. She smiled into the tantalizing game of tease and retreat.

He swooped down, but instead of a kiss, he brushed his lips along her jawline then to her chin and finally her lower lip. He nipped her bottom lip lightly before curling his hand along her lower back and dragging her up against his chest.

This kiss was the opposite of teasing. It was demanding and aggressive and amazing. After the way he’d been so supportive all night, it was as if he was unleashing all the darker parts of him now. And she wanted all of them. In the shadowy parking garage with a late summer storm moving through.

The slap of fat raindrops on the edges of the garage and the car sounds in the night faded away. Her purse dropped off hershoulder and the bag he’d taken followed. She pushed at his jacket until she could get under the worn leather to warm cotton.

She wanted under that.

Wanted skin.

Her short nails dug into the muscles of his belly and sides until she got to his back. Hot skin flowed and bunched under her fingertips as he crowded her into the side of his Jeep.

“How far to your apartment,” he said against her mouth.

“Too far.” She glanced around the empty garage. “Too far.” Okay, so in actuality it was a quick elevator ride, but her roommate would be there—discussion would be necessary. Introductions and the questioning glare from her best friend that she hadn’t even talked to yet.

She lifted his shirt and found his nipple, the dense muscles of his chest and belly, the artwork that drove her crazy. She reversed their positions and ran her lips and teeth over all of him, backing him into the black Jeep Renegade. It was boxy and definitely not made for making out inside the cramped quarters, but it was certainly sturdy enough for this.

The clunk of his buckle against his button fly jeans kicked her into action. She tucked her fingers inside and ripped them open. Such a satisfying sound. Head back, he blew out a breath as she clamped her fingers around his cock.

She smiled up at him. “I want this. I want you. Now.” She twisted around the silky head, gathering the moisture with her thumb. He wanted her just as much. Her nails bit into his hard belly. “Don’t make me wait.”

He looked around. “Here?”

She nodded. “Dare you.”

“Goldie, you’re going to put me into an early grave, I swear it.”

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