Worth the Wait by Jamie Beck

Author:Jamie Beck [Beck, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781477820445
Amazon: 1477820442
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2015-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

David stared at Vivi as she receded into the evening. He’d never seen her face so made-up, or her lips smothered in shiny pink gloss. Her new dress swung around her thighs while she trotted toward Jackson’s car. The ribbons of the halter ties trailed down her spine.

She looked like a gift-wrapped sex toy—one quick tug and the dress would fall around her ankles. Franco’s clear motive burned a hole through David’s brain.

Watching his family drive away filled him with angst. Guilt over his increasingly possessive impulses regarding Vivi made him capitulate to Laney’s games tonight. Now he’d just let Vivi go off to be ravaged by some player. He slammed the front door closed and stalked upstairs.

He pushed open the bedroom door. “Let’s set this all aside until tomorrow. I don’t want to miss the whole show.”

Several lit candles projecting flickering light around the room stopped him short. Laney sat straddling the corner of the bed wearing only black lace underwear.

“Actually, I thought of a better way to channel our frustration.” She leaned forward with her palms pressed together on the mattress between her thighs, pushing her full bosom front and center.

“Wow, you change gears quickly,” David stalled. Sex was the last thing he wanted right now. An unusual and disturbing reaction.

Bent on seduction, Laney rose and reached out for him. She cupped his face with her hands and kissed him, but he felt antsy, not tempted. She tugged him onto the bed. Within seconds he disengaged.

“Not now, Laney.” Zero interest. “It’ll be rushed.”

She propped herself up on her elbows. “You’d rather run off to a party of strangers than make love with me?”

“Don’t pull that crap.” He sat up, annoyed by her manipulation. “We’ve been planning this evening with my family for days. I want to hear Vivi sing. Afterward you and I can resolve these issues and think about sex.”

“Sex.” She muttered as she sat on her calves. “In Hong Kong you never had any problem making time for sex. This week you’ve been distracted by other things, other people.”

“Don’t make me feel bad about making up for lost time with my brother and sister.”

“Don’t forget Vivi. You’re making up for lost time there, too, aren’t you?” Laney crossed her arms.

“You know what, I’m not letting you bait me into another argument now.” David inhaled slowly while walking toward the door. “Right now we can get a quick drink before the party, or not. Either way, I won’t defend my desire to reconnect with the people I love.”

“Oh, so there are some people you love. You can say the word, it seems.” Laney slid off the bed and lifted her dress off the nearby chaise.

David’s self-reproach diminished his anger by a small margin. Clearly he’d been completely wrong about Laney’s lack of interest in hearts and flowers.

“Laney, I’m sorry you’re upset, but can we please put it aside until tomorrow?”

“Fine.” She slipped on her sandals. “But this conversation isn’t over, David, not by a long shot.”

“Don’t I know it,” he mumbled to himself.

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