That Boston Man (The Americana Series Book 21) by Dailey Janet

Author:Dailey, Janet [Dailey, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2014-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

SHE COULD FEEL the hammering of his heartbeat, the disturbed deepness of his breathing. There was satisfaction in knowing she had aroused him as fully as he had aroused her. It gave her a sense of power, however uncertain of her ability to wield it. The hot moistness of his breath touched her cheek as his mouth moved to the vulnerable point along the cord of her neck.

"One of us is crazy," Rome muttered near her ear.

The sound of his voice broke the paralyzing hold on her throat. Her flesh might have surrendered totally to his will, but her mind still controlled her voice. And her mind still knew how hopeless it was to love him.

"It's me," she cried softly. "I don't want to do this."

"Yes, you do," Rome insisted. "You've wanted it as much as I have from the minute you walked in the door."

"That's not true," she denied.

"It is." He kissed the corner of her mouth and she turned her head to one side, straining away from his kiss.

"No," she repeated her denial, adding, "I didn't even want to come here tonight."

"Yes, you did, or you wouldn't be here." Rome kissed the corner of her eye and the wing of her brow, not deterred by her soft denials or the sudden elusiveness of her lips.

"That isn't true," she protested. "I tried…

"Stop pretending." He cut her short. With elbows for support, Rome lifted his head and cradled her face in his hand, forcing her to look at him. "If you really didn't want to come tonight, all you had to do was write me a note and drop it in the mail or leave it in my office or slip it under my door, telling me you'd changed your mind. The only reason you wanted to reach me by phone was that you wanted me to talk you into coming."

"No!" breathed Lexie.

"Yes." The black fire of his gaze smoldered over her face. "You're here because it's where you want to be. You want to be talked into staying. You want me to make love to you as much as I want to make love to you. Admit it, Lexie."

"No." She had to swallow back the sob that rose in her throat. "I don't!"

Abruptly Rome pushed away from her, rising from the sofa and taking a step away, all in one liquid movement that left her suddenly very cold and alone. Startled, shattered by his statement, Lexie was slower to move, rising shakily, trying to shake off the stinging truth of his claim.

She stared at his handsome, aggressively male profile. A distant part of her mind registered the fact that the gray silk of his shirt was unbuttoned, exposing the bronze of his naked chest and the raw animal virility it conveyed. But her thoughts were focused on trying to explain somehow.

He was aloof and withdrawn, seemingly miles away. She rose, her hand reached out to touch his arm and draw him back. The instant her fingers came in contact with the hard muscles, her touch became a gliding caress.

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