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too infatuated with Alex, but feared it was too late.
It s getting late, Alex said.
Dragging herself back from her musings of Alex and all the lascivious things she
could do to him, she looked to the clock and frowned.
They d left the restaurant a little after ten then journeyed back to the shop for coffee.
Much to her surprise, they d spent the last five hours lost in conversation.
I hadn t realized it was getting so late, she admitted.
I should get you home.
Standing, she slipped her shoes back on her feet and followed Alex to the coat rack.
Gently, he helped her into her coat before donning his own.
Is there anything you need to do here? he asked, holding the door open.
Glancing around the dimly lit building, she shook her head. I don t think so. It looks
like Val took care of everything.
Let s get you home then. He smiled as he let his hand come to rest on the small of
her back.
She stiffened for a moment at the feel of his strong hands against her. The heat of his
palm seeped through the fabric of her coat to tingle the skin of her back. Struggling to
calm her leaping senses, she gathered her thoughts and allowed him to escort her toward
the door.
She needed to get herself under control. Alex was only a man. A very handsome
man, but still just a man. There was nothing about him that should make her heart leap or
her senses whirl the way they did, but she knew that was a lie, one she couldn t bring
herself to believe. There was something different about Alex, something that held her on
edge. Something that made her want to toss caution to the wind and let her desire for him
take her were it would.
Just buy a toy and get it over with, she thought drearily.
Perhaps if she released some of the sexual tension knotting her insides, she would
find Alex to be nothing more than a handsome, charming man and much less desirable.
Following Alex through the door he held for her once again, she braced herself
against the bite of the crisp night air. Turning, she quickly locked the shop s main door
and shoved the keys into her purse. Alex helped her into the black BMW before taking
his seat behind the wheel and starting in the direction of her apartment.
She could feel the heat of his body as he sat next to her. He was so hot, like sitting
next to a heater at times. She wondered if he was one of those people who ran a little
warmer than others, or if he was getting sick.
Looking to his face, she saw a relaxed, almost contented smile curved his wide, firm
lips, and she shrugged inwardly. He didn t appear to be ill. As a matter of fact, he d been
as deeply engrossed in their conversation as she had been.
That thought pleased her more than it should have. It had been so long since she
enjoyed a real, meaningful conversation with someone other than Val. She was surprised
there was someone left out there with whom she could converse so easily, so openly.
Even if things didn t work out with Alex on an intimate level, perhaps they could
still be friends. He was easy to talk to, and despite the fact that she barely knew him, she
felt as though she could trust him.
It was a short ride to her apartment building, filled with small bits of conversation
about the quietness of the city, the cold weather, and so on; all the while Tina couldn t
get enough of Alex s spicy scent or his honeyed voice.
Pulling next to the curb outside her building, Alex turned to face her, and she smiled.
I had a great time tonight.
Unfastening his seatbelt, he nodded his agreement. So did I, he murmured. He let
his fingers slide down her cheek before sliding back up, this time his palm cupped her
cheek.
His hands were firm and as smooth as silk.
The feel of his satiny hands against the smooth skin of her face sent a quiver though
her as he let his thumb caress her cheekbone, then lower to her pass gently over her
bottom lip.
She knew where they were heading, and that she should stop herself before things
got out of control, but she couldn t, and before she could talk some sense into herself and
back away, his lips were on hers.
She didn t know who kissed whom, only that she was now in the arms of a man she
knew she would never get enough of. Her body flared to life as the sweet heat of his soft
lips pressed against hers.
She felt every muscle in her body tighten as his hand slid into her hair to pull her
closer to him. She was barely aware of the sound of her seatbelt being released and
sliding away from her as he pressed the button releasing it.
He nudged her lips with his tongue, and she moaned. Taking the opportunity, he let
his wicked tongue slip inside to explore, and ultimately conquer her mouth.
She was lost on a whirlwind of sheer pleasure as he snaked his free arm around her
waist, pulling her flush against his solid chest. Her heart beat an erratic rhythm in her
chest as his hand slid from her waist, then inside the front of her coat, only to slide back
around her waist where he let his hand hold her against him once again. This time, the
bare skin of his palm burned, a pleasure/pain, against the bare flesh of her back as he
deepened the kiss.
She moaned softly.
His kiss was so devastatingly magnificent, she wondered briefly if she would survive
the fierceness of the passions it invoked. His smell enveloped her, his arms cradled her,
and she could do nothing more than delight in the sparks firing between them, filling her
with a barely banked fire she feared only Alex could satisfy.
Pressing her arm around his neck, she sank her fingers into his thick, silky black hair,
and gave herself over to the pleasure of his kiss.
Suddenly, a sharp prick slid across her bottom lip, and Alex jerked away.
I'm so sorry! he blurted, covering his mouth. Are you all right?
She was aware her lip had been bitten; it hadn t hurt, but the look of horror on Alex s
face brought her out of the passion-induced haze he d so easily worked her into, and she
started to worry that the little nip she felt was a lot worse than she initially thought.
Flipping down the visor, Tina peered in the lighted vanity mirror and cocked a brow
at the tiny little cut across the corner of her bottom lip. Barely a bead of blood appeared.
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