improper thoughts about me? I thought you said that you didn’t even like me…and you definitely didn’t fancy me…’ he taunted in the manner of a sleek, well-fed feline tormenting a mesmerised mouse.
‘There’s no need to make a song and dance about it. I know what I said,’ she snarled belligerently. ‘And I still don’t like you,’ she brooded, serving up a very unsmitten glare for his benefit.
‘So this is sex, pure and simple?’
Even if your pride was in tatters, in her book it was still worth clinging to. Kat’s hands fell away from her flaming face. Her chin came up. She might be in corner but it wasn’t in her nature to submit without a fight.
‘Hearing you use terms like pure is fairly ironic,’ she observed scornfully. Anything less pure than the self-satisfied glint in his eyes would be hard to imagine.
I could have just packed my bags and walked away…she brooded wistfully. I could have kept my mouth shut and my dignity intact. But no, that would have been too easy! I had to go and announce it.
‘It’s not the end of the world… Sexual awareness between men and women is perfectly normal, and if it makes you feel any better it wasn’t exactly news to me.’
Kat groaned. ‘Well, it wouldn’t be, would it? You think you’re irresistible.’
‘It seems you share my opinion.’
She opened her mouth and nothing emerged but a little choking sound.
‘It makes a man feel good to know he hasn’t lost his touch.’
Kat cast a look of loathing over his oh, so perfect features. Was she meant to believe he’d even know what self-doubt was if it hit him over the head?
A tiny smile of relief flickered across her face as her madly racing brain came up with the perfect get-out story—well, not perfect, but she was in no position to be picky.
‘Do you honestly think I’d be stupid enough to say so if I actually was misguided enough to find you attractive?’
Her tinkling laughter made it sound as though it was the best joke she’d heard in ages—it was a bonus that he didn’t look as though he enjoyed the sound.
‘Let me be frank.’
‘Is there any way of stopping you?’ he wondered drily.
‘The bottom line is, deep down, you still think Drusilla had ulterior motives when she gave me this job.’
‘Don’t you?’
Kat bit her lip. ‘It does seem possible,’ she conceded.
‘And this is relevant because…?’ She looked so strung out, he almost let her off the hook.
‘I was getting to that,’ she snapped, directing a look of dislike at his handsome features. ‘When I said…’ Kat found she couldn’t bring herself to repeat what she’d said. ‘My job, by its nature, is very… tactile, ’ she babbled. ‘I simply meant that I can’t work properly if every time I look at you I’m wondering if you think I’ve got a private agenda.’
‘You mean you’re worried I’ll think you’ve decided to overlook major flaws like my millions?’
Her eyes narrowed. ‘Don’t forget your arrogance.’
‘In short, you’re concerned I’ll think you’re enjoying your job too much?’
‘If so far is anything to go by, there’s not much chance of that…’ Love wasn’t turning out to be at all what she’d expected. ‘But that’s exactly what I mean!’ she exclaimed, not particularly bothered by the contradictory nature of her statement. ‘I’m going to spend all my time worrying you’ll think I’m making a pass at you, and going by your reaction just now I’m obviously right!’ Kat’s shoulders slumped in relief… It had actually sounded plausible!
Matt could have driven several trucks through the holes in her rambling explanation, but he didn’t have the heart to mention it.
‘Pity…’
Now, don’t go reading anything into that, Kat remonstrated herself firmly. He’s just got that sort of voice and those sort of eyes. Sizzle and smoulder were the norm for Matt Devlin.
‘I thought it evened things out… No, you’re not running out now!’
‘There’s no need to make a song and dance about it. I know what I said,’ she snarled belligerently. ‘And I still don’t like you,’ she brooded, serving up a very unsmitten glare for his benefit.
‘So this is sex, pure and simple?’
Even if your pride was in tatters, in her book it was still worth clinging to. Kat’s hands fell away from her flaming face. Her chin came up. She might be in corner but it wasn’t in her nature to submit without a fight.
‘Hearing you use terms like pure is fairly ironic,’ she observed scornfully. Anything less pure than the self-satisfied glint in his eyes would be hard to imagine.
I could have just packed my bags and walked away…she brooded wistfully. I could have kept my mouth shut and my dignity intact. But no, that would have been too easy! I had to go and announce it.
‘It’s not the end of the world… Sexual awareness between men and women is perfectly normal, and if it makes you feel any better it wasn’t exactly news to me.’
Kat groaned. ‘Well, it wouldn’t be, would it? You think you’re irresistible.’
‘It seems you share my opinion.’
She opened her mouth and nothing emerged but a little choking sound.
‘It makes a man feel good to know he hasn’t lost his touch.’
Kat cast a look of loathing over his oh, so perfect features. Was she meant to believe he’d even know what self-doubt was if it hit him over the head?
A tiny smile of relief flickered across her face as her madly racing brain came up with the perfect get-out story—well, not perfect, but she was in no position to be picky.
‘Do you honestly think I’d be stupid enough to say so if I actually was misguided enough to find you attractive?’
Her tinkling laughter made it sound as though it was the best joke she’d heard in ages—it was a bonus that he didn’t look as though he enjoyed the sound.
‘Let me be frank.’
‘Is there any way of stopping you?’ he wondered drily.
‘The bottom line is, deep down, you still think Drusilla had ulterior motives when she gave me this job.’
‘Don’t you?’
Kat bit her lip. ‘It does seem possible,’ she conceded.
‘And this is relevant because…?’ She looked so strung out, he almost let her off the hook.
‘I was getting to that,’ she snapped, directing a look of dislike at his handsome features. ‘When I said…’ Kat found she couldn’t bring herself to repeat what she’d said. ‘My job, by its nature, is very… tactile, ’ she babbled. ‘I simply meant that I can’t work properly if every time I look at you I’m wondering if you think I’ve got a private agenda.’
‘You mean you’re worried I’ll think you’ve decided to overlook major flaws like my millions?’
Her eyes narrowed. ‘Don’t forget your arrogance.’
‘In short, you’re concerned I’ll think you’re enjoying your job too much?’
‘If so far is anything to go by, there’s not much chance of that…’ Love wasn’t turning out to be at all what she’d expected. ‘But that’s exactly what I mean!’ she exclaimed, not particularly bothered by the contradictory nature of her statement. ‘I’m going to spend all my time worrying you’ll think I’m making a pass at you, and going by your reaction just now I’m obviously right!’ Kat’s shoulders slumped in relief… It had actually sounded plausible!
Matt could have driven several trucks through the holes in her rambling explanation, but he didn’t have the heart to mention it.
‘Pity…’
Now, don’t go reading anything into that, Kat remonstrated herself firmly. He’s just got that sort of voice and those sort of eyes. Sizzle and smoulder were the norm for Matt Devlin.
‘I thought it evened things out… No, you’re not running out now!’
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