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Which only served to intensify her desire for the point

Though both gave her lingering glances and neither abstained froestive comments, even in front of each other, neither Lex nor Jax had made a physical move on her

Until one afternoon, toward the end of her first month at the estate

Lily was hanging Lex’s dry cleaning in his dressing roo his polished shoes to the shelves above one of theto She really couldn’t reach that far even on tiptoe, but all the other spaces were spoken for

“Here, lether by surprise Andher pulse jump

He took the shoes fro so, his body brushed hers, his chest pressing lightly to her back, his pelvis to her butt Setting every nerve ending ablaze

“Have Greta get you a stepladder,” Lex told her in his casual, sexy tone

“Good idea”

He lowered his ar his hand at the dip of her waist He leaned close and drew in a long breath “You sood”

Liquid fire rushed through her veins

Lily turned to face hi me”

“Yes” His gorgeous blue eyes shimmered warmly “And you don’t mind” It wasn’t even a question

“No” Otherwise she would have conveniently sidestepped hientleman, he would have let her

Jax, howeverShe sensed that with hisup to what she’d said to hiagement at the mansion and the invitation that presented

Lex waskind And she found that equally stiave him a soft smile