She also wouldn’t forget the impressive bulge underneath the towel.
So help her God, she’d been ready to fall to her knees and take him into her mouth, right there in his kitchen.She’d been fairly certain he would have been up for it.
But he’d walked away.
Enough with the X-rated thoughts.Eat your ginger tofu.
What must he think of her?First, she admitted there might be a chance she was using him for sex.Then she allowed him to accompany her as she delivered her dead husband’s clothes to a charity shop.It had to give him pause.
She was beginning to think she needed her head examined.
Then again, maybe she just needed more sex…
She knew they weren’t really relationship material, and she guessed Nick knew it too.
God, would he hate her for even suggesting they be official fuck buddies?Was there even such a thing?
Or was this her pathetic attempt at establishing something deeper?
Nonsense.
“Want some of my spicy beef?”asked Nick, holding a big serving spoon.
“Oh, yeah.I definitely want some of your spicy beef.”
Why did her voice sound so breathy?Shit.
He raised an eyebrow as he portioned out the food on her plate.“This is one of my favorite dishes.They use the perfect amount of spice.”
Dammit.Back in the friend zone.
Claire was starting to think it was time to lay all her cards on the table.Would he tell her to take a hike, that he was sick of being objectified?
There was only one way to find out.She opened her mouth to speak.
“I spoke to Louie,” he said.“He told me his date went well with Adele.”
“Yeah.Adele said the same thing.They’ve scheduled a second date.”
“Nice.Between you and me, I think Louie’s smitten.”
“Well, between you and me, Adele thinks he’s adorable.She’s always had a thing for guys who look like big teddy bears.Taking that and the foosball into consideration, I’m sure we’ll be getting wedding invitations soon.”
“A match made in heaven.”
Claire remembered the twinkle in Adele’s eyes as she’d told her about her night with Louie.Her friend knew it was early days, but she’d still been excited.She’d told Claire there was something special about the cameraman, that he’d treated her with such tenderness, and she was curious to see where it would go.
Plus, she’d said, Louie was ‘an incredible kisser.’
One date, and Adele had it all figured out.
Claire had been dancing around Nick for weeks and she still couldn’t get her act together.
Nick grew pensive.“Changing the topic, I want you to know I was really proud of you back there, at the charity shop.It couldn’t have been easy.”
“And thanks to your influence, I didn’t threaten any of the shop ladies with death or dismemberment.”
“The day is young.”He winked.“Here.Make sure you get a spring roll.These are the best ones in Toronto.”
