Page 73 of The Neighbor Wager

“No. I’ve tested the process extensively.” She smiles. “With the sun, it will melt on the sand. I keep it in the cooler. Out of the sun, chocolate melts just below body temperature.” She undoes the paper wrapper. Then the foil. “That’s why it melts on your tongue.”

Deanna Huntington melting on my tongue. The vision forms in my head immediately. Deanna, in only those boots, again, splayed over my bed, legs wrapped around my cheeks as I lick her to orgasm.

Where the hell did that come from?

I don’t even see Lexi this vividly. No. Those images are soft and sweet.

Sex isn’t always romantic. Grandma and I agree there.

But it should be.

And I’ve never felt that connection I’m supposed to have, the one that comes from pure, deep love. From finding your other half.

Deanna isn’t my other half.

I don’t care how much I want to touch her or taste her.

She stands to get the milk, and my thoughts go right to disarray.

She walks with confident, purposeful steps. Her long, sheer dress sways as she moves, brushing against one hip, then the other.

Brushing her long legs.

Begging for my hands.

She turns to me, smiling as she holds up a pitcher of cream. She notices immediately.

I’m staring.

I want her.

Ineedher.

The knowledge spreads over her face slowly. A confidence in her eyes. A curl of her lips. A blush on her cheeks.

She’s nervous and sure at once.

And it’s way too sexy.

Uh-uh. No way. Thoughts in line. Now.

Deanna moves back to the table and sits without a word about my stare. She pours a splash of tea into her cup, tastes, approves.

Then a little milk in each cup.

The rest of the tea.

She holds up her cup to toast. “To a perfect ritual.”

I tap my glass with hers, bring the porcelain to my lips, and take a sip.

The drink is better than I expect for a coffee shop. Robust and creamy, with that hint of honey and malt. An excellent English Breakfast.

“Perfect?” she asks.

My eyes flit to the lipstick marking her cup. This time, it isn’t just right. It’s human. “Not quite.”

She breaks off two squares of chocolate and hands one to me. “Now?”

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