Billionaire's Bride of Innocence by Miranda Lee

Author:Miranda Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

‘RED suits you,’ James said.

‘Thank you,’ Megan replied. ‘It’s not a colour I usually wear. I used to think it was too in-your-face. But Nicole talked me into it.’

They were on their way to the restaurant in the beach buggy, night having fallen and the narrow, winding road slightly more hazardous than it had been earlier on, despite lights hanging off the palm trees at intervals. The buggy lurched around the corners, setting Megan’s earrings swinging. They were long drops of crystal, chosen for their match-anything non-colour.

‘We use red a lot in ads,’ James told her. ‘It’s the strongest of the primary colours. A recent survey actually proved that men found women more attractive in red than any other colour. They dressed the same woman in lots of different colours and most men voted her more attractive in red.’

‘Really? Well, that’s good. Because I bought a red bikini as well.’

‘So I noticed. I’m looking forward to seeing you in it as well. And out of it,’ he added with a wicked little smile.

Megan felt its effect right down to her freshly painted red toenails.

‘With or without shoes,’ she countered.

His sexy laugh made her heart zing and her belly tighten at the same time. ‘I’m not sure you’d survive wearing those shoes for too long,’ he said, nodding towards the five-inch-high heels she was wearing.

‘They’re a bit much, aren’t they?’ she agreed.

‘Hell, no. They’re great. Just hard to walk in, I would imagine.’

‘I’ve been practising.’

His sidewards glance carried amusement. ‘Practice does make perfect. I’ll let you practise on me later tonight.’

Megan’s tongue suddenly felt thick in her mouth. ‘Do…doing what?’

How delightful she was, James thought. Trying so hard to be saucy, when underneath she was still basically the same sweet, innocent girl he’d married. He loved it that she was now willing to try new things. But he also loved it that she’d never done any of those things with any other man.

Such thinking evoked a tender possessiveness towards her that he’d never felt before.

‘Whatever you’d like to practise, my darling,’ he replied softly.

When he slanted a quick glance her way, he caught her licking her lips. So that was what she wanted to do. He’d hoped as much.

Just the thought of it, however, was painful. He would really have to get off the subject of sex for a while.

The sight of the security gate ahead heralded the end of the private road, James acknowledging the guard with a nod as he waved them through. The rainforest on either side ended abruptly at that point, replaced by the more ordered gardens which surrounded the resort buildings. There were also a lot more roads, going in all directions. White signposts at each intersection indicated which way to go to find the hotel, the main beach, the pools and yes, there it was, the Hibiscus!

James swung the buggy to the left and followed the road round to the restaurant’s car park, which was surprisingly full. He’d heard that Dream Island was rarely empty, but he hadn’t expected it to be this busy.

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