Hunks: Opposites Attract by Marie Rochelle Page A

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    Chapter Fourteen
     
     
    “Care to tell me why you’re out here all by yourself instead of with your boyfriend planning something romantic for ringing in the New Year?”
    Sapphire glanced away from the road and stared at Brian who was watching her from the corner of his eye. She was trying her best not to get lost in how good he smelled inside the truck. Ever since they’d left the cottage all she could think about was running her hand across his hard thighs.
    God, why was she so horny ?
    It wasn’t like she was in need of sex, but Brian sure in the hell made it hard for her not to think about it. Why had she decided to take a break from it for a while? Oh yeah, that’s right. Her last couple of boyfriends had fallen asleep before she had a chance to get her own release.
    Losers...they deserved to be tossed to the curb way before she decided to finally do it. Shauntie and even Emerald had warned her about Robert, Nico and even Walker but she’d been too stubborn to listen.
    One look at Brian and Sapphire knew he wouldn’t leave her waiting for anything. He would know how to make a woman feel good. Instead of being tossed to the curb by a woman, Brian probably did most of the tossing himself. Something about him screamed he could be the ‘love them and leave them’ type of guy.
    Sapphire dragged herself away from her inner thoughts. “You know that I could ask you the same question,” she said, clearly surprised that Brian had asked her that question right out of the gate. “You’re a good-looking man. I’m positive you have a girlfriend waiting for you back in town.”
    “Hey, if you don’t want to go first I can do it. I’m not scared of the question,” Brian said. “I’m at a crossroads about my career. I want to take it in a different direction. I wasn’t able to make a clear decision about it at home, so Nash encouraged me to come out here to clear my head.”
    What kind of career change did Brian want to make? If he stopped being a mailman then what were his plans? Sapphire thought about asking the question, but decided it wasn’t any of her business. She wasn’t overly nosy like Emerald and had to know everything about everyone.
    “Really, I thought you were out here hiding from an ex-girlfriend or a current one.”
    Brian took his eyes off the road and caught her eyes with his. “I’m not like that. I would never hide from a woman. If I wasn’t interested in her anymore, I would be up front with her. Why keep stringing someone along? It isn’t fair to me or her. I feel sorry for you if something like that has happened to you, but stop putting me into the same category as one of your ex-boyfriends. I’m not them and I never will be.”
    Brian’s astonishment was obviously genuine and she regretted her jibe at him. “I apologize,” she said. “I don’t know why I said that to you.” She knew why but she wasn’t about to admit it to him.
    Turning off the highway, Brian continued to drive in the direction of the grocery store. “I’m not offended, just astonished you’re so critical of relationships. I mean you didn’t seem like you would be so judgmental to me.”
    Was she really judgmental? No, it wasn’t possible. She always got to know a person before she made any kind of assumption about them. In any case, at least she thought she did. Honestly, Emerald thought she was too easy-going sometimes.
    “I wouldn’t call myself pessimistic, but I will admit to a few bad experiences with guys in my past. What woman hasn’t dated some losers?” Sapphire spoke with as reasonable a voice as she could manage.
    What gave Brian the right to try to get inside her head like this? He was still a guy she barely knew. He better take a step back or she might have to tell him where is fine looking ass could go.
    “I think a man could tell you the same thing. I’ve also dated some women who weren’t completely honest with me or pretended to be into me for other reasons. I think