The Bare Facts by Karen Anders

Author:Karen Anders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

HALEY WOKE the next morning cradled in Dylan’s arms, her face inches from his. It took her a moment to realize that this wasn’t a dream, and memories of last night flooded into her until she thought she’d burst. This position and this man also brought back a specific memory of waking up in his arms in his frat room. At that time, in the not so distant past, she couldn’t remember anything of what had happened the night before. Now she didn’t have to wonder.

He was so handsome, so consummate in bed, so very unselfish and so very, very thorough.

Her cell phone trilled. She stumbled out of bed and raced for her purse, sitting on Dylan’s kitchen counter. She grabbed it before the phone could wake Dylan.

“Haley! Where are you?” Margo sounded frantic.

“What time is it?”

“You seem to be asking me that a lot.”

“What time is it?” Haley snapped, her patience thin.

“It’s nine-thirty. Kate’s fit to be tied. She’s looking for you and I don’t know how much longer I can cover. Haley, it’s Friday morning. Do you have the column?”

“Not exactly.”

“What!” Margo’s voice rose an octave.

“I can have it in an hour. What time does she need the copy?”

“She needs it by eleven, but she has to edit it first. God, Haley, where are you?”

“I don’t have time for that now. I’ll call you when I have the column done. Tell Kate I got sick with food poisoning and I’ll e-mail the article to her in an hour. Okay.”

“All right.”

“Margo, thanks for saving my butt.” Haley disconnected the call.

Haley didn’t think about Dylan. She’d made a colossal mistake and almost ruined her chances of landing a writing job. She had to search, but she found all her clothing, stuffing the suit and decadent bra into the purse. Dressing hurriedly in the clothes she had on last night, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, but she couldn’t do anything about that now.

In the cab, she kept her mind on what she was going to write. It wasn’t easy separating her thoughts from Dylan, because he was part of the fantasy she’d lived last night. Not the striptease fantasy, but afterward—afterward, the way he had looked at her, the way he’d made love to her, his unselfishness, his gentle touch and those wonderful words of encouragement. Haley felt tenderness grab her heart.

If only he wasn’t such a womanizer. If only he could be satisfied with one woman. She didn’t want to think about the women who hung around him. No ties, no entanglements, no commitments. He had very little to give any woman when he spread himself so thin amongst them. And she wanted so much more than a few crumbs. She had every reason to believe that he was a man who wouldn’t lack for female companionship. He was virile, compelling, dangerously attractive. Nothing seemed to attract women more than a man who couldn’t be pinned down, one who was obviously intent on remaining unsnared.

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