Going For It by Jo Leigh

Author:Jo Leigh
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2001-02-21T23:00:00+00:00

9

CHASE SAW the confusion on Jamie’s face. It lasted a brief second, but it gave him his answer. Dr. Jamie was full of it. He’d suspected before; now he was sure. She talked a good game, but there was a fundamental flaw in her logic. Women weren’t like men. They had not only different plumbing, but different wiring. And women, whether they liked it or not, were wired for committed relationships.

It made sense biologically. They needed to count on someone for food and lodging while they tended babies. Survival of the species.

While he did agree that some women could have sex for the hell of it, for the fun, with no strings and no expectations, such women were few and far between, and Jamie was not one of them.

It was a shame, because he’d thought a lot about how this little game was going to end. When he’d said yes, he’d wanted to show the good doctor a thing or two about sex and seduction and everything in between. But now that he was doing just that, the victory was bittersweet.

In the past two days, despite his best intentions, he’d come to like Jamie. Last night had clinched that. She’d be dangerous if she realized her own power. With that quick mind and that sinful body, she could make any man jump through hoops. That’s what women in general didn’t understand—Jamie, in particular.

Men wanted sex for the release, sure, but being inside a woman was the safest place on earth. No amount of money, power or glory could give a man that sense of security. Hell, men made money and became powerful just so they could get the women.

“Chase?”

He realized Jamie had been trying to get his attention. He’d been so lost in thought that he’d missed the commercials and her station ID. They were on the air. “Yeah?”

“Carly asked an interesting question.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t hear it. I was distracted.”

“That’s all right. Carly, would you like to ask your question again?”

“Sure,” came the sultry, low voice from the speaker. “I think women can have sex without love, but they don’t want to. I think love is the whole purpose. I wondered what you thought about that?”

“Hmm.” He had to be careful about this. The game was still afoot, and even though the outcome was more uncertain than ever, he didn’t want to say anything that would mess things up. “I think love means different things to different people. If you’re talking about security, then I agree.”

“Love isn’t security,” the caller said, then chuckled softly. “Or, at least, it’s a really small part of it.”

“Fair enough.” Chase leaned forward, closer to the mike. “So what is love?”

“I have no idea,” Carly answered. “I’ve never been in love. Not really. I’ve been in like, and sometimes in lust, but never in love.”

“How do you know?”

There was a pause. Jamie looked at him questioningly. “I think that’s a very important question,” she said.

“Here’s what I think,” Carly said. “I think that love is a spiritual, physical and emotional experience, like a three-legged stool.

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