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"Wonder what?" His eyes flared pure male interest

"What it’d feel like to experience passion like that again, sans clothing of any sort" There She’d said it

"That was your first taste of passion?"

Holly shook her head "But it’s been awhile…a long while since I’ve experienced anything remotely close In the last few days I’ve realized I’ the life I envisioned"

"If you could change that vision, ould you do first?"

Here’s your golden opportunity, Holls Grab the bull by the horns and demand the cowboy take you for a ride

"Remember e toasted and you asked me about Christmas wishes?"

He nodded

"I was too nervous to be honest about what I wanted"

"So be honest now What is your fondest Christht of sexual decadence"

Both his eyebrows lifted

"With you"

Nick’s jaw tightened "Are you fking withyou, then yes" Rather than retreat from his suspicious eyes, Holly leaned closer "Aren’t you curious to see how delicious it’d be to get off e’re ned together?"

"Like you wouldn’t believe But I’ve gotta ask why the sudden change of heart? How can you be sure I’m not a serial killer?"

"Because you would’ve followed me home from the club and snatchedcoffee with you in public"

"True So how do I make your wish come true, Mistress Christmas?"

"Don’t call me that" Holly wrinkled her nose "That’s not who I am"

"Who are you?"

"A woman who’s interested in you So the question is, are you interested in , Nick placed her hand over his heart to show her how fast it beat

The heat in his eyes, in his hand, in his body stoked the fire inside her hotter than she ever dreamed

"Your chest is so hard," she whispered

"And it ain’t even the hardest part of ht? No strings, no prorets?"

"Deal With one little catch"

"Which is?"

"If it’s up to et to be one hundred percent in charge of providing that pleasure You have to trust aht up like a Christ froer "Since you picked the restaurant, I get to pick the hotel" He paused, as if expecting her to argue

She didn’t

"Marriott Suites on Lexington Thirty minutes I’ll leave a key at the front desk under my name" Nick slid out of the booth and threw a five-dollar bill on the table "Don’t keep , darlin’"

"That’s just around the corner I don’t need thirtyup condoms and stuff on the way"

"What kind of stuff?" she said suspiciously

Nick grinned "Bet you were the type who peeked at your presents before Christ, too"

She squirmed Busted

"You’ll have to wait and see" He bent down until they were nose to nose "Here’s the God honest truth I thought you were soet up, otta admit I prefer you natural like this, your hair loose around your face, wide-eyed, your breath ragged as you’re waiting for onna demand to feel your soft lips all over my body, Holly Can you handle that?"

Her pulse thued a little nod

"Good" Nick brushed his mouth over hers until her lips parted Then he blew her ly seductive she feared she’d coht there in the booth

When he finally backed off, his voice was thick with desire "Not nearly enough, but it’ll hold ht minutes and fourteen seconds"

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