Play Thing by Nicola Marsh

Author:Nicola Marsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-25T19:25:21+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

ALEX HAD NO idea what the hell had just happened.

One second he was on a high after having amazing sex on his desk, the next he was watching Charlotte flee his office after reneging on their dinner plans.

‘Hey, wait up,’ he yelled, giving chase. Thankfully, he caught her just before the elevator doors slid shut by sticking his hand between them.

They slid open to reveal her staring at him wide-eyed, her lips compressed in a mutinous line.

‘What happened back there?’

‘Nothing. I just remembered I have stuff to do.’ She shook her head, soft brown waves tumbling over her shoulders, making him want to bury his nose in it and inhale the fruity fragrance of her shampoo.

‘Let me guess. Feed your cat.’ He snapped his fingers, trying to turn down the sarcasm but more than a tad annoyed at her sudden urge to flee after what had just happened in his office. ‘But you forget that I’ve been to your flat and you don’t have a cat. So what’s up?’

‘Can’t you just let this go?’ Colour suffused her cheeks and she folded her arms across her chest. Like that could ever distract him from her perfect, pert breasts.

‘No. It’s not in my nature to give up.’

When the elevator doors started pinging because he had his arms braced against them, he said, ‘I’m coming with you.’

She glared at him, frown lines crinkling her forehead. ‘I want to be alone.’

‘No, you don’t. You want to mull over what just happened. Maybe you’re freaked out by how powerful the connection is when we have sex?’ He stepped into the elevator and patted his pocket to ensure he had his cell and car keys. ‘Don’t be. Sex is rarely that good and when it is, you have to embrace it.’

He shot her a cheery wink. ‘I have.’

‘That’s because you didn’t have a choice,’ she snapped. ‘I strutted into your office like some ho and practically stripped in front of you.’

Her confession seriously rattled him. Was mortification behind her abrupt turnaround? He knew her inexperience with men could be an issue but the way she’d responded to him so far had convinced him that she’d shed her inhibitions.

He had to slow this down. Had to show her that he liked her for more than her body. Which he obviously hadn’t done a very good job of so far.

‘You’re overwhelmed, I get it, but don’t ever think I see you as anything other than a strong woman willing to embrace her sexuality.’

Her mouth softened at his declaration and he continued. ‘I like being with you. That’s it. No hidden agenda. No ulterior motives. So how about we take this down a notch? Grab takeout and go somewhere that makes you comfortable?’

A refusal hovered on her lips. He could see it in every rigid line of her body. So rather than waiting for a response, he stepped completely into the elevator and stabbed at the button for the ground floor.

‘You don’t need to answer, just give me directions,’ he said, watching the lit numbers on the console count down.

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