Beneath the Skin by Zara West

Author:Zara West [West, Zara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Suspense
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Melissa sat cross-legged on her bed and shook off the tingly heat that suffused her body every time she thought of the incredible sex Ari had given her. For her, it had been life-shattering. For him, the work of a skilled and practiced Lothario. Confound the man. One kiss and she’d acted the whore he thought she was.

Enough. She pushed away the memory of him buried inside her and hunched over the papers spread out on the bedcovers. Slowly but surely, she was piecing her field notes back together. A small kernel of hope was growing that she would actually be able to produce a credible dissertation in time for the January deadline.

Jana peeked around the doorframe wearing a thigh-high slinky black dress. “Hey, Mel. Still up?” She bounced into the room and sat down on the bed, crushing the papers under her.

Melissa swiped at the papers. “Get off, you’re ruining them.”

Jana picked one up and frowned at it. “What—these filthy things?”

“My field notes. Ari gave them back to me tonight.” She gave her a push. “Now get.”

“Ari? Now that sounds real friendly.” Jana pulled more papers from under her and dropped them on the floor. She leaned in. “Is that all your monster gave you?”

Melissa sat back on her heels. “I’m working, damn you.”

“Boring.” Jana tapped her chin with her index finger. “I know. Let’s call up Tuccio and ask him to take us to Output.” She rolled her shoulders and gave a little shake. “I feel like dancing.”

“You call him. I have no interest in the man.”

“Well, he’s definitely interested in you. Took me to lunch the other day and asked all kinds of questions about you.”

Melissa carefully put down the paper she was holding. “What kind of questions?”

“Oh, things like your birthday and what you are researching and who your friends are and whether or not you slept with the Monster Man again.”

“That’s none of his business. I hope you told him to shove off.”

“Come on. He’s like my boss, and it doesn’t hurt to make Prince Charming a little jealous. Anyway, I just told him you were besotted with the monster.” Jana smiled. “But I didn’t give him the nitty-gritty

Melissa pulled a paper out from under Jana’s thigh. “I’m not besotted. It—it just happened.”

“That’s the way lust works, girl.”

“It won’t happen again. He’s responsible for this mess.” She waved her hand at pile the papers.

“Oh, so you don’t care for him? That’s great.” Jana stood and pulled her dress over her head. She had nothing on underneath except a black lace bra and matching thong. She put her hands on her hips. “Don’t you think I would be the perfect model for one of his paintings? And I’ve never slept with a wrestler. All that raw male strength. He must be some lover to have managed to satisfy you. “She wiggled her behind. “Yes, I think I will mosey over there and give him a little booty.”

Melissa’s chest tightened. The man was a beast. She shouldn’t care, but she did.

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