“I’m a headhunter for the largest employment recruiting company in the Midwest.”
“So what, you travel around the country trying to convince people to take jobs?”
“Pretty much,” she said. “You’ve seenFriends with Benefits, right? With Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake?”
“Yes.”
“I do what Mila’s character does. Only it’s not nearly as glamorous as the movie makes it seem. And I have yet to fall in love with one of my recruits.”
Why had she added that last part?
Mitch, missing nothing, raised an eyebrow. “Yet?”
Lexie sighed. “I don’t believe in love.”
His fingers, drumming on the steering wheel along with the Def Leppard song on the radio, stilled. “You don’t believe in love.”
It wasn’t a question.
“No,” she said firmly, leaving no room for arguments or further conversation on the matter. “So don’t get any ideas. This is just sex.”
Mitch held a hand up, pinky extended. “Just sex, I promise.”
Surprised, she looped her finger around his, her skin tingling at the contact.
Fuck, she couldn’t wait to get this man naked.
While he navigated the streets in the direction of his apartment, she openly and greedily traced his profile with her eyes.
He had a long, straight nose, perfectly pouty lips with a strong chin, and sharp jaw covered in dark blond scruff. His cheekbones were high, but not in a feminine way. More in a way that made him resemble a Greek god. Lexie could easily picture his likeness rendered in marble and displayed in a museum somewhere.
Chiseled.That’s what he was. And Lexie couldn’t wait to take him for a test drive. Her fingers itched to tunnel into his hair, and her sex ached to be filled by his.
When they arrived at his building and made their way upstairs, Lexie purposely stood as far away from him as she could get in the elevator. There would be no interruptions this time, and she loved the way his eyes darkened as they scanned her from head to toe. Her heart beat faster in anticipation, and by the time they were safely ensconced in his condo, she thought she might explode if he didn’t touch her.
After kicking off her shoes, she stalked up to him and ran her hands up the planes of his stomach and chest. He sucked in a breath, and she smiled, grasping the back of his neck and burying her fingers in his hair like she had been dying to do all night.
“You know,” he said as he bent down to trail his lips down the side of her neck, “I’ve never liked girls touching my hair.”
“Except me,” she said, nipping at his jaw.
“Except you,” he agreed.
“Your hair is fucking amazing,” she said, pulling back to look at him. Mitch was huge, but she fit against him perfectly, grateful, for once, for her height.
“So is yours,” he said, grabbing a handful and gently pulling her head back to return his attention to her throat. He nibbled on the soft spot where her neck met her shoulder, sucking her skin into his mouth and releasing it with a smallpop.
She shucked her sweater off, needing to feel the heat of him against her skin. With a groan, he kissed her then, backing her into the wall so their bodies were flush, every ridiculously hard, warm inch of him pressed against all of her soft ones.
Now it was Lexie’s turn to groan. In the weeks since they met, she had forgotten how good his soft lips felt when they slanted over hers. How hot it was when he trapped her bottom lip between his teeth and pulled. Their tongues tangled, and before long, she found herself with her legs wrapped around his waist, his strong arms cupping her ass.
“Are you going to fuck me right here?” she asked, an echo of that first night outside her apartment, as he bent his head to suck on her neck again. Surely she would have a hickey tomorrow, and she found herself looking forward to it, excited about the prospect of wearing the evidence of what this man did to her like a brand.
And where thefuckhad that thought come from?
“Thinking about it,” he said, his voice husky.
He stepped forward, pressing her even further into the wall, his thick erection coming into contact with her center. She gasped at the pressure, her control snapping. Lexie reached between them, and Mitch got the idea quickly, backing off a bit to give her access. She worked his zipper down and dove her hand inside, finally grasping the hard length of him.
