“You heard me.” She shook her head. “How many times have you given women the wrong impression?” Frowning, she sighed. “Darling, as much as I love you, I just can’t let you go around breaking women’s hearts... starting with mine.” She pushed away from him.
The redhead’s face brightened. Rayne should just tell the woman to take him, but it was hard not to keep playing along. Obviously, both of these two needed to be taught a lesson in flirting. But was Rayne the one who needed to teach them? She didn’t have the time. And she definitely couldn’t tolerate players.
The man took Rayne’s hands into his and brought them up to his mouth for a kiss. His gaze still silently begged for her help.
“Sweetie, I’ll do anything you want to make this right. Just tell me.”
Rayne nodded to the other woman. “Apologize to her for leading her on.” The man’s mouth dropped open. “I mean it. Apologize.”
His face tightened and he slowly turned to the redhead. “Rona, I’m very sorry if I led you on. That wasn’t my intention.”
The woman’s gaze jumped back and forth between the man and Rayne for a few awkward moments before she arched a heavily penciled eyebrow.
“So, are you two breaking up?”
Rayne almost snorted a laugh, but she held it in. The redhead was clueless! And the man... well, the panicked expression on his face told Rayne what she needed to know. Although she thought him a pitiful creature right now – very good-looking, but pathetic – she would give him the help he needed. He really did appear afraid of Rona.
“Actually,” Rayne said, sliding up to him as she wrapped her arms around his waist, “I think I’ll give him a second chance.” She looked up into his eyes – eyes she wished weren’t so dreamy. “After all, he’s my man and I love him.”
A soft smile spread across the man’s face as he gathered Rayne back in his arms. She tried to make her heartbeat stop pounding so hard as he stared into her eyes, but she locked her eyes on his, hoping the other woman would hurry up and leave so that Rayne could stop this intimacy. But when his eyes smoldered, and he bent his head down to hers again, she sucked in a quick breath.
This time when he kissed her, she was better prepared. As her mouth moved with his, she tried listening for the woman’s heels to click on the tile, letting Rayne know of her departure, but there was no such sound. Instead, all she heard was the small groan that came from the man holding her as he deepened the kiss.
Good grief! Why were her legs weakening – along with her better judgment? If the other woman was gone, there was no reason to keep kissing this man like they were the last two people on earth and they were going to die tomorrow. And heavens... why did he smell so good?
Finally, Rayne heard the other woman sigh in defeat.
“Fine. It was nice to meet you anyway, Calvin Gates.”
Rayne’s mind screeched to a halt.Calvin Gates?Her day had just turned from bad to worse.
TWO
Calvin hadn’t meantto kiss the woman in the elevator the second time, but the way her blue-eyed gaze had roamed over his face and come to rest on his mouth made him think she was attracted to him. It was nearly impossible not to let his imagination run wild while staring into her eyes. The elevator woman was made for kissing, and he hoped she’d want to spend more time with himoutsideof the elevator.
He’d heard Rona walk away, but he just couldn’t stop kissing the beautiful woman in his arms. Except that her body suddenly stiffened. When the elevator doors finally closed, the woman shoved her hands against his chest and tore her mouth away from his. She gave him an accusing glare.
