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A muscle in his jaitched

"Your roommate fucks up and I have to spend the weekend without you"

Hating that he was unhappy, I took his coffee fros in the backseat cup holders

Then I cli him

I drapedon this, Gideon

It aze

"I knew you were going to drivehoe’d met

"Sprawled on ?" "Before

Outside"

Frowning, I asked, "Outside where?" "On the sidewalk"

Gideon grippedway of his that

A otten into the car when you ca at the curb that day

I’d been too awed by the building to take note of the sleek vehicle when I arrived, but I had noticed it when I left

"You hit ruffly

"I couldn’t look away

I wanted you immediately

Excessively

Almost violently"

How could I not have known that there’d been ht we’d stumbled across each other by accident

But he’d been leaving for the day

which meant he had deliberately backtracked inside

For ht next to the Bentley," he went on, "and your head tilted back

You were looking up at the building and I pictured you on your knees, looking up at rowl in Gideon’s voice hadin his lap

"What way?" I whispered, mesmerized by the fire in his eyes

"With excite ainst hi you inside

And there you were, right where I’d wanted you, da in front of me

In thatto do to you when I got you naked"

I sed, re at you for the first ti sex"

"I saw that"

His hands slid up either side of my spine

"And I knew you saw me, too

Sahat I ah me"

And that hat had knocked me on my ass - literally

I’d looked into his eyes and realized how tightly reined he hat a shadowed soul he had

I had seen power and hunger and control and demand

Somewhere inside me, I’d known he would take me over

It was a relief to know he’d felt the saed my shoulder blades and pulled me closer, until our foreheads touched

"No one’s ever seen before, Eva

You’re the only one"

My throat tightened painfully

In so many ways, Gideon was a hard man, yet he could be so sweet to me

Almost childishly so, which I loved because it was pure and uncontrolled

If no one else bothered to look beyond his striking face and impressive bank account, they didn’t deserve to know him

"I had no idea

You were so

cool

I didn’t seem to affect you at all"

"Cool?" he scoffed

"I was on fire for you

I’ve been fucked up ever since"

"Gee

Thanks"

"You made ht of two days without you"

Holding his jaw in etic

"I love you, too," I whispered against his beautifulaway fro, and yet the way he held entle and reverent

As if I were precious

When he pulled back, ere both breathing hard

"I’hten the mood before ent into work

Gideon’s preference for brunettes ell known and well docuus got out of the car to give us privacy, leaving the engine and air- conditioning running

I looked out theand saw the Crossfire beside us