He heard movement behind him and she said, ‘OK, I’m decent.’
Brodie turned around. She’d tied the ends of the shirt at her waist, but some of the buttons were still open enough to give him a tantalising glimpse of her breasts. He knew she wasn’t wearing a bra. Blood – hot and instant – rushed to his cock.
He came back over, hoping she wouldn’t notice, and handed her her glass. She took it. Their fingers touched and her eyes widened at the crackle of electricity. A flush entered her cheeks.
Brodie forced his brains out of his pants. ‘Look, I haven’t really thanked you for what you did.’
A glimmer of humour made her eyes look very gold in the light. ‘Saving you from being chased around that ballroom like aCarry Onmovie?’
Brodie stuck a hand in his hair. ‘Something like that. It’s been getting progressively worse. I’ve had to block her number – she’s been sending texts.’
‘Wow, OK, that’s actually...not funny.’ She squinted at me. ‘Texts, or photos?’
He shook his head. ‘No pics yet... I think that might have been her next step.’
Any glimmer of humour was gone. ‘If it was the other way around and you were doing that to her, she’d be at the police station.’
‘It’s a messy situation. She’s my boss’s wife.’
Brodie could care less about that woman now though. Not when his eyes were full ofthe one in front of him. A totally unexpected situation and yet one he didn’t regret for a second.
He said, ‘I have a confession to make, maybe my motives weren’t entirely to deter her. I think I saw an opportunity to kiss you and grabbed it.’
Chapter 5
Jess
Ithink I saw an opportunity to kiss you and grabbed it.
‘You did?’ I felt breathless, as if someone had just punched me lightly in the belly.
The air felt charged. When I’d been changing just now I could have sworn I felt his eyes on me. Maybe it hadn’t been wishful thinking. He nodded and said, ‘Yeah, maybe I was wondering how I hadn’t even seen you in that dress because I would have noticed you.’
‘You would...’
He nodded again.
I knew these were just smooth words, and maybe they came really easily to him and he said them to a lot of women, but right now I didn’t really care. All I could see was his magnificent chest and that mouth, and remember how good it had felt on mine.
This was such an unexpected situation – I wasn’t that shy with guys, but I wasn’tthatconfident. But there was something about the anonymity of the situation that was making me a lot bolder.
‘Maybe I wouldn’t mind if you wanted to kiss me again.’
The brow on the half of his face I could see raised up. ‘Is that right?’
I hadn’t even noticed that I must have been moving closer to him, because now there were only inches separating us.
He lifted a hand and touched my jaw. It was so featherlight and yet it burned. I shivered.
‘Are you cold?’
I shook my head, eyes fixed on his mouth. He took my glass and put it down on a nearby surface. I barely noticed.
He came closer and put his hands on my jaw, tipping it up. I was taller than average, but he still towered over me. I’d never particularly relished feeling so...feminine before.
‘What’s your name?’ he asked, his mouth so close that I could feel his breath.
I shook my head. ‘This is a fantasy. No names.’
