Jennifer tilted her head to the side and laughed.“Sexified isn’t a word, is it?”
He shook his head slowly.“No, I just made it up for you.”
Jennifer tightened her arms around his waist.“Thank you.I’ve never had anyone make a word just for me.”
“That’s not the only thing I will make for you.”
He almost made it sound ominous, but she knew better, and it drove a massive bolt of heat through her.
“I’m excited to find out what you have in mind,” she said and grinned.
He set his forehead on hers and closed his eyes.
“I really did miss you, baby.More than I thought was even possible.I never want to go a whole day without kissing you or touching you.”
Jennifer shook her head.“I don’t either, Grant.”After a minute, Jennifer looked around and finally noticed all the attention people gave them.“Everybody’s staring at us.”A blush moved across her cheeks as she ducked her head and hid her face against his chest.
Grant didn’t take a moment to look around but kept his eyes on Jennifer.“I don’t give a shit.”
“Can we sit down, please, Grant?”she said, pulling away from him a bit.
Grant set his jaw against denying her.“Sure, baby.”He tightened his arm around her waist.Grant nodded a greeting to the other two couples at their table and pulled her chair out for her to sit before maneuvering his chair as close as he could to hers.One of his hands landed heavily on her knee before sliding up and under the edge of her skirt.
She loved that he was touching her this time, but he was pushing it tonight.She placed her hand on his and waited, watching what he’d do.
He looked down at her hand and then her eyes.He sighed but moved his hand back to her knee and turned to talk to Devon.
Jennifer looked at the disbelief in Tessa’s wide eyes and open mouth and choked back a laugh.Both men continued to talk until Devon leaned over and whispered something in Tessa’s ear.A dark red flush tainted her cheek at what he said to her, but she leaned over and kissed him before he sat up and resumed his talk with Grant and the other men at the table.
The meal of prime rib was served shortly after Grant’s arrival.Jennifer caught the people at their table staring at the tender way Grant was with her.Both couples had known Grant for a while and were shocked at his display of affection.People usually only saw the hard, arrogant side of Grant.
Even though they ate the same thing, Grant fed her bites of his own meal.Grant also couldn’t seem to keep his hands or mouth off her.Jennifer would have been extremely embarrassed if she hadn’t loved his attention so much.Most of the evening, they were so wrapped up in each other that no one else existed.
Grant pulled her out of her chair when the music started.“Dance with me?”he asked, even though he was already guiding her to the dance floor.He pulled her into his arms until nothing, not even air, could get between them.
Grant bent his head and pressed his nose against her neck.“God, you smell good.”
Jennifer couldn’t talk.The feel of his warmth and his muscled body took her will to do anything except absorb him.
He leaned back when the second song started.“How much longer do you want to be here?”
Jennifer almost smiled at the desperation in his voice.“Just a few more dances.”
“As long as I have you in my arms, I’m okay.”He tried hard to keep his hands in a respectable spot on her body, and his cheek pressed against her hair.
“That’s sweet, Grant.”She laughed when he snorted.“You haven’t told me if you like how I look.”
Grant slid his hand underneath her mass of dark red curls and cupped the back of her neck.“You’re absolutely stunning, baby.”
Another slow song started, but you couldn’t tell by looking at them.They stood still in the middle of the dance floor in their own little world.“So, it’s not too much?”
“No, I don’t think so.Do you like the way you look?”
“Yes.I feel almost beautiful.”A sweet joy spread across her face.
“Jesus, woman.There is noalmostabout it.You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known, and I can’t think of what I did to deserve you.But I don’t care.As long as I have you, I’m happy.”
“There’s you being sweet again.”She laughed at his feigned look of displeasure.
