Embattled Minds by J.M. Madden

Author:J.M. Madden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
Publisher: J.M. Madden
Published: 2013-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Ember was a bit tender the next day, but she relished it. Not only had she made love with an awesome guy, he’d kind of promised to see her again. She glanced at the neon clock on the grill wall, and realized she’d been polishing the same brass rail for the better part of ten minutes. There weren’t many customers right now, but she still felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment.

Zeke consumed her thoughts. Even though she had so many other things she needed to think about and work on, he was always center stage. She wondered if he was sleeping, or working out. Sweat glistening across his chest.

She looked down at the hand clenched on the rag. If she wasn’t careful, she was going to hurt herself.

The little crush she’d had on him had definitely grown, exponentially it seemed like. When he walked into a room, he made her feel alive. Her heart rate picked up, nervousness invaded her system. It was as if she were in high school again. Although most high-schoolers had more experience than she did with the opposite sex.

Men hit on her all the time when she worked, but the attention turned into the buzz of bees after a while; irritating but no immediate danger. She’d never been tempted by any of the smooth talking men that came in.

Maybe the fact that Zeke wasn’t a smooth-talker at all was the pull.

The front door opened and the man of her dreams walked through. She grinned when she met his gaze, and he returned her smile, sending her heart into palpitations. She glanced at the clock on the wall. “You’re up early.”

He shrugged his broad shoulders. “I couldn’t sleep.”

His head tipped forward and she followed his line of sight to the front of his jeans. And the blatant erection straining the fabric.

Ember’s mouth watered and she cleared her throat. She crossed her arms over her suddenly hard-nippled breasts. “So, you thought you’d, uh, come for a booty call?”

The look he gave her was playful and shamefaced all at the same time, and it was the cutest expression she’d ever seen on his face. Without a second thought, she stepped into his space and leaned up for a kiss.

Zeke seemed shocked at first, then thrilled, and he threw himself into it. His heavy hand gripped her hip to pull her into his hardness and Ember pushed against him. It wasn’t until somebody cleared their throat beside them that they realized where they were and what they were doing.

Katy, one of the waitresses, stood to their side, blocking the view from some customers. “We have a couple kids here,” she whispered.

Ember felt embarrassment ruddy her skin and pulled away. She glanced over Katy’s shoulder and sure enough, two parents were glaring at her and trying to distract their kids with crayons.

For a wild moment, Ember didn’t care. She wanted to kiss Zeke until forever, right here.

But right here was not the right place.

“Sorry, Katy. I’m going to take my lunch break.

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