LEAD ME ON by Julie Ortolon

Author:Julie Ortolon [Ortolon, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2011-04-01T09:17:24.921000+00:00

Chapter 16

Too busy to have sex? Ha! Like she was going to believe that. She wanted to wring Scott’s neck. Here she’d agonized for days about sleeping with him again, wondering if he wanted to, worrying about the complication. A torment of indecision. Then, when she finally makes up her mind, he says he’s too busy?

She couldn’t believe it.

She didn’t believe it.

Not after that kiss!

Only, why would he lie about such a thing? She pondered it for the rest of that day as the hurt of rejection wrestled with anger. By the following morning, though, anger had won out. How dare he lie to her? He had a right to tell her no, but he could have the decency to give her a reason rather than a ridiculous excuse. As petty as it was, she wanted him to pay for that. Not in a huge way—she wasn’t that childish—but she did want him to pay just a tiny bit for the days of soul-searching he’d put her through, only to be rejected with a lie.

Finally, she hit upon a subtle yet perfect way to extract revenge. Unfortunately, her plan would only work if he really did still want her. If he didn’t, she was about to make a colossal fool of herself.

Trying not to think about the potential humiliation, she carried a bucket of cleaning supplies and fresh linens to his room and gave the door a brisk knock. “It’s Allison. You decent?”

“Yes, come in,” he called.

Squaring her shoulders, she opened the door. He sat at the little desk by the windows that overlooked the cove.

Afternoon sunlight filled the room. As if oblivious to it, he stared at the laptop screen—as he always did when she came to clean his room.

“Making progress?” she asked, her voice cheerful.

“Some.” He answered without looking up.

So, he was going to pretend nothing had happened yesterday. Her eyes narrowed with determination. “Well, don’t mind me, I’ll be out of your way in a jiff.”

“Take your time.”

Humming a tune, she carried her bucket of cleaning supplies into the bathroom first, not that the room needed much cleaning. Scott was one of the neatest guests they’d ever had. Once the sink area and shower were sparkling, she headed back into the main room to change the sheets.

She watched him in the mirror on the armoire as she bent forward to strip the sheets. She’d worn a gauzy sundress without a slip. While it wasn’t indecent, she hoped the hint of her silhouette would attract his attention. At first, he didn’t look. Then his gaze strayed to her backside and the heat that smoldered in his eyes bolstered her courage. “Google eyes,” as Chloe would say.

Oh yes, Scott Lawrence wanted her, all right. To torture him just a bit, she bent over as frequently as possible as she finished making the bed. The minute she straightened and turned, though, his attention snapped back to his computer screen and his fingers started clicking away at the keyboard.

Swaying her hips, she headed for the sitting area with a feather duster.

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