Manage Me: A Vagabond Romance by J.D. Fox

Author:J.D. Fox
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Control Publishing
Published: 2019-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Ryan

I wasn't prepared for her to look how the way she did. The deep burgundy of her dress set off her dark hair and eyes so that I was reminded of a bottle of wine and a bar of chocolate all at once, but a thousand times sexier and more elegant. All of our time in San Francisco had been spent with us running around the city all day in practical pants and shoes, and her smile had always been so beautiful that I hadn't even noticed her clothes (with the exception of a t-shirt she'd worn one day that said 'I'm an Epic Storyline'). For some reason, it hadn't sunk in until that very moment that this was going to be a real date, with us dressed up and sitting down and then hopefully getting down.

I swallowed down the lump in my throat that had formed when I saw her. "You look incredible."

She blushed. "Thank you. Lauren spotted it on our last day in San Francisco, and she convinced me to get it. I'm glad she did, though."

"Me too."

The two of them hugged, and Lauren whispered something in Dakota's ear that made her laugh. I held the door open for Dakota, who walked steadily before me in her four-inch black heels. Beyond the fact that she was able to walk in those shoes was that she could walk in them steadily. I loved that though she didn't seem like that type of woman, Dakota had a great deal of experience walking and looking dangerous in a pair of heels.

I stayed back a little bit to watch her hips move as she walked ahead of me. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. It was as if I hadn't just spent three straight days examining every inch of her naked body. This Dakota was different than the girl I'd met in San Francisco, who, once she'd warmed up to a person, laughed easily and contagiously, and sometimes she let you see her fragility. This Dakota, though... well she made me a little nervous. In her presence, I was patently aware of how formidable she must have been to make it as a financial advisor in LA.

"That dress really is... incredible," I said as I continued to follow her to the elevator.

"You're checking my ass out right now, aren't you?" She asked without turning around, consciously flexing her legs for my benefit.

"Well, I won't deny that it's holding most of my attention, but I'm actually checking out every inch of you. You are stunning."

"Thank you," she said, turning to smile back at me.

In that brief moment, it felt like she really heard me and knew this went beyond the things I'd said to her in bed, which I always meant but were colored by their circumstances. It felt like the compliment actually reached through her painful armor and landed near her heart, and if she was ready to hear me, then maybe she was ready to talk to me.

We

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