Fiancé for Hire by Sharon C. Cooper
Author:Sharon C. Cooper [Cooper, Sharon C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amaris Publishing LLC
Chapter Fifteen
âThereâs Tamera, the birthday girl,â Antika said, nodding toward where her best friend was talking to a group of people. âSheâs the one who told me about your auntâs company. Donât be surprised if she takes full credit for us being here together tonight.â Antika laughed.
âSo sheâs the person I need to thank for bringing you into my life. Yeah, I absolutely want to meet her.â
He reached for Antikaâs hand and linked his fingers with hers. Every time he touched her, it was like a little zing shot through her body. She didnât want to read too much into the handholding, but her battered heart was doing a little jig inside her chest. She was going to have to be careful with him. She didnât know if he was just playing the role of being her date. Or if he was feeling what she feltâintense attraction.
Theyâd only been in each otherâs presence a few times, but the sexual tension vibing between them was impossible to ignore. But what if it was one-sided? What if once again her selection criteria had slipped out of whack? Sheâd been wrong about a man too many times, and she didnât trust her judgment.
Waitâ¦
Why had she let her thoughts go this route? There was no future for them. If she didnât keep that in mind, sheâd be the one with the broken heart. Again.
A huge smile spread across Tameraâs face as they approached.
âWell, I have to say youâre more handsome in person than you are on television and in magazines. Iâm Tamera.â She stuck out her hand to Drevon, and instead of just shaking it, he kissed the back of her fingers.
âDrevon Ross,â he said, and released her. âItâs a pleasure to meet you, and happy birthday.â
Antika rolled her eyes at the way her friend was blushing and giggling like a schoolgirl.
âThank you,â Tamera gushed, her arm looping through his. âIâm glad you could make it to the party. Hopefully, you donât mind joining me at my table.â
âAs long as you donât mind if my date joins us,â he said, easing out of Tameraâs grasp and reaching for Antikaâs hand again.
Damn, heâs good, Antika thought as his heated gaze washed over her as if they were devoted lovers.
Since arriving at the party, sheâd had second thoughts about her dress, fearing that it was too revealing, too short, and too tight for her figure. But if the appreciative gaze heâd given her earlier, and the way he was looking at her now was any indication, Drevon liked what he saw. That made her like him even more, and it was going to be hard not to fall for his fine, charming ass.
âOf course,â Tamera said grinning and looking as if she was going to leap out of her skin as her gaze volleyed from Antika to Drevon and back again. âBut can I steal your woman for a second?â
âSure. Would you like something to drink?â Drevon asked Antika.
She had already sampled the spiked punch when she arrived, but maybe a little of something else wouldnât hurt.
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