Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney

Author:Sara Whitney [Whitney, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LoveSpark Press

Fifteen

“Aiden? Boyfriend? Cutie patootie?”

Thea’s voice echoed through the warehouse portion of Murdoch Construction, and she located the man she was looking for by the grumbled “Jesus Christ” coming from the back corner.

“What, you don’t like cutie patootie?” she asked when she found him among a pile of sinks and PVC pipes.

“Worst one yet.” But he smiled when he said it, and the sight of him, gorgeous and grinning, knocked her breath from her lungs and filled her with a surge of joy.

“You love it.” She poked at his ribs, and he laughingly grabbed her finger to stave off a second jab. “So I’ve presented myself over the lunch hour, as requested. What’s up?”

“Right. Follow me.” He linked his fingers with hers and led her to a different section of the warehouse where a large hump of something was covered in cardboard and bubble wrap.

“What do you think?”

She looked again at the packing material. “You… shouldn’t have?”

He laughed as he pulled a utility knife from his back pocket and cut through the wrapping with swift efficiency. It parted to reveal a minimalist slate-gray cabinet with clean lines and no frills.

“Oooh, they’re here!” she cried. “And they’re beautiful!”

“They are pretty nice.” He ran a thumb along the closest edge. “These are going to transform your kitchen.”

“I can’t wait.” She glanced up at him, almost bashful all of a sudden. “I don’t tell you enough how much I appreciate everything you’re doing for me.”

He waved it off. “Probably as much as I appreciate what you’re doing for me.”

“Please. Spending time with you is no hardship.” The opposite. She liked it way too much.

“I dunno. I’m sure it’s tough, pretending to keep me satisfied at night.” He winked, and her insides reacted as if he’d dipped her into a pot of boiling water.

The memory of his hands on her hips the night they’d destroyed her kitchen had haunted her all weekend, but the only satisfaction she could find these days was battery operated. And wasn’t that the ultimate irony? Hours alone with the player of Beaucoeur, and all her orgasms were courtesy of her vibrator. A shame when Aiden had such long, lovely fingers right there.

Her head lolled to the side as she watched him bundling up the packing material, and she lost herself in the fantasy of what he could do with those babies. If only she wasn’t, well, her. In all the time they’d spent together, she sometimes almost thought she was picking up a vibe from him. The way he leaned close. The way he watched her talk. The way his fingers flirted with the hem of her shirt on demolition night. But if he was actually interested in her like that, he’d have said so or done something by now. It’s not like he was shy around women, for God’s sake. But he always pulled away just when things were about to get interesting, probably because he remembered who he was with.

She was pathetic. The limits of their deal were

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