Silk and Decadence by Wendi Zwaduk

Author:Wendi Zwaduk [Zwaduk, Wendi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
Published: 2015-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Admitting the truth felt good—but scary as hell. Elias exhaled, then let go of Sadie. He’d held her too tightly. Shit. From the wild look in her eyes, she wasn’t too thrilled with him.

“What did you say?” she whispered.

“Please come inside with me.” He gestured to the restaurant. “We can go upstairs to the lounge and talk. No expectations.” But God, he couldn’t let her go—not yet.

Sadie grasped her keys and purse, then snatched her apron from the front seat. “I can go at any time?”

“Yes.” Although she’d take a chunk of his heart with her if she did.

“Fine.” She closed the door then pressed a button on her key fob. The lights on the car flashed and the vehicle beeped. Sadie clutched his arm as he walked back into the building.

Neither of them said anything until they’d ascended the stairs and entered the lounge. Sadie brushed past him and stood behind one of the recliners.

“Why exactly do you and Sean have recliners in the lounge?” she asked. “And when did the restaurant get a lounge?”

“When Sean and I started Delight Tonight, we alternated shifts. One night he’d stay until the money was counted and we’d properly closed. I’d do the same the next night. We ended up staying late enough that instead of driving home, we brought the chairs up here. We’d crash and in the morning start all over again downstairs.”

She dug her fingers into the cushioning. “Makes sense.”

“Sometimes I do.” He wanted to cross the room and hold her. The way she hid behind the chair reminded him of a scared rabbit.

“If you can’t stop thinking about me, then why didn’t you say something in the club?” She stared at him. “I get the feeling there’s more to this story.”

“You’re right. There’s lots more.” He sighed. She’d have to find out sooner or later. “The trips to Push started out as a means to let off steam. No commitments. But last night when I met you, you intrigued me.” Might as well be honest. “I didn’t know who had been sending me the drinks, but I liked the attention. When you came to me and we played, I realized what I’d been missing—someone who shared my kink and wouldn’t reject me. You.”

Her grasp on the cushion loosened a bit. Her keys and purse slid onto the chair seat. She placed the apron on top of the other items. “I’ve been in the office too long. When I used to work the bar, I knew everyone here and exactly what went on. I was the nice guy to Sean’s abrasiveness. Everyone thinks Sean’s the hard ass. He never talks and always looks pissed.”

“Except around Roxy.”

“True enough. She’s his fiancée.” Elias rounded the chair and perched on the arm of the furniture. “Where he’s tough, I’m not. I like to talk. I can take charge when I have to, but I’d rather have a good time.” He folded his hands on his lap. “A year ago, I was dating a woman who pretended to like the kind of play you and I do.

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