Bound By Seduction (A Red-Hot SEALs Novella Book 2) by McCallan Trish

Author:McCallan, Trish [McCallan, Trish]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trish McCallan Inc
Published: 2015-02-27T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

We need to have a talk.

With Demi’s threat ringing in his ears, Aiden took a cautious step back and regrouped. Any male past puberty knew that those were fighting words, the forerunner to an argument. The smart man tread carefully. Or evaded completely, if possible.

“All right,” he said slowly, eying her scowling face warily. Time for evasive maneuvers. “Mind if I take a shower first? I could use a long hot soak.”

“There will be no showering, at least not here, until we come to an understanding.” She planted her hands on her hips and looked determined—a stance which might have carried more impact if she stood a foot taller and hadn’t sported a head full of pink spikes.

Aiden grinned, even though it stung like hell.

She narrowed her eyes and glared at him. “You find something funny about that?”

“No, ma’am,” he answered promptly. “You just look like a pixie standing there.” Not that he knew what a pixie looked like, but when evasive maneuvers failed, the experienced operator stepped in with a distraction. He raised his gaze to her hair and assumed a considering expression. “Maybe it’s because of all those pink spiky things in your hair.”

Her eyes narrowed even further as she raked his frame from head to toe. “Considering the way you look right now, bringing appearances into it isn’t helping your cause.” She shot him a knowing look. “And in case you’re wondering, Kait has grumbled—numerous times—about your propensity for winning arguments by using evasion and distraction. Guess what? I’m not falling for either.”

Hell. Kait needed to learn to keep her mouth shut…

“We are going to talk, like a pair of adults, right here, right now,” Demi said, her demand ringing out loud and clear in the enclosed space.

“Fine.” With a bad tempered frown, Aiden raked a hand through his hair. “Look, I’ll apologize to your friend, okay?”

Her hands dropped from her hips and a worried frown replaced the scowl on her face. “Good. You should. But that’s not the problem. I’m thinking I may have given you the wrong impression.”

He drew back and reassessed the direction the conversation was headed.

“I sincerely doubt it,” he assured her.

She ignored the reassurance. “Obviously, there is a tremendous amount of chemistry between us.” She waved her hand between them. “And if I’m not mistaken, you’re as open to a…physical relationship…between us as I am.”

“You are definitely not mistaken,” Aiden confirmed. Cocking his head and rocking back on his heels, he settled in to see where this odd argument was going.

“Great, but what you need to understand is that I’m not looking for anything permanent. What I want is a no strings attached, no emotions involved—friend with benefits.” She paused and lifted her eyebrows meaningfully. “You know, sexual benefits.”

Aiden barely caught his jaw from hitting the floor.

Was she serious?

He studied her face. She looked pretty damn sincere. Did she have no insight into her own emotional makeup?

“I’m not offering anything permanent,” she stressed, apparently afraid he hadn’t picked up on that little fact from her no strings attached, friends with benefits spiel moments ago.

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