Warren, Christine - [The Others] - Howl at the Moon by Warren Christine

Author:Warren, Christine [Warren, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-05-06T01:49:20+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

When Noah Baker staked a claim to something, he meant it. Sam figured that out about halfway through the half hour it took to extricate herself from his arms on Sunday afternoon.

Her arguments that she had to be at the club by three for a special function that would last well past eleven that night seemed to make no impression. Only the threat of locking herself into a chastity belt before she came home seemed to get his attention, and then he grumbled the entire time it took for him to follow her into the shower and ensure she used up her entire hot-water supply while getting remarkably little done in the way of bathing. By the end, she had to shampoo and rinse while her teeth chattered and he went whistling into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee.

She found him standing at the counter, sipping from a mug and flipping through her copy of the Times. He must have run down to her box and picked it up while she tried to defrost.

He looked up at her entrance, taking in the rosy sheen of her skin and the determinedly un-seductive black suit, and raised an eyebrow. "You didn't mention you'd be working yesterday."

She didn't answer until she had her own mug of coffee and had gingerly taken a seat at the small table. "It's a fund-raiser for next year's campaign to reelect the Other representative to the president's Committee on Cultural Education. I was going to tell you about it on Friday, but I didn't see you. And somehow I got distracted when you picked me up last night."

He made a humming noise and his lips twitched. "Right. I suppose you're going to tell me I distracted you."

"Ya think?"

"I like to think the distraction was mutual." He set his coffee on the table and leaned down to kiss her, for once more sweet than seductive. "What time did you say you'd be done tonight?"

She shrugged, trying not to let herself get distracted all over again by the powerful grace with which he lowered himself to the chair opposite her. "The party officially runs from six thirty to ten, but by the time people actually clear out and we get things set to rights, I'll probably be looking at somewhere around midnight."

"I wanted to offer a suggestion."

"What kind of a suggestion?"

He laughed. "Nothing indecent, so you can stop looking at me with horrified fascination. Even I have to rest sometimes."

Sam snorted. From what she'd seen so far, those times appeared to be few and far between.

"Since you'll be finishing up late," he continued, "I thought you might want to pack a bag. It's a much shorter commute to walk up the stairs to my suite when the party's over than it is to come all the way back here."

Of course, she wanted to jump up and shout, "Yes!" but these things required a bit more consideration than that. She knew perfectly well that Noah found her attractive

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