One Naughty Night (Single in South Beach Book 3) by Joanne Rock

Author:Joanne Rock [Rock, Joanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quarter Moon Press
Published: 2023-07-17T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Esme had the feeling her few minutes had turned into quite a few hours when she pried an eyelid open to an obnoxious amount of sunshine streaming through her window blinds. Her hand flew to the other side of her bed before she’d even decided whether she wanted to find a man over there or not.

Empty.

A peculiar blend of disappointment and relief settled over her as she set a tentative foot on the tan industrial carpet that covered every room except the kitchen and bathroom. Her job had never paid big bucks in the first place, but she hadn’t chosen her field because she needed fancy things. Her apartment had a great location, nice neighbors, and she felt safe here. It worked for her. So much so that she’d gladly stopped making payments on her car so she’d have enough money for the next few months’ rent.

Transportation was a luxury she could manage without. Housing was not.

Surprised to discover her legs still functioned despite the night’s enthusiastic workout, Esme stepped over to her bureau and plucked out a pair of yellow satin boxer shorts and a T-shirt from her sorority days that read Geeky and Grateful. Perfect comfort clothes after the most adventurous night of her life.

Ignoring the slight pang in her chest that Renzo had left without saying goodbye, Esme brushed her teeth and told herself his leaving had been a good thing.

No doubt, this morning would have been awkward. And worse, them waking up together somehow would have put their relationship on a more serious footing. Bad enough she couldn’t resist the man who was to be her business partner. Struggling through morning-after mind games would have been tough.

As she twisted her hair into a ponytail and stuffed it in a yellow scrunchy, she reminded herself she planned to have a new attitude in her too-sheltered life anyhow. No time like the present to revel in her new sensual liberation and boldly move on after her encounter with Renzo.

Who had given her honest-to-God orgasms.

A guttural male curse from the next room halted the flow of heated memories.

She jumped. Squealed. Dropped her hairbrush.

“Renzo?” Her voice barely squeaked out the question in her surprise.

She waited tentatively for a reply. As if an intruder would really identify himself for her.

Opening the door of her bedroom, she strode down the few steps to the living area where the voice had come from. She found Renzo juggling two remote controls, pushing buttons as he pointed both at her television.

“Did I wake you?” He shoved to his feet, never dropping the remotes. “Sorry about that. I noticed a few of your devices weren’t talking to each other .”

Her heart thrummed too fast at the sight of him. He looked bigger and badder than yesterday, a phenomenon possibly triggered by his dark, unshaven jaw. He still wore his Cesare Construction shirt and jeans, but he must have showered because his hair lay damp and even darker than normal over his forehead.

“There.” Apparently satisfied with

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