Temptation by Inara Scott

Author:Inara Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Themes Workplace; City Life Fiction; Contemporary Romance Fiction; General Humorous Fiction; Women's Fiction; Humorous Literary Fiction; Coming of Age Fiction; Contemporary American Fiction; Friends to lovers romance; coworker romance; Attorney; Tech genius; Forced Proximity; RomCom; Romantic Comedy; Romance; Chance encounter; Nerdy Romance; Inara Scott; Entangled Publishing; Single title Romance; Stand Alone Romance;
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The problem with spending time with a human iceberg, Zoe reflected, was that the more you saw of their hidden underside, the more you liked them. And the more dangerous they became.

They pulled up to Leticia’s house just before one, after walking around the Marin Headlands for a couple of hours in the sunshine. Though Marin and Sausalito could be foggy even when the San Francisco Peninsula was not, today they were equally beautiful, yielding gorgeous views of rolling green hillsides and the cool red sweep of the Golden Gate.

Connor clearly didn’t want to talk more about his father, and Zoe could understand why. She found talking about her own parents could consume more energy than running a marathon, without any reward at the end. But just the piece that he had shared explained so much—from the way Leticia protected her secrets to the way Connor wanted to protect her.

“You have plans tonight?” Connor asked as he parked in Leticia’s driveway.

His question caught her off guard. She’d half expected him to come up with some reason they shouldn’t be together again. To try to slow the whole thing down, or stop it completely.

Not that there was a whole thing, because there wasn’t. She’d promised. This was just sex.

“I think maybe some work event? Wait, let me check.” Digging her phone from her purse, she scrolled to her calendar. “Yep. There’s a schmooze-fest downtown.”

He trailed his hand along her inner thigh, traveling slowly toward the top. “You should skip it.”

She sucked in a breath. There was a lot to be said for just sex. “Should I?” she managed to say.

He continued his deliberate journey, stopping at the juncture of her thighs. There, he traced a delicate pattern. “You should.”

“They’ll expect me to be there.”

“They’ll get over it.”

She sighed with pleasure. “I could be convinced.”

He leaned over to whisper a wicked promise into her ear.

It didn’t take much convincing. “I’m there,” she squeaked out, even as her bones began to melt into the seat.

“Good.” He removed his hand and unbuckled his seat belt.

She drew her brows together in pain as she watched him open the car door. “That was cruel,” she called.

“Consider it a promise.”

With a soft groan, she unbuckled her own belt and followed him to the front door. Leticia opened it before they could even identify themselves, and Zoe had the sudden realization that there was probably a camera on the driveway. Thank goodness she hadn’t begged Connor to finish what he’d started.

“Don’t worry,” Connor said to his mother, “I’m not staying. Just dropping off Zoe.”

“Don’t you want to come in for a minute first?” Leticia looked back and forth between them with a slightly raised brow.

“I’d love to, but I’ve got to get back for a basketball game.” Connor turned his blue-gray gaze on Zoe, sparking warmth when she felt it land briefly on her lips. “You okay getting back on your own?” he asked.

She nodded. “Totally.”

He shifted from one foot to the other, looking at her lips, then away, and then back again.

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