Her Surrender (Irresistibly Bound 2)

“God, I can’t even remember.” April’s last few relationships had lacked any excitement in bed. Pretty much every part of her life was lacking in excitement right now.

Lexi shook her head. “Life is too short for bad sex. Or worse—no sex.” She downed the rest of her beer. “I’m going to the ladies’ room, I’ll be right back.”

“Okay.”

April placed her drink on the bar and pulled down the hem of her dress. She didn’t know why she’d bothered to dress up. It wasn’t like she was trying to impress anyone.

Her mind wandered back to the library. There were ninety days until the library had to close its doors. Ninety days to come up with a way to save it. April spent the next few minutes brainstorming ideas but came up empty.

When Lexi returned, she had a guilty look on her face. “So, I know I kind of forced you to come here…”

“Seriously?” April said. “You’re going home with someone?”

“Someone is coming home with me. I hate sleeping in another woman’s bed.”

“How did you meet someone in the five minutes you were gone?”

Lexi shrugged. “There was a line for the bathroom. I started talking to the woman in front of me. We had a very interesting conversation.” Lexi cocked her head toward a gorgeous long-haired woman standing near the door, typing away on her phone. She was exactly Lexi’s type.

“I’m sure it was her conversation that won you over,” April said. “It’s okay, I was getting bored anyway. I’ll probably just go home. Have fun.”

“Have I ever told you that you’re an amazing friend?”

“Only every time something like this happens.”

Lexi grinned. “I’ll see you on Monday.”

April watched Lexi walk over to the woman, smoothly slide her arm around the woman’s waist, and lead her out the door. April finished off the last of her drink. If she left now, she could be in bed by eleven-thirty. Perhaps a good night’s sleep would help her tackle her problems in the morning.

As April turned to leave, she noticed a woman standing at the other end of the bar, waiting to order a drink. She looked older than April, but not by much. She was tall and slender, with high cheekbones, and short, feathery blonde hair that was swept back from her face. She was dressed in a way that seemed effortless and stylish at the same time. Dark skinny jeans. A black blazer with the sleeves rolled up. Heeled ankle boots. She possessed an androgynous air while still seeming utterly feminine.

Had the woman been here all along? The bar was small, and April had been idly watching the crowd all night. April definitely would have noticed someone like her. She simply radiated this cool confidence that made it impossible for April to tear her eyes away.

Suddenly, the woman turned toward her. Her eyes locked onto April’s across the bar. The woman smiled, an enchanting smile that made April’s whole body weak. A smile that whispered a suggestion into April’s ear.

April looked away, her heart racing. The woman at the other end of the bar had turned April’s legs to jelly with no more than a look. What could she do with a word?

A touch?

April’s skin grew hot. She had barely shared a glance with this woman, yet her mind was going off to indecent places. What was wrong with her? It was time for her to get out of here. She fished around in her purse, looking for her phone so she could order a ride.

“Hi.”

April looked up. The woman was standing right next to her.

“My name is Victoria.” She smiled. “But you can call me Vicki.”

Chapter Two

“And you are?” Vicki asked.

Where did she come from? April had been so lost in her head that the slim blonde had seemed to materialize next to her.

“April,” she stammered. April, tongue-tied over a woman? If Lexi could see her right now, she’d have a field day.

“What are you drinking, April?” Vicki had to lean in so that April could hear her voice over the noise of the bar.

“A mojito,” April replied.