Simply Sex by Dawn Atkins

Author:Dawn Atkins [Atkins, Dawn]
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-04-29T23:00:00+00:00

WORK FIRST, SEX LATER, Cole reminded himself, tucking in the corner of the satin sheets he’d bought on the way home from work. They were so slippery, he and Kylie might slide right off the bed. He couldn’t wait to give it a try. After they’d worked, of course. Radar gave him a look: You are pathetic.

“Like you should talk,” he said to the dog, perched on the pillow at the head of the bed, king of all he surveyed. The minute Radar had laid eyes on Kylie, he’d melted onto his back for a tummy rub, head lolling in ecstasy, giving Cole the eye: This is how it’s done, pal.Now the dog sneezed his disgust with Cole, hopped to the floor and trotted out to the entryway to wait for Kylie.

Cole flopped onto the bed, disgusted with himself. He knew damn well they’d make love all night and tomorrow he’d wear the same sleep-deprived look he’d worn today—like Trevor after a flight attendant weekend, except Trevor had the chops for wild nights. Cole was rusty. Not that he’d been very wild in the first place.

Now he itched—no, ached—to get Kylie in his arms. He could see spending more time with her. Lots more time. Time that neither of them had. Time to talk about their days, their work, their plans, their dreams, every little thing they cared about. And stuff they didn’t.

His phone rang. He had a moment of panic that she’d realized her mistake and called to cancel. If either of them came to their senses, it’d be all over. He grabbed the phone. “Hello?”

“Is this Cole Sullivan?” The female voice wasn’t Kylie’s and it crackled as if from a bad connection.

“Yes?”

“Well, hello. This is Deborah Ramsdale. Have I caught you at a bad moment?”

“Deborah? Oh. Not at all.” Except for the fact that a woman was on her way to have sex with him. He jerked upright, flooded with guilty surprise.

“Jane Falls suggested I contact you, since I won’t be back until the fourth of next month. To get the formalities out of the way? I know phones can be impersonal, but she insisted it would help?” The question in her sentences made her seem sweeter than her stern photograph.

“That’s a great idea,” he said, carrying the phone into the living room. This would fix her more firmly in his mind.

“I’m glad you agree. I have to say I was delighted with your bio. We have so much in common.”

“I liked yours, too.” Luckily, she hadn’t seen his video. He still needed to have Jane erase the mortifying junk Gail had dredged out of him at the end.

After an awkward silence, they both spoke at once.

“So, corporate law?”

“You’re in international—?”

“Sorry.”

“Me, too. Sorry.”

She laughed. “Yes. I’m in international law, but I’m reducing my travel to make time for a social life. You know how that is. You can work so hard that you lose track of yourself.”

“Believe me, I understand.”

“Of course you do. I read your file. And you read mine.

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