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A shadow of amusement before those a inside thee was reminiscent of his last rejection of her, and she braced herself for another

"I should go," he said, but didn’t move

"Or you could stay" She’d wondered what she would risk to be with hi" popped in her mind

He drew in a breath "What is it you want from me, Noelle?"

His secrets, his body, and his slavish devotion For starters Things he wasn’t yet ready to hear "I want you to have dinner with ht" Innocent, easy

"Why? I told you I was dangerous"

"I know, but I still want you" Putting yourself out there again, girlie Probably not wise

I know And she would have backed off if he hadn’t shown her that glimpse of jealousy earlier If he hadn’t looked at her as if he wanted to eat her rather than the food If he hadn’t searched her hoh the frost melted, the storm remained, turbulent and troubled "That’s a very bad idea"

"Hello, all the fun things are"

"Noelle--"

"How about this? I promise not to fuck you on the table, and you promise to enjoy yourself anyway" Role reversal A direct hit every time Not to mention the fact that she’d just insulted his ether To Truly" She didn’t change course, though Dinner wasn’t h that would happen, too Hopefully Dinner was si about him

Why he used hookers--and when he’d last screwed one Why he refused to date Why he thought he was too dangerous for Noelle to kiss What, exactly, he craved doing to her

Hector scrubbed a hand through his hair, an action she figured was habit From nerves? Or desire? Please be desire She studied his face The hard pinch of his lips, the slits of his eyes Desire, yes, but he was still fighting it

Noelle closed the distance between thehtened fro the separation Practically purring, she placed her hands on those wide, strong shoulders

His nostrils flared as he breathed Deeply, harshly "What are you doing, Noelle?"

Another step closer brought her breasts into contact with his chest Iainst his shirt just the way she liked "I’ conversation with you"

Hisfrom him in a continuous stream "Talk to me from across the room"

"Why? Do I bother you when I’m this close to you?"

"A little," he ad Rejection, perhaps "I told you I only … mess around with hookers You shouldn’t want rowl rumbled fro like that again, that I’erous for you You really shouldn’t want me"

"But I do," she repeated "And you want me You were hard for me before, and you can’t deny it" She arched forward, brushing against that delicious place between his legs "You’re hard for me now"

His nostrils flared "I … I …"

"Don’t lie to s when you do"

He softened, but only slightly "I don’t want to hurt you"

"Then tell me why you only erous to be with me And what does , but not doing what they both wanted--grinding--for several long, silent minutes His scent thickened around her, enveloped her, beca

"I don’t like to talk about it," he finally said

"Do it anyway"

"Actually, I never talk about it"

And yet he had with her Before, at caain today "Do it anyway," she repeated "You almost did at the church You alether "Both tih"

Ouch There was no arguing with that Still, ain cos, and that’s why you won’t be with a girl like estive, but the pain just kind of seeped out of her

A girl likepainted the harshness of his features "Sweetheart, I’d be happy with straight-up missionary with you"

Her eyes widened with surprise The way he’d said " more, well, she nearly stripped then and there Per