Chasing Temptation (Chasing Love 2)
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“Then why can’t we…”
“I don’t do relationships. Much less with my best friend’s little sister.”
“Ah yes, the notorious two week rule.”
He frowned. “How do you know about that?”
She studied her nails. “I’ve heard things. As you’ve pointed out, Ryder is my older brother, and you two have talked. Besides, it’s obvious. No one has ever seen you with a woman longer than a few appearances here and there.”
“Then you know that this rule is unwavering. Two weeks is it. But you’re not a short-term kind of woman.”
She was tired of being told who she was and wasn’t. And she was tired of him dodging her. “But you had no problem shoving your hand up my skirt.”
He clenched the steering wheel. “You say things that goad me on purpose.”
“Good! Stop pretending to be something you’re not, and stop thinking that I can’t handle your truth. I can. Actually,” she pointed at him, “why don’t you tell me what it is you think I can’t handle? Then I’ll stop defending myself, and you can get over this idea that I’m some weakling.”
“I wouldn’t just fuck you. I’d fuck you hard, in any way I wanted, any time I wanted. I’d tie you up, make you beg, make you scream, and I’d take pleasure every time you did either.” He voice was low and thick and made her skin sting with excitement. “I’d spank your ass, punish that mouth of yours by sinking my cock deep in your throat. And then, when you’re exhausted, panting, aching from the pleasure and certain you can’t take anymore…” His dark eyes snapped to hers. “I’d do it all over again.”
Her mind raced, throwing mental pictures of all the wicked things he’d painted. It was overwhelming and exciting. What he was describing sounded more like the big leagues than the minors she was currently stuck in, but she was ready to be traded up.
Put me in coach, I’m ready to play.
“Now look who’s speechless,” he said with a sly grin, as if thinking he’d just won and scared her off.
“Sorry, I was just imagining all those things you’d described and thinking which one we’d do first.”
That caught him off guard, his dark brows slicing down when he glanced away, obviously wondering if he’d heard her right.
Oh, you heard me, lawyer boy.
“I want to experience sex,” she said.
“How much experience do you even have?”
Time to admit the truth. “Eli was the only man I was ever with.”
“That idiot you dated a few years ago?”
“Yeah.”
“That it?”
She nodded, hating that insecurity was creeping in, but this was why it was so important.
“You two were together a year?”
“Six months,” she said. “But we only had sex once.”
“Are you fucking with me?” His voice was harsh, but not angry.
“No, it’s true. I wanted to wait, turns out he had someone on the side. The same someone he’s engaged to now.”
“I heard he was coming into town soon.”
She nodded. Small town like theirs, word traveled fast. Everyone knew everyone, and Eli was no exception.
“So that’s what this is about. You want to get Eli back?”