“I’m already hot from sucking you. ” Her hands fisted in his T-shirt. “Don’t make me call your boss and tell him you can’t come in because I fucked you blind. ”
Laughter rolled from his chest and exploded against her neck.
She giggled and pushed away. “That tickles. ”
He grabbed her back, his hands seeking other ticklish spots.
She squirmed and squealed. “Jax, stop!”
“Hell. ” He wrapped her tight in his arms again, and she relaxed against him. “You’re too damn much fun. ”
She sighed. Lay against him another decadent moment. Her hand stroked the bare skin of his abdomen where his shirt had ridden up. “I better let you go. ”
“See you tonight?” He brushed her hair off her forehead. “I didn’t scare you off?”
A low, sexy laugh sounded in her throat. “You’re kidding, right?”
“Don’t laugh like that. I’m getting hard again. ”
Another moment passed.
Another sigh.
“I should let you go,” she murmured again.
“Yeah. ”
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sp; Neither of them moved.
And Jax couldn’t stop smiling.
She took a slow breath, held it a second. “Jax?”
Dread pierced his cloud nine. His smile dropped. His throat tightened. This was that moment. That fucking moment—after sex, after a woman had given him what he wanted, or what they thought he wanted and that too sweet “Jax?” came. Followed by a request.
“Can you introduce me to producer x, director y, casting director z?”
“Can you invest in my latest indie movie?”
“Can I be your date to the Oscars this year?”
Or the latest: “Can I drive a stunt car in this Bond movie?”
He lifted a hand from her body to rub his eyes and readied himself before asking, “Yeah?”
“Do you want me to get your clothes cleaned? That coffee will stain and smell terrible after sitting all day. I have time before my meeting. ”
He rested his hand on his forehead, stomach clenched, still waiting for the punch.
But nothing came.
Her head moved on his chest. The hand on his arm shook. “Hey, don’t fall asleep. You’ve got to get your ass on a horse and wield a sword. ”
He laughed again. He hadn’t laughed this much with a woman in forever.
She pushed up and rolled off him, getting to her feet. The absence of her weight left him craving it again. He groped for her in the dark. Caught her arm and tugged her close. Felt for her face and pulled her in for a kiss.