Page 16 of Fox in Plain Sight

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Nick pressed a kiss into Michelle’s hair. He’d pulled her on top of him on the couch, not wanting to crush her with his weight. He liked the feel of her warm body as she lay there, relaxed and breathing evenly.

“Are you falling asleep?” he asked, chuckling.

“Mmm.”

“Guess I must have bored you.”

She lifted her head and smiled at him. “You’ve worn me out, that’s what you did, and you know it.” She pressed her cheek back onto his chest.

He liked how easy she was to talk to. If he weren’t on the run, he wouldn’t mind having a girlfriend like Michelle, maybe even a serious relationship.

“I think you’ve got it the wrong way ’round. You wore me out.”

She laughed softly, and her breath ghosted over his nipple, to his own surprise hardening it in an instant. Fuck, he still wanted more. Taking her just once hadn’t been quite enough.

“Are you complaining?” she asked.

He gave her a good-natured slap on her ass. “No complaints. Just an observation.”

She wiggled on top of him, and he palmed her ass with both hands, stopping her from rubbing herself against his cock.

“Go ahead, keep doing that, and I’m gonna have to bend you over that armchair and teach you some manners,” he warned and pressed another kiss on the top of her head.

She lifted her head and laughed. “Who says I have no manners? Didn’t I take care of your injuries like a good little nurse?”

Nick lifted one side of his mouth into a smirk. “More like a naughty little vixen luring me into her lair so she can devour me. Remember, I’m just an innocent boy from Indiana. I have no defenses against experienced women from the city.”

“Not even you believe that. You don’t strike me as innocent. And I wasn’t the one doing the seducing. I remember distinctly that you were the one asking for a kiss.”

“True, but I had no idea you’d rub your hot little body all over me, making me lose all control. And there I’d planned on taking you out for a coffee, trying to get to know you better.” He looked at his watch. “Guess it’s too late for that now. It’s more like dinner time.”

“So you really wanted to ask me out on a date?”

“Sure did.” He lifted his hand, making an all encompassing sweeping motion. “Guess I’ve got it backwards. Normally, sex comes after dinner.” He combed a hand through her hair, enjoying the silky feel of it. “Though, if you don’t object, I’d like to take you out for dinner now.”

Her eyes widened. “You mean, even though you’ve already gotten what you wanted?”

“Who says I have?” He winked.

“Normally, guys make themselves scarce once they’ve gotten a girl into bed.”

“Way I see it, we’re not in bed.” He patted the sofa cushion. “I believe this is a couch. And who says all I want is sex? I think you’d be selling yourself short if you thought that.”

He looked deep into her blue eyes and felt how his heart started beating out of control. He wasn’t lying to her. She did have a lot to offer—to the right guy. Unfortunately, he wasn’t that guy, although if circumstances were different, he wondered if he could be.

“You really know how to turn on the charm,” Michelle said.

“I do my best.” Then he gave her another slap on her backside. “Now, how about that dinner date, or were you just gonna use me for sex and then toss me out on my ass?”

For far too long she looked at him, contemplating her answer. He shifted, his pulse kicking up. What was going through that pretty little mind right now? Best to grab the bull by the horns and turn things around.

“Oh my God, you actually have to think about that!? Way to boost a guy’s self-confidence.” He pulled himself up to sit, laughing, when Michelle started snickering.

“Sorry, couldn’t help myself. I love it when a guy gets all flustered and insecure.”

Nick planted a kiss on her nose. “You’re a strange woman, Michelle.”