Innocent Next Door by Munro Shelley

Author:Munro, Shelley [Munro, Shelley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: military romance, virgin heroine, bbw heroine, alpha hero
Published: 2015-07-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Summer, how are you?” Dare rose from behind his desk and came around to greet her, hands outstretched in welcome. Dressed in a smart charcoal-gray suit with a black shirt and black-and-gray tie, he appeared handsome and successful.

But he wasn’t Nikolai.

“I’m fine.” She wondered how to avoid a kiss without making a big issue of it. Dare aimed for her lips and in the end, she turned her head so his kiss landed on her cheek.

He grasped her hands in his and stood back to study her, seemingly unperturbed by her action. “I’ve tried ringing. Your phone was switched off. I wasn’t sure if you were going to work or not.”

“I slept in this morning.” Summer felt the crawl of heat in her cheeks and knew she needed to change the subject fast. “Thanks for meeting me for lunch. I’m not a good invalid. Got bored with my own company.” She found herself thinking about Nikolai’s assertions—about Dare and his family’s involvement in illegal activities. If criminal propensity was written on his face, she couldn’t see it. He appeared the same as always.

Sophisticated. Attractive. Sexy.

Dare cleared his throat. “Do I need to wipe my face?”

She blinked, irritated at her transparency. Could she be any less subtle?

Amusement glittered in his eyes. “If there’s lipstick on my face, it came from my mother. She popped in to see me about an hour ago.”

Summer imagined her parents meeting Dare, and knew that although her mother was no pushover, she’d like him. Her father might take longer to warm to a man dating his daughter. Ditto her brothers.

“Sorry,” Summer said, aware she was woolgathering yet again. “Are you ready to leave?”

“I’ll let the restaurant staff know I’m going out then we’re all set.” He paused by the door to his office to smile at her. After tucking a curl behind her ear, he leisurely kissed her, taking her by surprise.

When they parted, she gasped for breath. Her pulse throbbed faster than it had mere seconds ago. There had to be something wrong with her. She’d spent the morning in bed with Nikolai, relished everything they’d done together and wanted to repeat the experience, yet kissing Dare was enjoyable too. A topic for rapid thought because her family wouldn’t approve of her stringing along two men. Heck, she disapproved since the object of the luncheon exercise was to end the budding relationship.

“You look beautiful,” he murmured, his eyes skimming her body.

She’d dressed carefully for the meeting, needing to bolster her nerves. Maybe she should have settled for casual jeans and a shirt instead of her favorite black skirt and the cream knit top that clung to her breasts. Too late now.

“Thanks.” Summer nibbled her bottom lip as she tried to think of the right way to put a halt to their romantic liaison yet remain friends. Not a single word came to mind.

Dare hustled her from his office with a warm hand at her waist. “I thought we’d have lunch at the Sky Tower today.

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