One in a Million by Susan Mallery & Tanya Michaels

Author:Susan Mallery & Tanya Michaels [Mallery, Susan & Michaels, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Hometown Heartbreakers, Category
ISBN: 9780373245437
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

He was close, Stephanie thought as embarrassment and horror swirled in her throat. So close that he'd grasped the concept in one seemingly easy try.

It was one thing to think about hot monkey sex with a virtual stranger who happened to be handsome, hunky and heart-poundingly erotic, it was another to have the object of her desire figure it all out and say it back to her. Out loud.

In the light of day, the idea sounded sleazy and off-putting and completely improbable.

Without thinking, she pushed herself to her feet and bolted from the room. She had no particular destination in mind just a need to be away from Nash.

As she raced along the hall, she tried to tell herself that she hadn't done anything wrong. She was an adult, Nash was an adult. He'd kissed her and they'd both liked it. So what was the big deal about suggesting taking things to the next level? Didn't people do that all the time? Maybe, she thought frantically. But not her. She'd been with exactly one man in her life—her husband. The rules and social mores of the modern dating world were completely beyond her. She had never asked a man to hold her hand before, much less ask him to have an affair.

She reached the bottom stair, but before she could put her foot on it, someone grabbed her arm.

She stopped and sucked in a breath. Okay—not someone. Nash. She ducked her head because she could feel heat on her cheeks. Not only from what he'd figured out about what she wanted, but because running hadn't exactly been mature.

Silence stretched between them, lengthening like taffy. Finally it snapped with an almost-audible crack and he spoke.

“I apologize," he said quietly. "Apparently I misread the situation and insulted you." His words were so at odds with what she'd been thinking, she couldn't help turning around and staring at him. His dark gaze settled on her face as he shrugged.

“Wishful thinking on my part," he said. "I projected what I wanted onto you." He was taking the fall for this? She couldn't believe it. "I... You..." She blinked. "Projecting?"

“The kiss was hot. It made me want more." She processed the statement. The ripples of horror changed to tingles of excitement as she considered the possibilities. "You don't mind that I'm interested in a no-strings affair? You don't think that's tacky and cheap and sleazy of me?" His mouth curved into a slow smile as fire flared in his irises. "Do I look like I mind?" He released her arm and reached up to stroke her cheek. "You're attractive, sexy and you kiss like a wet-dream fantasy come to life." Oh, my. Speaking of wet, his words made her go all squishy inside. An ache began between her thighs and spread out in every direction. She felt both weak and incredibly powerful. Desire swept through her—the kind of desire she'd hadn't felt in what seemed like a lifetime.

“Why don't you ask your question again," she said.

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