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Emma flinched and pulled her hand away. “Hey, I’m a woman.”

“I know, but that’s different. You’re my friend, so there’s no pressure.”

“What about the other stuff? You know, what you said the other day about guys wanting…”

“Sex?”

“Yeah, that.” Emma found herself inching a little further away, which caused Zack to chuckle.

“Oh, I still want that,” he admitted, and he gave her the most devilish grin she had ever seen.

“So having sex doesn’t count as having a relationship with a woman?” Emma was constantly amazed at the inner workings of a man’s brain. She obviously had a lot to learn, and who better to teach her than this man—the king of panty melters.

“Not necessarily. Remember when you said that sex and romance make a perfect combination? Well, sex and relationships don’t have to go together. Sometimes we like sex just for the sake of sex.”

“Hmm, and you believe that this is unique to the male species?” Emma set her hands on her hips and quirked her eyebrows at him.

Zack was obviously enjoying the turn that their conversation had taken. He adjusted his position to face her full on, their knees almost touching on the sheets. “I guess it’s possible for a woman to want that too, although I’ve never known one.”

“Well, I’ll have you know that women enjoy sex just as much as men. Some just might be too shy to admit it.”

“Which one are you?”

Oh God, what have I done? Emma was stuck. She couldn’t move back another inch, or she’d fall on the floor. Zack looked at her like he was about to pounce, and her heart started beating double-time. To top it all off, she felt her cheeks heat up, which meant she was probably a lovely shade of beet-red!

“Um, this is not an appropriate conversation for friends to have.”

Zack leaned a little closer, to where she could feel his breath on her skin. He rested his weight on his hands, which caused the muscles in his biceps to bulge. Great, now I’m looking at his muscles!

“Emma, let me just say that if you ever feel the urge to have sex just for the sake of it, I’m your man. No need to pick up a stranger at a bar or anything like that. It’s not safe, and I can promise you I would never hurt you.”

Emma almost melted under his intense gray-eyed gaze, but suddenly her conscience kicked in, and she stood up from the bed, putting a safe distance between them.

“I’ll keep that in mind,” she said flippantly. “Now, let’s get back to work.”