Kirk's eyes darken, an obvious sign of lust.He slides his hand across the table until his fingers are just brushing mine."The sort that makes your heart race and your skin flush.The kind that reminds you that you're more than just your work."
I swallow hard.His touch feels like liquid fire on my skin.I'm caught between wanting to pull away and needing to grab his hand so I can shove his hand between my thighs in a much less innocent place.
"I don't usually do this," I whisper, surprised by my own honesty.
"Don't do what?"His smile is pure sin."Ye'll need to be more specific, lass."
"I-I don't talk to strange men in cafés.Or consider...whatever it is we're, um, considering."
"Let me make it crystal clear, then."He brushes his lips over mine."I mean to fuck ye, Gretchen."
"Oh."My mouth hangs open, and I try to close it.But my jaw might be hanging open far enough to let a bird fly in there.Did he really just say that?In a pub.Full of people.
I should run.Any decent woman with an ounce of self-respect would run, or at least slap him and storm out dramatically.But I don't feel threatened or even offended.I'm instantly, pathetically turned on.
Kirk rakes his lips over mine, flicking his tongue out to tease me, as if he's relishing my stunned silence."I see we're in agreement, then."
"I didn't say yes."
He shrugs, unconcerned."You will."
Unbelievable.I mean, the balls on this man.The balls and...what I hope the rest of him is packing.
I glance over my shoulder for an escape route, but Moira is watching from behind the bar with a knowing smile.The other locals are busy drinking or eating.Maybe they're discussing the Loch Ness Monster.But the only thing I can focus on is my lust for Kirk.
The man himself leans in until his lips brush the shell of my ear."Or we can finish our drinks and ye could pretend this never happened.But ye'll be thinking of me tonight, when you're lying in your lonely bed, won't ye?"
Maybe he's a mind reader.Or maybe I'm too easy to figure out.Either way, he's right.I'll be dreaming of him.I already am.
Once I've I guzzled the rest of my Rob Roy, I sit up straighter and set the glass down firmly."All right.Let's see this flat of yours.But I warn you, I know karate."
"Do ye now?"He seems skeptical of my claim."I'm adept at karate as well as tae kwon do, Judo, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kung Fu, as well as boxing and MMA."
My eyes must be bulging now.He knows every way to kill someone.All I can muster in response is, "I also have brass knuckles."
"You are the most intriguing woman I've ever met, though I'm fair certain you're lying about your martial arts training."He settles a hand on my thigh, then slides it down between my legs."But I dinnae give a toss about anything except pleasuring you.Please come to my apartment so I can ravish you in every way imaginable and some only I know."
I can barely breathe as I respond, "Yes, take me to your place."
Kirk slides off the bench and clasps my hand.Something electric passes between us, and I grow more aroused every second.Sex with a stranger?No, no, don't do this, Gretchen.
But then he flashes me a wicked smile, leading me out of the café.And I feel as if I've agreed to sign a contract with the devil.Outside, the sun is giving way to dusk little by little, giving everything a soft, moody filter.My mind registers the chill in the air, but my body is too hot to care.I'm doing this, and there's no turning back now.
Mind-blowing sex is coming my way.Right now.
Chapter Four
Kirk
The scent of Gretchen's lust permeates the air, and it feels as if someone has cast a spell over us both.Can I blame the whisky?Or maybe the realization I'm about to ravish a strange American lass?Everyone knows me as a fearless man who has no boundaries---when it comes to stunts.But this might be my most audacious feat yet.
I have never before seduced a woman at first sight.
Once I'm settled into my seat, I pat the bike."Come, lass.Cannae whisk ye to my flat without riding there.Unless ye prefer to walk.But I wouldn't advise that since I live on the other side of the village."
She climbs on, snuggling up to my erse."I've never ridden on a motorcycle.Might be fun."
"Hold on to me, and I'll give ye the ride of your life."I twist the key in the ignition, and the deep, sensual purr of the engine beneath me awakens myslat.Aye, my cock is awake now for dead sure."Slide yer arms around me and we'll be away."
