Her eyes glistened, and she swallowed hard.
It was enough to make him do a double take.
When he focused on her again, though, her eyes had narrowed.She tilted her head to the side and swirled her hair around her finger.He braced himself, seeing the gears turning in her head.
“Okay,” she said silkily.Her red-tipped fingernails drummed against her hipbones as she stepped forward.
The sexy roll of her hips distracted him enough that he found himself rooted in place.When she settled her hand over his heart, he couldn’t move.She slid that dangerous touch upwards until she’d caught him by the nape of the neck.
Her brown gaze met his, searching.“Then we’ll do this.”
She tugged down as she lifted herself up onto her tiptoes.Her soft lips pressed against his, and Billy’s heart nearly jumped out of his chest.He dropped the wrench, letting it clatter against the floor, and caught her by the arms.
A whistle cut through the air, followed by a hearty “Hell, yeah.”
The leather of her jacket was chilled, but the body underneath it was warm and oh-so damn tempting.
His grip on her tightened even as he tried to pull back.The ache in his head was growing into a rumble.She snuggled closer, pressing her breasts against his chest.He jerked his hips back before she could rub against him there, too.
Adrenaline surged through Billy, pulling his nerves tight.He had to resist.He couldn’t get sucked back in.He hadn’t detoxed from her yet.
Jaw tight, he held her away from him.This had to stop.She’d messed him up bad this time.Really bad.
“Billy,” she said softly.
He tried not to look at her.He tried not to look into those brown doe eyes, but then she trembled.It went all the way through her, and a soft whimper caught his ear.He looked at her sharply and felt his stomach drop.The expression on her face was so open and honest, it tore right through him.
“I’m sorry,” she mouthed.
When she lifted herself to kiss him again, he couldn’t deny himself.He kissed her back, their mouths melding slowly.Achingly.He slid his hand into her hair and vaguely heard the hoots and hollers that broke out this time.
Their bodies touched, connecting from head to toe.As far as kisses went, it wasn’t the hottest or the most explicit.After over a day away from her, though, it was the hit he needed to ease his shakes.
And start him down the wrong path all over again.
Breathing heavily, Billy broke the kiss.He leaned his forehead against Roxie’s as he tried to make sense of everything.They’d really done it this time.He’d thought the break had been clean.
Why had she followed him home?
Shaking his head, he tried to clear his thoughts.Focusing on his boss again, he realized this wasn’t the time nor place to do that.“I need to leave.”
“You think?”Corelli straightened his badge around his neck.“We can’t have distractions like this.It’s not safe.”
Distractions.Had the man seen Roxie?Shit was going to happen.
Billy looked down at her, taking a deep breath.“You say you want to talk?”
She bit her lip but nodded.
“All right.”He sucked it up.“We’ll talk.”
* * * * *
The drive to his place didn’t take long.He’d been renting a one-bedroom house on the edge of town for a while.The place wasn’t fancy, and he hadn’t taken any steps to make it that way.The roof was new-ish and the drafts had been sealed.That was good enough for him.
It wasn’t like the place was home.
“Give me a minute,” he muttered as he threw his jacket onto a threadbare lounger.
