Love and a Latte by Jamie Pope

Author:Jamie Pope
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“This place,” Amber said as she looked around Chase’s condo the next evening, “It makes my apartment look like a dingy little shoe box.”

Chase watched her wide eyes as she took it all in. He kind of felt a rush at seeing her in his space. With a small duffel bag in her hands. He wished she held it because she was planning to stay the night, but she had it for a much more innocent reason. They were all going out to dinner tonight and instead of her changing her clothes in the bakery bathroom he had invited her to do so here. He had to change anyway. He had read up on the restaurant that Jackson had picked for them, and he knew that it was a place where people dressed to impress.

“I like your place. It feels lived in,” he said.

She nodded and turned around to smile at him. “I agree. Those dirty dishes in the sink give it a real homey feel.”

He grinned back at her. He found smiling easier with her. “Can I offer you something to drink? I’ve got a fully stocked bar.”

“You just want to get me tipsy so I’ll let you have your way with me,” she teased with a smile curling her lips.

“No.” He shook his head. “If you ever give me the chance to be with you, I want you stone-cold sober so your mind can be clear and remember every touch and kiss I give you.”

She looked at him for a long moment and he could see the need in her eyes, or maybe that was his own lust mirrored in them. There had been a slight tension in the air since they entered his home. Like there was every time they were completely alone. In private where no one could hear what they said or see what they did. If he wanted to, he could just pick her up and carry her to his bedroom, or lay her down on his couch and strip off the flowy skirt she had on, or take her into his steam shower and make love to her up against the wall.

“Water,” she said, snapping him out of his thoughts.

“What?”

They weren’t anywhere near touching and yet she took a step backward. “D-do you have any water? My mouth has gone dry.”

She had the opposite effect on him. His watered whenever he was around her. “Still or sparkling?”

“Sparkling, please.”

“Sit down, Amber. I’m not going to bite you.”

“I might like it if you did and that’s what I’m afraid of.”

He wanted to ask her what her plan was for them, but he knew better than to push her. He had to give Amber time. Normally he would have moved on by now, but he wouldn’t with her, because he felt as though she would be worth the wait. “Lemon?” he asked as he walked to the bar, trying push away the image of him playfully sinking his teeth into her behind.

“You might

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