Page 101 of Nobody's Girl

Ethan was everything Kel had ever wanted in a man. He was all man and knew how to push her sexual buttons. She loved his body, his smile, his eyes. He spoke in a way she found interesting and enjoyable. He was what seemed to be the complete package.

She wondered whether if things had been different, if there’d been no bet, would Ethan still have sought her out?

He kissed each one of her fingertips as he answered her. “Really, Kel. Tonight doesn’t have to be a one-time thing for you and I.” He meant it too. The bet wasn’t about having sex then leaving the woman. It was just about who got laid first. He could keep things going with Kel if he wanted to.

The fact was, Kel was stirring him in ways no other ever had. Why would he stop seeing her?

The way she gazed into his eyes told him she was a bit worried about what he’d said. He knew she’d been deeply hurt by what her jackass of a fiancé had done to her. He had no wish to hurt her. As a matter of fact, he wanted to get to know the woman he held in his arms. She was the beauty to his beast; that was certain.

“Ethan, how can I trust you?” Kel asked him. “How can I be sure you’re telling me the truth and not just telling me what you think I want to hear?”

He reached into his pocket and took out his cell. “Give me your phone.”

Kel didn’t have her phone with her. It was in her purse, behind the bar. “I don’t have it on me.”

“Tell me what your number is then,” Ethan said and opened up his contact list. He typed in her name and waited for her answer.

“555-677-5599,” she told him, giving him her real phone number.

“Your address?” he asked.

She wasn’t sure about giving him that. He might make his way to her house that night after she ran out on him if he had her address. “Not yet,” she said, stalling him. “Maybe after you call me. Then we’ll see about that.”

“Oh, I’m going to call ya. On that, you can count,” he said, then put his phone back into his pocket. “Can we get back to where we were?”

She nodded and put her arms around his neck and let him kiss her again. Things were proving harder to do than she’d thought they’d be. Ethan was either a fantastic liar, or he was being real with her. Kel wasn’t sure which, but she knew making out with him was a thing she’d remember forever!

Chapter 9

Phoenix couldn’t believe how amazing it felt to kiss Cait. She was sexy, with a touch of sweet, And spicy, with a touch of soothing, making him wonder if he’d be happy with just one night of passion with her.

He was already deciding to take her someplace nice for the night. Phoenix wanted to win the bet by getting her to give into him before the others got their women to. But he also wanted more than a quick tryst with the beautiful lady.

Cait was much prettier than any woman he’d ever been with before. He could see her beauty went all the way down to her soul. She had a spirit about her that he’d never noticed in any other woman before.

It was a bit unnerving to him that he had met her under the odd circumstances. It was also a little crazy that Ethan had picked her out for him. She’d gone overlooked by him when Phoenix was scouting out a woman for Griffin, and he wondered why that was.

Maybe because Cait wasn’t meant for Griffin.

Maybe because Cait was meant for him!

“Have you ever been to Texas, Cait?” he asked her as he ran his hand through her hair.

“No, I have not. Are you inviting me?” she asked him as she moved to straddle him in the chair he was sitting on.

Was he? He had to ask himself. What was he doing? He’d never asked anyone to come to his real home before.

“I am inviting you. Do you like the beach? I live in a beachfront home.” He watched her eyes dance as she trailed her fingertip over his lips.

“A beachfront home, huh? Are you rich, Phoenix?” she asked him.

He wasn’t sure if he should divulge that information. There was the rule about not using money to get your girl into bed. “I have some money. So, what do you say to a visit?”

“I say, I’ll have to see about that. I’d have to save up the money to get there and get back home. That could take me a few weeks. When did you want me to come?”

“Soon,” he said, then pressed his lips to the hollow of her throat. “Very soon.”