The light floral scent of her perfume teased him.
‘You’re disgustingly healthy,’ she pronounced after a few moments. ‘The only thing I see is an overactive gall bladder.’ She gave a little laugh. ‘That’s most likely a metaphysical symptom because this whole situation with the banker’s wife is galling to you. I could help you with that by working on pressure points and doing some reflexology on your feet.’
He couldn’t help raising his eyes heavenward. It all seemed nonsensical.
‘Oh! Wait!’ she declared in a considering tone. ‘Lean forward again.’
Ricardo did as she bade, allowing himself to savour the situation because just as she looked avidly into his eyes, he was able to look deeply into hers. The air between them crackled with awareness. For Ricardo, there was just Jessica. Just this most exquisite woman who sat across from him, tempting him to get closer and to abandon all sense.
A flush stained her high cheekbones. The professional examination of his eyes turned into something else. He saw the unmistakable of need, followed swiftly by confusion. The small peek into the vulnerable depths of her soul shuttered as the mask of the health professional fell back into place.
‘Just as I suspected.’ She appeared to struggle to quell a smile. ‘Not just an overactive gall problem, but your system is overloaded with arrogance!’ Then, she rendered him speechless for a few seconds with the full blast of her smile and the teasing light in her eyes.
This couldn’t be the same guarded woman he’d met last night. Now, she flirted with him!
He arched an eyebrow and kept a straight face. ‘A tad too much arrogance, Miss Harris?’ Hell, it wasn’t too much arrogance he was suffering from, but a fast-growing problem —literally — with a raging erection.
‘Definitely,’ she intoned sweetly.
‘And what form of treatment do you recommend?’
The way she screwed up her nose was incredibly cute.
‘You know, Mr Garcia, I think three months with me will probably just about cure you of it.’
Ricardo couldn’t hold back his laughter. Por Dios! This woman may well be dangerous for him if he let his guard down, but she was also good for him. He hadn’t enjoyed himself so much in a long time.
He shook his head as he told her, ‘I wonder how well I’ll get to know you over three months, Jessica? You’re like a multi-faceted diamond whose many faces I’d like to explore. One moment you’re serious, the next serious fun.’ Every facet appealed to him on a multitude of levels — appealed way too much. ‘Tonight you’ve transformed physically, but it’s also as though you’re a completely different person to the woman I met last night.’
‘You’re a serious flatterer,’ she said, ‘but I’m prepared to admit I’m enjoying it. I’ve never been flattered and I’ve never felt so utterly, wonderfully womanly. I am different. It’s exhilarating and thrilling. I’ve been pampered all day, ferried about in a limousine and photographed by the paparazzi. Now, I’m out at an amazing restaurant with a handsome dinner date, who may well be the sexiest man alive, and — although I’ve always considered myself thoroughly unskilled in the art of flirting — I’m here exchanging all this banter with you. My head’s spinning, but I think it’s in a good way.’ She reached across the table and touched his hand. Electric current burst up his arm. ‘Thank you, Ricardo, because you’ve made this possible. You’ve opened up a new me.’
The tightness in his throat was almost as painful as the tightness at his groin. He wanted to take her hand in his. He wanted to take her whole body — her naked body — and hold her tight. Then he wanted to...
It was time to change the topic to something less dangerous. The visions in his mind were way too vivid. ‘Tell me more about the work you do, Jessica.’
Mierda! His words sounded strangled, his voice hoarse.
Jessica didn’t seem to
‘You’re disgustingly healthy,’ she pronounced after a few moments. ‘The only thing I see is an overactive gall bladder.’ She gave a little laugh. ‘That’s most likely a metaphysical symptom because this whole situation with the banker’s wife is galling to you. I could help you with that by working on pressure points and doing some reflexology on your feet.’
He couldn’t help raising his eyes heavenward. It all seemed nonsensical.
‘Oh! Wait!’ she declared in a considering tone. ‘Lean forward again.’
Ricardo did as she bade, allowing himself to savour the situation because just as she looked avidly into his eyes, he was able to look deeply into hers. The air between them crackled with awareness. For Ricardo, there was just Jessica. Just this most exquisite woman who sat across from him, tempting him to get closer and to abandon all sense.
A flush stained her high cheekbones. The professional examination of his eyes turned into something else. He saw the unmistakable of need, followed swiftly by confusion. The small peek into the vulnerable depths of her soul shuttered as the mask of the health professional fell back into place.
‘Just as I suspected.’ She appeared to struggle to quell a smile. ‘Not just an overactive gall problem, but your system is overloaded with arrogance!’ Then, she rendered him speechless for a few seconds with the full blast of her smile and the teasing light in her eyes.
This couldn’t be the same guarded woman he’d met last night. Now, she flirted with him!
He arched an eyebrow and kept a straight face. ‘A tad too much arrogance, Miss Harris?’ Hell, it wasn’t too much arrogance he was suffering from, but a fast-growing problem —literally — with a raging erection.
‘Definitely,’ she intoned sweetly.
‘And what form of treatment do you recommend?’
The way she screwed up her nose was incredibly cute.
‘You know, Mr Garcia, I think three months with me will probably just about cure you of it.’
Ricardo couldn’t hold back his laughter. Por Dios! This woman may well be dangerous for him if he let his guard down, but she was also good for him. He hadn’t enjoyed himself so much in a long time.
He shook his head as he told her, ‘I wonder how well I’ll get to know you over three months, Jessica? You’re like a multi-faceted diamond whose many faces I’d like to explore. One moment you’re serious, the next serious fun.’ Every facet appealed to him on a multitude of levels — appealed way too much. ‘Tonight you’ve transformed physically, but it’s also as though you’re a completely different person to the woman I met last night.’
‘You’re a serious flatterer,’ she said, ‘but I’m prepared to admit I’m enjoying it. I’ve never been flattered and I’ve never felt so utterly, wonderfully womanly. I am different. It’s exhilarating and thrilling. I’ve been pampered all day, ferried about in a limousine and photographed by the paparazzi. Now, I’m out at an amazing restaurant with a handsome dinner date, who may well be the sexiest man alive, and — although I’ve always considered myself thoroughly unskilled in the art of flirting — I’m here exchanging all this banter with you. My head’s spinning, but I think it’s in a good way.’ She reached across the table and touched his hand. Electric current burst up his arm. ‘Thank you, Ricardo, because you’ve made this possible. You’ve opened up a new me.’
The tightness in his throat was almost as painful as the tightness at his groin. He wanted to take her hand in his. He wanted to take her whole body — her naked body — and hold her tight. Then he wanted to...
It was time to change the topic to something less dangerous. The visions in his mind were way too vivid. ‘Tell me more about the work you do, Jessica.’
Mierda! His words sounded strangled, his voice hoarse.
Jessica didn’t seem to
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