The Billionaire Date by Leigh Michaels

Author:Leigh Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

KIT DIDN’T REGAIN command of her voice until the Porsche had swept out of the mall parking lot and onto the freeway. Even then, to her own ears she sounded almost pitifully feeble. “I think I’d like to go home.”

“All right,” Jarrett said equably. “Though I must admit I didn’t think you’d be quite so eager. Just a few minutes ago you told me you were starving, and now—”

“I didn’t say I was inviting you to come with me. And I’m certainly not going to bed with you, now or any other time.”

“Now that’s much more like you.” He sounded almost admiring. “Defiance in the face of the facts—yes, that’s classic Kit Deevers.”

Kit’s head was spinning, and she couldn’t help wondering if he’d blown a gasket or she had. “I meant that if you’re going to be ridiculous, I’d much rather be alone than with you.”

“Oh, if that’s what you’re worried about, we should definitely have dinner. After all, I can’t seduce you at a public restaurant. The maitre d’ would object.”

Kit closed her eyes. But trying to shut out the incredible only made things worse, she found, for with no outside stimuli, her imagination was free to roam.

You’re going to sleep with me....

The words, soft and confident and assured, seemed to ooze through her veins like a hypnotic drug, washing away her resistance and leaving behind a sense of delicious lassitude. She could almost feel the stroking of fingertips soft as silk against her skin.

“And what’s ridiculous about it, anyway?” The lazy tone of Jarrett’s voice slipped into place in her fantasy as neatly as the right answer into a crossword puzzle, and for a moment Kit didn’t realize he’d spoken aloud.

Then she sat up straight. “What’s ridiculous? The whole idea, that’s what! Why would you want to sleep with me? With all the models you’ve got running around, to say nothing of the Lingerie Ladies, who are probably delighted to have your attention—”

She had no idea what his answer would be, and too late, she found herself wishing she hadn’t asked the question. Why had she been fool enough to phrase it in those terms, anyway? She’d practically made it sound as if she thought the offer was an honor. That was a long way from the truth, but still, she’d left herself wide open for a cutting reply. Did she really want to hear, in so many words, that he’d only been teasing? That he’d tossed the suggestion out in jest and was stunned at the strength of her reaction?

“That’s part of it.” His voice was so level, so sober, that there was no denying he was serious. “I wouldn’t say that every model and Lingerie Lady wants my attention, but—”

“Don’t even try for modesty, Webster. It doesn’t become you.”

“All right, I’ll admit that a lot of them do. You, on the other hand, are a challenge.”

“Gee, thanks.” Kit sank into the deep leather seat. “I can’t begin to tell you how terrific that makes me feel.

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