The Star Princess by Susan Grant

Author:Susan Grant [Grant, Susan]
Format: epub
Tags: Science fiction, Romance
Published: 2009-04-26T00:06:06+00:00

"Ah, at long last— the movies," Ché said on a pleased exhalation, his mirrored sunglasses glinting in the late evening light as he walked with Ilana toward the suburban eighteen-theater multiplex. It was several nights later, and he was as curious about the medium of film and the role of Hollywood as he was her career, though Ilana was sure the latter drove the former. Everything about her was "alien" to him; she embodied a concept of woman he couldn't quite grasp. Grasp? Ha! Since he refused to come to grips with her on the physical level, he damn well would intellectually— she'd make sure of it. One way or the other, Prince Che Vedla was not going home uneducated.

"I'm taking you to Passing Fancies," she informed him. "The reviews have been awesome. Audiences love it, too. I'm pretty sure it'll rack up its share of nominations come Oscar-time. All in all, a good movie." She winked at Che. "Which makes it the perfect end to your virginity."

Che lifted an amused brow. "My virginity ended some time ago."

She had no doubt of that. "Your movie virginity."

"Ah." The end of his sexy mouth turned up slightly. "It is indeed my first time."

"That's right. The first time is special. I want you to remember it."

His gaze turned so intense that she felt its heat through his glasses. "Have no doubt of that, Ilana. I would not forget our… first time."

What was he saying? Or rather, proposing?

Che was the only man who could make her blush. She tried to pretend she wasn't, and pushed her sunglasses higher on her nose. "Two for Passing Fancies— eight o'clock," Ilana told the ticket taker.

Che paid for tickets with his cash card and they pushed past glass doors, trading a soft, warm evening for a rush of noise and cold, air-conditioned air thick with the aroma of hot buttered popcorn. It was a typical summer night at the movies; kids and their parents, teenagers and their dates streamed past.

Che looked to Ilana for guidance. "Now we make our way to the appropriate viewing chamber, yes?"

"We will. But first things first." She took him by the arm and tugged him over to the concession stand.

"There's more to going out to the movies than the movie."

"There is always more to whatever activity you introduce me to than what meets the eye." With that, Ché flashed his killer grin.

Don't react. Keep the upper hand. "Are you complaining or commentating, Ché?"

"Congratulating. Self-congratulating, actually. No one can argue my taste in tour guides." Smug, he used his flattened hand to rub his chest. The thin fabric of his mostly white T-shirt let his bronzed skin show through. It spurred a memory of the feel of his hard body, his clothes transparent from the gushing water in the shower…

"Popcorn, ma'am?" prompted the teenager behind the counter.

Looking Ché up and down, Ilana answered distractedly. "Large… buttered… " She winced. Unfortunate word choice, considering the direction of her thoughts. She shoved her hair off her forehead, pulled her gaze away from Ché.

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