TRIPLE PLAY: AN UNRATED PREQUEL by LESLIE KELLY

Author:LESLIE KELLY, [KELLY,, LESLIE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ROMANCE
Publisher: HARLEQUIN
Published: 2013-01-18T05:00:00+00:00

5

RAND WASN’T SURE who he spoke to, thanked or acknowledged as he left the crowded fund-raiser. He’d been planning to stay until after midnight, but as soon as he’d looked into Emily’s face and heard what she was really saying, he’d been able to do nothing but head for the exit.

Emily had stopped him, asking him to let her go out first, since it wouldn’t be seemly for a hotel employee to leave with the guest of honor. He’d done as she asked, watching her leave and following her two minutes later.

She was waiting for him outside the ballroom, in a side corridor.

“That was the longest two minutes in history,” he said, grabbing her and pulling her into his arms. He thrust his hands in her hair and covered her mouth with his, kissing her hungrily. She kissed him back, just as hungry, just as desperate.

They finally broke apart, and he forced himself to remember that, even though she was no longer on duty, since it was after eleven, this was still her place of employment.

“Let’s get upstairs,” he told her, “I don’t want to get you into trouble.”

“This job’s not all it’s cracked up to be,” she said, a naughty smile quirking her lips.

That was good. Because, if Rand had his way, she wouldn’t have her job for long. One night was never going to be enough, not now that he knew all the feelings and desires he’d carried around for Emily for seven years were still alive and strong. He had every intention of talking her into coming with him when he left here to return to L.A.

But that was for tomorrow, when he finally told her the rest of the story. That he’d really come here because he wanted a whole lot more from her than sex. She hadn’t been ready to hear it earlier, and probably wouldn’t have believed it.

Sex, though—hot, steamy, wild sex—well, they’d both been waiting for that for long enough.

On the way down the corridor, they practically mowed over another couple who’d just entered from outside, bringing in some cold Chicago night air along with them. The guy wore an Army uniform and had a possessive arm draped around the pretty, thirty-ish woman’s waist. Emily seemed to know her. Or, at least, the woman knew Emily.

“Hello. Miss Crowder, isn’t it?”

Emily paused, half tripping Rand with the sudden stop. “Hi, Dr. Blake. I guess you made it home for the holidays. I heard you almost got stuck in New York because of that crazy blizzard last week.”

The other woman laughed softly, exchanging a glance with her escort, who hadn’t taken his eyes off her. “Fortunately, I was able to hitch a ride with an excellent driver.”

The tall, dark-haired man spoke. “We have a soft spot for this event, and wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Rand extended a hand to the Army officer. “Happy New Year, and thank you for your service.”

The other man shook it. “Are you who I think you are?”

“Yeah,” Rand said with a noncommittal shrug.

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