Love Tango by J.M. Jeffries

Author:J.M. Jeffries
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Don’t you think this dance is a bit simple?” Roxanne asked. She felt awkward as she stood in the center of the rehearsal studio watching him explain the steps. After their night of love making, she didn’t know how to act with him. A cameraman filmed their rehearsal and she wondered if their night of passion showed on her face.

Nick had chosen the iconic meeting between Dorothy and the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz.

“Not simple,” Nick said. “Effortless.” He positioned her and then took up his own stance. The music started and she twirled around him while he acted as though he truly was made of straw.

She stumbled and he just grinned. “Again.”

She started from the beginning, but keeping her mind on the dance was difficult after last night. The memory of his hands on her body sent spirals of heat through her. And now as they moved through the dance steps she couldn’t box up the memory so she could keep her mind on her steps.

They moved through the routine a couple more times. The cameraman, having gotten what he wanted for the show, waved as he took off, leaving them to finish in private.

“You’re getting better,” Nick said.

“I’m just getting better at moving my feet faster and catching myself before I fall.”

Nick laughed. He whirled her around. The preshow interview had been that morning and Roxanne realized she was beginning to relax.

Nick kissed the tip of her nose. “Keep your mind on the steps.”

“Hard to after last night.”

“I am kind of impressed with myself.”

Roxanne punched his shoulder. “Stop that.”

“The whole world knows we kissed.”

“I don’t want the whole world to know we’ve gone way beyond the kiss.” Roxanne’s body tingled at the memory of him in her bed, his solid warmth and gentle lovemaking. Even though she’d dated over the years, she hadn’t found a man she could tolerate long enough to get beyond the getting-to-know-you stage. She always had the feeling that her parents had set her up with some of the men she’d gone out with. Too often the men would question her about her relationship with her parents and once the word parent was out of his mouth she was gone. She’d walked out a number of times on men who’d pushed and prodded so much she just knew her parents were trying to trap her into some outburst that they could exploit.

And now she’d allowed Nick to get close to her and worried he would leave because of the crazy that was in her life at the moment.

“You’re frowning,” Nick said. “Stop frowning.”

“I’ll try.” She paused for a moment. “Not working. I’m afraid I made a mistake.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’ve been exposed to the crazy that’s my life. Do you want to get any deeper?”

“I like you. I’ll deal with the crazy because I have my own brand of crazy.”

“Deveraux crazy is special.”

“True,” Nick countered, grinning. “But I still think I’m man enough to take it.”

Roxanne tilted her head. “I’ve never heard anything about you.

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