“I’ll dance when I want to dance, and with whomever I want to dance,” she told him, frowning as she pulled away. “And you have no right to stop me. This is my private time. You’re not my boss here—”
Breath shot out of her as he drew her close. “Want to test that theory?”
“All right,” she said to soothe him. “I can’t dance. I’m useless.”
“But you’ve got an excellent sense of rhythm,” he pointed out.
Her cheeks pinked up. “Trust you to remember.” Her tongue crept out to moisten her lips, and even through the fabric dividing them, he could feel her nipples responding to the heat between them.
“All you have to do,” he pointed out, “is think where to put your feet—”
“In your mouth?” she suggested. “Okay, one dance,” she agreed when he laughed.
One dance was all it took. His arms had missed her. He had missed her. Holding her felt right. She settled into his arms like warm wax, a perfect fit in every way, though she was half his size.
“What now?” he asked when she stiffened.
“Everything’s just too easy for you,” she said as she stared into his eyes.
“That doesn’t make it wrong.” He brought his mouth close to her ear to whisper this and felt her tremble.
“Maybe,” she conceded with a shrug, pulling back a little, “but that doesn’t mean I’m going to lose the same battle twice.”
“So you won’t be coming to Argentina with me?”
“Argentina?” She looked at him with surprise.
“That’s where I’m heading next. I can’t stay away from my estate forever.”
“I realize that. I just didn’t think—”
“You’ll love it there.”
“Is that an invitation?”
“Would you like it to be?”
She was about to say yes when she hesitated. “What?” he queried.
“Maybe I’ve had enough of relationships that shut off immediately after sex.”
“A relationship?” He frowned.
“Sex,” she amended, gazing skyward as she acknowledged her mistake. “You take what you want—as much as you need, and then that’s it for you.”
“Don’t you do the same?” he challenged.
The music slowed. He brought her close. The slightest friction of his body against hers deepened his hunger.
“Can’t you wait?” she asked.
“Can you?”
He led her off the dance floor.
~~o0o~~
They ran across the parking lot. Dante unlocked the SUV remotely when they were still a few yards away. He opened the door; she jumped inside; he followed. He did something with a lever, and her seat fell back so she was lying flat beneath him. It was hard to stop trembling with excitement when she knew relief was only moments away. Her body craved him like a wild thing she had no control over. And while this suited her, she’d go along with it, but then she’d—