isn’t funny.”
“It won’t last, Jade.”
“But it’ll be there tomorrow when I go to work.” She turned her head and stared at the mark. “It’s the size of Grand Prairie!”
Zach walked up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. Moving her hair aside, he dropped a kiss on the hickey. “You didn’t complain last night when I gave it to you.”
“Well, of course I didn’t complain last night. I was…busy.”
He grinned and tightened his arms around her. “I know.”
When she continued to frown, Zach tried another tactic. “Your hair will cover it. And you can use makeup, can’t you?”
“I suppose.”
“Why are you so upset? Are you afraid someone might know you had…” He dropped his voice to barely a whisper. “S-E-X?”
Her frown faded and she bit her bottom lip. “Am I overreacting?”
“Yeah, I’d say that.”
“I’m sorry. It’s just… I’m a total professional at my job, Zach. I never mix personal with business.”
“I don’t doubt that.”
She tilted her head and studied the large discoloration. “I suppose I should be proud of it. I haven’t had a hickey in at least twenty years.”
“Glad to be of service.” The reflection of her breasts in the mirror was too tempting to ignore. He slid his hands up to cup the heavy globes. “I’d be happy to be of service again right now.”
She laughed out loud. “Are you ever going to feed me?”
“Are you ever going to get dressed and stop distracting me with this incredible body?”
“I think you’re perpetually horny.”
“I am with you, that’s for sure.”
She grinned. “I like that.”
Zach swatted one rounded buttock. “Get dressed, woman.”
Still grinning, Jade clutched her cheek and skittered into the bedroom.
Jade had donned bra and panties when Zach came out of the bathroom. She watched him round the bed and pick up his tuxedo trousers from the floor.
“You’re wearing a wrinkled tuxedo to brunch?”
“Hardly.” Not bothering with his briefs, he slipped on the trousers. “I have a duffel bag in my trunk with a couple of changes of clothes in it.”
“I guess that comes in handy the morning following a date.”
Zach walked back to her. He placed one finger beneath her chin and tilted up her face for his kiss. “I told you I’ve never spent the night with a date. But sometimes I spend the night at my brother’s place. He’s slimmer than I am, so I keep clothes in my car.”
“Oh.” The heat of embarrassment filled her cheeks. She’d sounded almost…jealous. How silly. After today, she’d probably never see Zach again.
Amusement crinkled the corners of his eyes. He dropped one more soft kiss on her lips. “Be right back.”
A hollow feeling formed in Jade’s stomach that had nothing to do with the lack of food. She didn’t like the idea of never seeing Zach again. She’d known him less than twenty-four hours, yet it seemed longer. She enjoyed talking to him. She liked his teasing, his crooked grin. The sex was mind-boggling, but it was more than sex with Zach. She hadn’t “clicked” with a man since Carl. She’d dated several men, yet never had the desire to go out with them again, much less have sex with them. The interest simply hadn’t been there.
He’d started out as a rent-a-stud, but that’s not how she thought of him now.
Jade sank down on the bed. She couldn’t do this. She couldn’t develop feelings for a man ten years her junior. They couldn’t possibly have a future together. Falling in love with Zach would only lead to heartache.
He came back in the bedroom carrying a dark blue bag. He stopped next to the bed. “You okay?”
The concern in his eyes made her scramble for something to say. “Just trying to decide what to wear.”
“Ah, a girl thing.” Zach dropped the duffel on the bed. “I vote for something that shows off your tits.”
Jade laughed while he grinned. “You really are a sex fiend.”
“Guilty as charged.”
“It won’t last, Jade.”
“But it’ll be there tomorrow when I go to work.” She turned her head and stared at the mark. “It’s the size of Grand Prairie!”
Zach walked up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. Moving her hair aside, he dropped a kiss on the hickey. “You didn’t complain last night when I gave it to you.”
“Well, of course I didn’t complain last night. I was…busy.”
He grinned and tightened his arms around her. “I know.”
When she continued to frown, Zach tried another tactic. “Your hair will cover it. And you can use makeup, can’t you?”
“I suppose.”
“Why are you so upset? Are you afraid someone might know you had…” He dropped his voice to barely a whisper. “S-E-X?”
Her frown faded and she bit her bottom lip. “Am I overreacting?”
“Yeah, I’d say that.”
“I’m sorry. It’s just… I’m a total professional at my job, Zach. I never mix personal with business.”
“I don’t doubt that.”
She tilted her head and studied the large discoloration. “I suppose I should be proud of it. I haven’t had a hickey in at least twenty years.”
“Glad to be of service.” The reflection of her breasts in the mirror was too tempting to ignore. He slid his hands up to cup the heavy globes. “I’d be happy to be of service again right now.”
She laughed out loud. “Are you ever going to feed me?”
“Are you ever going to get dressed and stop distracting me with this incredible body?”
“I think you’re perpetually horny.”
“I am with you, that’s for sure.”
She grinned. “I like that.”
Zach swatted one rounded buttock. “Get dressed, woman.”
Still grinning, Jade clutched her cheek and skittered into the bedroom.
Jade had donned bra and panties when Zach came out of the bathroom. She watched him round the bed and pick up his tuxedo trousers from the floor.
“You’re wearing a wrinkled tuxedo to brunch?”
“Hardly.” Not bothering with his briefs, he slipped on the trousers. “I have a duffel bag in my trunk with a couple of changes of clothes in it.”
“I guess that comes in handy the morning following a date.”
Zach walked back to her. He placed one finger beneath her chin and tilted up her face for his kiss. “I told you I’ve never spent the night with a date. But sometimes I spend the night at my brother’s place. He’s slimmer than I am, so I keep clothes in my car.”
“Oh.” The heat of embarrassment filled her cheeks. She’d sounded almost…jealous. How silly. After today, she’d probably never see Zach again.
Amusement crinkled the corners of his eyes. He dropped one more soft kiss on her lips. “Be right back.”
A hollow feeling formed in Jade’s stomach that had nothing to do with the lack of food. She didn’t like the idea of never seeing Zach again. She’d known him less than twenty-four hours, yet it seemed longer. She enjoyed talking to him. She liked his teasing, his crooked grin. The sex was mind-boggling, but it was more than sex with Zach. She hadn’t “clicked” with a man since Carl. She’d dated several men, yet never had the desire to go out with them again, much less have sex with them. The interest simply hadn’t been there.
He’d started out as a rent-a-stud, but that’s not how she thought of him now.
Jade sank down on the bed. She couldn’t do this. She couldn’t develop feelings for a man ten years her junior. They couldn’t possibly have a future together. Falling in love with Zach would only lead to heartache.
He came back in the bedroom carrying a dark blue bag. He stopped next to the bed. “You okay?”
The concern in his eyes made her scramble for something to say. “Just trying to decide what to wear.”
“Ah, a girl thing.” Zach dropped the duffel on the bed. “I vote for something that shows off your tits.”
Jade laughed while he grinned. “You really are a sex fiend.”
“Guilty as charged.”
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