Between The Sheets by Jeanie London

Author:Jeanie London [London, Jeanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Category
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-10-02T23:00:00+00:00

9

APRIL SNUGGLED against Rex, inhaled deeply, a breath filled with the scent of his skin and their sex. Far too potent a combination for her to resist even though she’d known better than to give in to his kisses. Even drugged by his touch, she’d recognized the point where she’d chosen to place desire above her common sense.

She’d complicated both their lives in the process. Even sleepy and sated and more content than she’d ever felt in her life, she still possessed enough clarity of thought to understand the problems. All of them, and there were a bunch.The biggest was that she’d repaid this man’s kindness with deception. He’d been thoughtful and she’d lied about who she was and why she’d become his assistant. And she couldn’t even feel guilty. She was doing her job. Penance might have made her feel better, but she just got to feel horrible for deceiving him.

Rex affected her like she’d never been affected before and her need was so singular that she couldn’t have resisted if her life depended had on it.

Desperation. That’s what this was.

She should be humiliated but all she could think about was how his hard body molded around hers, how her muscles ached with a delicious feeling she’d never known before.

How she hadn’t wound up calling 9-1-1.

Their encounter hadn’t been snafu-free, but Rex was still in one piece, seemingly content to hold her as if he didn’t want to let her go.

The night surrounded them, the darkness so filled with promise. His strong leg fit between hers perfectly. His heart beat steadily beneath her cheek. He watched her with a lazy smile, a man who’d earned a privilege and intended to enjoy it.

“You look worried.” He traced a fingertip across her lips. “You shouldn’t be. We’re good together.”

April wished. But all her concerns for what the light of day would bring were only emphasized by his tender touch.

“Let me tell you another story.” Slipping a knuckle beneath her chin, he tipped her face toward his. “Once upon a time there was a businessman from a family with a hardworking Irish father, an Italian mother who liked to cook and four younger sisters. Two men against five women. An uneven balance that made for some really interesting situations.”

“I’ll bet.” John had a similar situation with his family, and she’d witnessed firsthand the nuances of being outnumbered by women.

“This also meant that father and son had to work hard to care for the family and make ends meet, but the son was okay with that. He happened to be responsible and liked that his family felt they could depend on him.”

“Sounds like the model son.”

“Not quite model. Not all the time, anyway, but a son who usually made his parents proud. There’s a downside though.”

“Really?”

“Really.” He nodded with mock seriousness. “This son grew up to be just as responsible, dependable and capable in his own life as he’d been growing up.”

“That’s a downside?”

“Not in school or business. Those qualities were a real asset to getting ahead, but they didn’t do a thing for this guy’s personal life.

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