two more containers of bath salts off of the shelf. “I’ll have the same thing she’s having,” he said, offering a salacious smile.
“Do you love to take baths as well?” she asked.
“Not particularly.”
“Then why are you buying the bath salts?”
“They’re for when you come over. I thought that you might find my bathtub appealing. It’s big enough for two.”
“Oh, I see. So you’re expecting me to come to your place and take a bath?”
Neil gripped her around the waist and pulled her into his body. He whispered into her ear, “Being a lawyer, I fully intend to convince you to come to my place. Taking a bath would just be an added bonus. Don’t forget that I always get my way, my beauty.”
His body pressed against hers, along with his words, was practically her undoing. Words failed her. She wanted to go home with him right then and investigate way more than his bathtub. Her mind surrendered to thoughts of being naked with him in his bed. The image of him licking, sucking, and biting various parts of her body made her let out another soft moan that she knew he heard. So much for being coy.
The sales girl interrupted by asking if they wanted anything else. She looked flush from watching them. Neil took his wallet out of his pants pocket without letting Kate go and gave his credit card to the clerk. She tried to pull away to get her wallet out of her purse, but he wouldn’t let go of her.
“I’ve got it. It’s on me,” he said against her hair. “Did you want anything else?”
“Just… a… you… I mean, no. That’s… that’s it.” Her breathing had become ragged. He let go of her as the sales lady handed him their bags.
He carried their bags out of the store. He looked at his watch. “Unfortunately, I have to get back to work. I really enjoyed our lunch today,” he said while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Where are you parked?”
“I’m parked right in front of the restaurant.”
They walked in the direction of her car. After she unlocked the door, he put her bag on the back seat and shut the door. She hadn’t opened her door yet. Part of her wanted to launch herself at him, the other part wanted to make him wait to kiss her. She decided that making him wait a little longer would be good for him.
“Thank you so much for lunch and the bath salts. I had a lovely time,” she said as she opened her car door, using it as a barrier between them.
Neil smiled like he knew what she was doing. She could tell by his expression that he appreciated the challenge.
“You’re most welcome, my beauty. I’m looking forward to our dinner tomorrow night. We’ll have to make sure we save room for dessert,” he said, raising an eyebrow. Kate had a feeling that she wouldn’t need a fork for the kind of dessert that he was talking about.
Chapter 8
Kate ran errands after her lunch date with Neil. She finally got home around 5 o’clock. Climbing the stairs made her heart rate quicken after her interaction with Roger last night and earlier that day. Reaching the top of the landing, she decided she was too tired and not in the mood to socialize. Thankfully, Roger wasn’t the one who greeted her. Instead, it was his girlfriend. She was a pretty, petite, Asian woman with shoulder length black hair. Her smile was gracious, warm, and inviting.
“Hi, I’m Rose,” she said with her hand outreached. “You must be one of Roger’s new neighbors.”
“Yes, my roommate Charlie and I moved in a couple of weeks ago. I’m Kate. It’s great to meet you. Roger has told me all about you,” she said, a sense of relief flooding her body now that Rose was real. Things were less complicated for her with Roger having a girlfriend. Maybe his strange behavior was just overprotectiveness. Maybe he viewed her like little sister.
“I’m here all the time. I hope that we can get to know each other and become friends. It would be fun to have a girlfriend in the building to hang out
“Do you love to take baths as well?” she asked.
“Not particularly.”
“Then why are you buying the bath salts?”
“They’re for when you come over. I thought that you might find my bathtub appealing. It’s big enough for two.”
“Oh, I see. So you’re expecting me to come to your place and take a bath?”
Neil gripped her around the waist and pulled her into his body. He whispered into her ear, “Being a lawyer, I fully intend to convince you to come to my place. Taking a bath would just be an added bonus. Don’t forget that I always get my way, my beauty.”
His body pressed against hers, along with his words, was practically her undoing. Words failed her. She wanted to go home with him right then and investigate way more than his bathtub. Her mind surrendered to thoughts of being naked with him in his bed. The image of him licking, sucking, and biting various parts of her body made her let out another soft moan that she knew he heard. So much for being coy.
The sales girl interrupted by asking if they wanted anything else. She looked flush from watching them. Neil took his wallet out of his pants pocket without letting Kate go and gave his credit card to the clerk. She tried to pull away to get her wallet out of her purse, but he wouldn’t let go of her.
“I’ve got it. It’s on me,” he said against her hair. “Did you want anything else?”
“Just… a… you… I mean, no. That’s… that’s it.” Her breathing had become ragged. He let go of her as the sales lady handed him their bags.
He carried their bags out of the store. He looked at his watch. “Unfortunately, I have to get back to work. I really enjoyed our lunch today,” he said while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Where are you parked?”
“I’m parked right in front of the restaurant.”
They walked in the direction of her car. After she unlocked the door, he put her bag on the back seat and shut the door. She hadn’t opened her door yet. Part of her wanted to launch herself at him, the other part wanted to make him wait to kiss her. She decided that making him wait a little longer would be good for him.
“Thank you so much for lunch and the bath salts. I had a lovely time,” she said as she opened her car door, using it as a barrier between them.
Neil smiled like he knew what she was doing. She could tell by his expression that he appreciated the challenge.
“You’re most welcome, my beauty. I’m looking forward to our dinner tomorrow night. We’ll have to make sure we save room for dessert,” he said, raising an eyebrow. Kate had a feeling that she wouldn’t need a fork for the kind of dessert that he was talking about.
Chapter 8
Kate ran errands after her lunch date with Neil. She finally got home around 5 o’clock. Climbing the stairs made her heart rate quicken after her interaction with Roger last night and earlier that day. Reaching the top of the landing, she decided she was too tired and not in the mood to socialize. Thankfully, Roger wasn’t the one who greeted her. Instead, it was his girlfriend. She was a pretty, petite, Asian woman with shoulder length black hair. Her smile was gracious, warm, and inviting.
“Hi, I’m Rose,” she said with her hand outreached. “You must be one of Roger’s new neighbors.”
“Yes, my roommate Charlie and I moved in a couple of weeks ago. I’m Kate. It’s great to meet you. Roger has told me all about you,” she said, a sense of relief flooding her body now that Rose was real. Things were less complicated for her with Roger having a girlfriend. Maybe his strange behavior was just overprotectiveness. Maybe he viewed her like little sister.
“I’m here all the time. I hope that we can get to know each other and become friends. It would be fun to have a girlfriend in the building to hang out
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