Sex, Gossip and Rock & Roll by Nicola Marsh

Author:Nicola Marsh [Marsh, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 978-1-4089-1725-1
Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd
Published: 2011-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

CHARLI dealt in cold, hard facts.

At work she double-checked travel itineraries, tour dates, stage bookings, launch parties, security staff, ensuring everything ran smoothly and leaving no room for mistakes.

So what the hell was her excuse for the monumental mistake she’d just made?

As Luca rolled over in bed, propped on an elbow and grinned, she was looking straight at him.

The white sheet draped over his waist, tangled in his legs, leaving him deliciously naked from the waist up, his beautiful bronze torso scoured with nail marks.

God, she’d been mad for him. Insatiable. Unable to get enough. How many times had they made love since he’d taken her up against the wall? Three? Five? More?

She’d lost count after her first three screaming orgasms, had been completely and delightfully out of it.

Then in the bathtub, after he’d lathered handmade lavender soap all over her body, massaged her scalp until she’d whimpered and toyed with her until she’d orgasmed—three times in a row—she’d been mindless and she’d made her mistake.

When he’d wrapped a fluffy bath towel around her, scooped her into his arms, carried her to the bed, laid her on it, unwrapped her like the best present he’d ever received and made mad, passionate love to her, she’d tipped over the edge. And not just metaphorically.

Before the bathtub, they’d had sex.

Afterwards, they’d made love and for her that was a huge distinction. And a huge mistake.

She’d let him in, into a place in her heart no one ever ventured, and it terrified her.

It hadn’t registered at the time or later, when they’d curled up together and passed out for a good two hours, but now …

‘Oh-oh. You’ve got that look.’

She nibbled on her bottom lip, shuffling from one foot to another, wondering how fast she could do a runner.

‘What look?’

‘The old now-that-the-fun’s-over-how-fast-can-I-get-away? look.’

Damn, he was good.

‘I’m not going anywhere.’

Considering they were sharing this apartment, where could she run to anyway?

She padded over to the bed, remained standing. If she sat and he reached for her again, she doubted she’d have the will power to resist.

‘Think I’ll go for a walk.’

His endearingly crooked smile faded. ‘Now?’

‘Yeah, clear my head.’

He sat up, all trace of teasing gone.

‘What’s wrong?’

Inwardly wincing, she took a deep breath and settled for the direct approach.

‘This afternoon was incredible but we should concentrate on work for the rest of the tour.’

Swiping a hand over his face didn’t erase the tension. ‘We should, huh?’

She blushed and shuffled her feet. ‘Yeah, it’s for the best. We’re adults, we can continue working together, what just happened shouldn’t be a problem.’

But there was a problem, a big one, for the guy she’d let creep under her guard, the guy she’d just made love to many times, the guy she thought was noble and charming and deeper than she first thought, was now staring at her as if she’d tarnished the incredible afternoon they’d shared.

She stood there, wringing her hands until she realised what she was doing and tucked them into the robe’s deep pockets, waiting for him to say something, anything, to make this situation better.

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