months if I go out with him.”
Gabe snorted and dropped her arm. “Well, I hate to disappoint you, but Pierre just hit on me .”
“So,” Janie said with a wave of her hand, as she leaned against the brick wall. “He’s bi-sexual.”
Bi-sexual? “Yeah, well,” he said, then paused, not knowing how to respond to that one. “Well, at least tell me you’re not considering the orthodontist. There’s something about that guy that I don’t trust.”
“Carl?” she asked, clearly surprised. “He’s harmless. And he offered to clean my teeth for free if I--”
“Go out with him,” Gabe finished for her, rolling his eyes at the same time. “Janie, be reasonable. These guys will promise you anything to get la--” He cleared his throat and decided on a better choice of words. “What I mean is, they’ll promise you anything in order to get you to go out with them. But that doesn’t mean you can trust them.”
She looked up at him with those bright green eyes and held his gaze. The breeze blew a strand of curls in her face, and Gabe reached out and tucked it behind her ear. “Don’t you want to be able to trust the guy you’re sleeping with?” he asked in a low voice.
Her pink tongue snaked out of her mouth to moisten her lips. “Well, yes, I suppose--”
“Do you trust me ?”
“I--”
“Yes? Or no?”
“Yes,” she said without hesitation this time.
“Good, then I think you should pick me, and tell the rest of those jerks to get lost.” He’d given this a lot of thought since last night. If she was determined to go through with this, then he was the man for the job. Forget about proprieties, and the fact that she was Sara’s little sister. The woman had gotten under his skin, and the only way to get her out, was to sleep with her. Then, once he got her out of his system, he’d be able to think straight again.
She blinked, her confusion apparent. “I thought you weren’t interested in sleeping with me.”
“I changed my mind. Men can change their minds, too, you know.”
“I realize that, but--”
“Here’s the best part. I come with a money-back guarantee. If I don’t make you scream out with pleasure, I’ll give you your money back.” He grinned at her, hoping she’d find his little joke funny.
Instead, she crossed her arms and asked, “What money?”
“You offered to pay me one hundred dollars, remember?”
Her mouth dropped open. “You’re not seriously going to hold me to that, are you, considering my condition at the time?”
“Of course, I am. A poor cab driver like me can always use some extra cash. Besides, it’ll be the best hundred dollars you’ve ever spent.”
She pushed away from the wall. “Well, I’ll have to think about it. It wouldn’t be right to send all Gertie’s friends away without giving them a fair chance. I think we should wait until after the kissing contest, then I’ll decide.”
“You can’t be serious. You’ve already seen what happens when we’re alone together. The sparks fly even when we’re not touching.” He ran a finger down the side of her neck and smiled satisfactorily when she quivered.
Janie met his gaze and neither said a word. Their mouths came together like they’d done this hundreds of times before. He smothered her lips with demanding expertise, forcing her to endure his punishing kiss. But rather than stop after the first one, he kissed her again and again, the next starting where the last left off.
She moaned against his mouth, her small hands grasping at his T-shirt, his neck and shoulders. Her body pushed against his as if she were searching, seeking his touch.
The blood pounded in his brain, and it was all he could do to make himself pull away from her. It took him a minute to catch his breath, and then he asked in a strained voice, “If you get this turned on when all I do is kiss you, doesn’t it make you wonder what it’ll be like once I’m inside you?”
Closing her eyes, she rested her cheek
Gabe snorted and dropped her arm. “Well, I hate to disappoint you, but Pierre just hit on me .”
“So,” Janie said with a wave of her hand, as she leaned against the brick wall. “He’s bi-sexual.”
Bi-sexual? “Yeah, well,” he said, then paused, not knowing how to respond to that one. “Well, at least tell me you’re not considering the orthodontist. There’s something about that guy that I don’t trust.”
“Carl?” she asked, clearly surprised. “He’s harmless. And he offered to clean my teeth for free if I--”
“Go out with him,” Gabe finished for her, rolling his eyes at the same time. “Janie, be reasonable. These guys will promise you anything to get la--” He cleared his throat and decided on a better choice of words. “What I mean is, they’ll promise you anything in order to get you to go out with them. But that doesn’t mean you can trust them.”
She looked up at him with those bright green eyes and held his gaze. The breeze blew a strand of curls in her face, and Gabe reached out and tucked it behind her ear. “Don’t you want to be able to trust the guy you’re sleeping with?” he asked in a low voice.
Her pink tongue snaked out of her mouth to moisten her lips. “Well, yes, I suppose--”
“Do you trust me ?”
“I--”
“Yes? Or no?”
“Yes,” she said without hesitation this time.
“Good, then I think you should pick me, and tell the rest of those jerks to get lost.” He’d given this a lot of thought since last night. If she was determined to go through with this, then he was the man for the job. Forget about proprieties, and the fact that she was Sara’s little sister. The woman had gotten under his skin, and the only way to get her out, was to sleep with her. Then, once he got her out of his system, he’d be able to think straight again.
She blinked, her confusion apparent. “I thought you weren’t interested in sleeping with me.”
“I changed my mind. Men can change their minds, too, you know.”
“I realize that, but--”
“Here’s the best part. I come with a money-back guarantee. If I don’t make you scream out with pleasure, I’ll give you your money back.” He grinned at her, hoping she’d find his little joke funny.
Instead, she crossed her arms and asked, “What money?”
“You offered to pay me one hundred dollars, remember?”
Her mouth dropped open. “You’re not seriously going to hold me to that, are you, considering my condition at the time?”
“Of course, I am. A poor cab driver like me can always use some extra cash. Besides, it’ll be the best hundred dollars you’ve ever spent.”
She pushed away from the wall. “Well, I’ll have to think about it. It wouldn’t be right to send all Gertie’s friends away without giving them a fair chance. I think we should wait until after the kissing contest, then I’ll decide.”
“You can’t be serious. You’ve already seen what happens when we’re alone together. The sparks fly even when we’re not touching.” He ran a finger down the side of her neck and smiled satisfactorily when she quivered.
Janie met his gaze and neither said a word. Their mouths came together like they’d done this hundreds of times before. He smothered her lips with demanding expertise, forcing her to endure his punishing kiss. But rather than stop after the first one, he kissed her again and again, the next starting where the last left off.
She moaned against his mouth, her small hands grasping at his T-shirt, his neck and shoulders. Her body pushed against his as if she were searching, seeking his touch.
The blood pounded in his brain, and it was all he could do to make himself pull away from her. It took him a minute to catch his breath, and then he asked in a strained voice, “If you get this turned on when all I do is kiss you, doesn’t it make you wonder what it’ll be like once I’m inside you?”
Closing her eyes, she rested her cheek
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