In Bed with the Enemy by Kathie DeNosky

lose his mind. Or he could give in to the chemistry, enjoy the time they had together here in Mission Creek, and worry about his sanity once he returned to Vegas.
    And who knew what might happen? There was always the possibility that after they returned to their respective offices, they might make arrangements to spend an occasional weekend together when they both had time off.
    When he steered the SUV into the inn parking lot, he parked beside Elise’s rental car, got out andwalked over to help her from the sedan. As soon as he opened the driver’s door, he knew that she was having second thoughts.
    â€œCole, I don’t think our sleeping together would be wise,” she said without preamble.
    He took a deep breath, then another as he reconciled himself to a cold shower and an empty bed. Nodding, he placed his hand at her back to guide her through the front doors of the inn. “You’re probably right.”
    They both remained silent as they rode the elevator to the second floor.
    When they walked down the hall and stopped in front of Elise’s door, she smiled sadly. “We’d only be complicating things that until now have been relatively simple.”
    He wasn’t sure who she was trying to convince, him or herself. Stuffing his hands into his jeans pockets to keep from reaching for her, he nodded. “I couldn’t agree more.”
    She gazed up at him for a moment before turning to open her door. “I…um, good night.”
    â€œNight,” he said, walking the few feet that separated his door from hers.
    He’d wanted nothing more than to take her into his arms and kiss her senseless, to make her want him again the way he still wanted her. But he knew that would be a mistake. She’d only end up regretting in the morning what they shared tonight.
    Opening his door, he walked into the room and stood for several long seconds, staring at the door between their rooms. Even though Elise’s body was telling her it was ready to take that step with him, hermind hadn’t yet come to grips with what he recognized as the inevitable.
    It wasn’t a question of if they made love. It was just a matter of when.
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    Elise closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on her golden rule. Thou shalt not get cozy with a co-worker.
    Maybe if she repeated it enough, she’d be able to remember why she’d adopted that rule, and why it was so important. But at the moment, she couldn’t think of a single reason why she’d embraced that philosophy.
    Cole wanted her and she wanted him with a fierceness that stole her breath. All she’d have to do is open the door between their two rooms and—
    Elise opened her eyes and frantically glanced around the room. Why was she even thinking along those lines?
    Moaning, she threw back the sheet, sat up on the edge of the bed and took several deep breaths to calm herself. This was Caveman Cole causing her to lose sleep. They couldn’t be in the same room for more than five minutes before they were engaged in a battle of wits.
    But as she sat there trying to decipher her puzzling emotions, she remembered the warmth of his kiss, the feel of his hands caressing her body. Her breath caught and she felt as if she might be drowning as realization dawned. Had the sizzling attraction between them been there all along, hidden behind a veil of verbal sparring?
    Lost in her disturbing thoughts, she jumped when the door between her room and Cole’s opened.
    â€œYou can’t sleep, either?” Cole asked, walking over to stand in front of her.
    The sight of him standing there in nothing but his briefs made her feel warm all over and had her feminine places tingling as they’d never tingled before. “I…I—” She had to pause to get her scrambled thoughts off his magnificent body and onto what he’d asked her. “No. I can’t seem to get comfortable.”
    He shook his head. “Me,