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He shrugged "It never hurts to try again, though in this case it did no good The key is a dud At least it’s not a grenade Well, unless the grenade lands at your feet"
"That happened to you?" she asked, delving into the very personal territory she’d sworn not to with this man over andover, but did it anyway
"Oh yeah," he said "Fun times, let me tell you And I checked on a charter It all depends on how bad the storm is tomorrow If the weather allows it and the airlines are backed up, it’s an option" He grabbed the handle of her bag "Why don’t you call downstairs fro you up another key?" He didn’t wait for her reply, rolling her bag, with her purse still on top, towards his room
Julie stood frozen, her eyes fixed on his powerful shoulders and back If she followed hi him
Desire flared and pressed her to act, countered only by the worries that fluttered through herher best friend There was no fling to this They were headed to a place she’d never let herself go with a o This was relationship territory
He stopped at his door, and eyed her over one of those truly aze "You gonna stay in the hall or what?"
She wanted him Part of her even felt as if she needed him She shouldn’t do this, but… She shut her eyes aaway from Luke wasn’t possible That meant she had to find a way to deal with him Maybe she siet old Maybe they were only drawn to each other because he’d left before they worked each other out of their syste with hiht She could take control again She’d get this back where it belonged In the bedroom and out of her head and heart Heart Damn Where did that come from? Head She’d aze "Or what?" And she followed him into his hotel room
Chapter Three
Luke are of Julie on every possible level, in every inch of his body, all too conscious of just howto require He wanted her He wanted her like he’d never wanted another woman, and that was exactly why he couldn’t touch her Not now Not yet But soon, and he kneas going to feel like forever in thein a corner by the closet, easing into the doorway to watch her sit on his king-sized bed, her long blond hair caressing her shoulders Shoulders he kneere creamy white, skin he kneas soft and silky, and addictive She reached for the phone He leaned on the wall, his blood boiling just thinking about how easily they could end up under the sheets, or on top of theloriously naked The mattress separated them, yet he could smell the faint scent of jasmine and vanilla, a perfu on this side of the mattress, and on the opposite side of the roo between the two of them one heck of a lot of consideration and was certain that sex was her barrier, the only thing she gave of herself, the wall that hid her frootten past that wall, he’d seen it in her eyes in the past He saw it there now: the fear, and the knowledge that he was the man who’d seen the real her
"Yes," she said into the phone and even her voice radiated along his nerve endings and threatened to unravel his control "My key won’t work Can sohbor’s roolanced at the phone "813" She paused and listened, and then sounding disappointed, asked, "That long? Really? Okay H up the phone and stood up, turning to face hio down"
"They said that about room service when I tried to order," he couess that o downstairs now" She ran her hands down her hps and looked nervous rather than her norood Nervousunfamiliar It meant she are of as on the line, and it had nothing to do with pleasure Well, maybe a little to do with pleasure
Neither of them moved or spoke, the air thick, the bed the size of a Texas suh noon He needed out of this tiny room with her and now
"I don’t know about you, but I’ off the wall "Why don’t we head down and get so to eat while the front desk cal moment, as if his invitation to leave the room surprised her far more than the one to join hi appetite," he pressed softly, reotten to know each other Of late night pizzas and walks to the corner deli, and a diner near her house that they’d hadfro from hi her face "Yes," she said, drawing out the response before casting hily shy look "I probably like to eat a little too much"