Recipe for Temptation by Smith Maureen

Author:Smith, Maureen [Smith, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781426856594
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2010-06-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Around midnight, Reese found herself wide awake and staring up at a dark ceiling.

Despite being enveloped in Egyptian cotton sheets, and despite the fact that she’d drank three glasses of wine over dinner, sleep eluded her.

And she knew the reason.

She was spending the night under the same roof as Michael. The knowledge that he was asleep somewhere in this big house had proved to be too much for her overactive imagination. Every time she closed her eyes, her mind conjured an image of his hard, muscular, naked body sprawled across a bed. A bed that was calling her name.

It was no wonder her throat was parched and her body burned with a fever that had nothing to do with the sweltering temperature outside.

With a muffled groan of frustration, she flung back the covers and slid out of bed.

What she needed was a tall glass of water and maybe some fresh air to clear her head.

Before leaving the guest bedroom, she finger-combed her tousled hair just in case she ran into anyone downstairs. Glancing down at herself, she surveyed the silk nightshirt Samara Wolf had loaned to her before bedtime. Samara was an inch or two taller, so the nightshirt caught Reese just below the knee. Though she would have preferred the added layer of a robe, she figured she looked decent enough to venture out.

Crossing to the door, she crept from the room and started down the wide corridor.

Her footfalls were absorbed by the thick Aubusson rug that ran the length of the floor.

As she passed the bedroom shared by Marcus and Samara, she thought she heard soft sighs and moans coming from within. She grinned to herself, remembering the intimate looks the couple had exchanged throughout the evening. Despite having their hands full with two rambunctious toddlers, it was clear that their passion for each other had not abated.

Reese hoped that she and her future husband—if she ever got married—would share that same kind of sexual chemistry, the kind that stood the test of time.

Descending the curved staircase, she headed toward the kitchen. The house was dark and silent. Thankfully, it appeared that she was the only insomniac wandering around late at night.

Her steps slowed as she neared the double French doors that led to the veranda.

Moonlight poured in through the tall windows and washed over her. As if drawn by some invisible force, she drifted forward and gazed out into the dark, starry night. There was a full moon, and she could feel the sultry nocturnal heat pressing against the glass. Heedless, she reached for the doorknob and slowly eased the door open, praying she wouldn’t trigger a security alarm that would awaken the entire household.

When no alarm sounded, she breathed a sigh of relief and stepped outside, quietly pulling the door closed behind her. The wood was smooth and warm beneath her bare feet as she padded across the veranda to reach the railing. She closed her eyes, inhaling the fragrant mélange of roses, azaleas, hydrangeas and night-blooming jasmine from the garden below.

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