“I don’t…I mean…we haven’t settled anything…have we?”
“Of course, we have.” Travis took her hand and headed for the door, tugging her along behind him. “You’re not attracted to me and found my kisses lacking . You’re also uncomfortable because you kissed me back and didn’t know how to tell me it didn’t mean anything to you.”
“That’s not…”
“No, I’m fine with it, really.” Travis shot her a sheepish grin before they started down the stairs. “My ego is a little bruised, but I have to agree that our friendship is much too important to risk losing. I’m not going to lie and say kissing you didn’t invite a few fantasies, because it did.”
“It…did?” Vina rasped.
“ Sure, why wouldn’t it? I didn’t get much sleep because of it. I kept thinking about how soft your skin was and how I would have loved to spend the entire night exploring every inch of it. With my hands first, and then with my mouth and tongue.”
They reached the bottom of the stairs, but Travis didn’t stop. He didn’t want to give Vina the opportunity to change her mind about going with him. Once they were outside, he continued his psychological assault on her mind and body.
“ I imagined lying with you in a tangle of sheets, our bodies damp from making wild, passionate love. Being exhausted after the first couple of rounds, naturally we’d fall asleep in each other’s arms . Sometime during the night, we’d wake up wanting each other and make love again, except that time would be slow and incredibly sensual.”
Travis stopped and opened the car door, his smile one of pure innocence. “It was a nice dream, but don’t worry; now that I know you have no desire to be anything but friends, I’ve completely erased it from my mind.”
Chapter 6
Vina slid into the seat, mutely staring out of the windshield while Travis eased out of the driveway. She was too stunned to say anything , and more confused now than ever . It was a joke, it had to be. He was only teasing her so she would see how silly she was being. I imagined lying with you in a tangle of sheets, our bodies damp from making wild, passionate love. It was perfectly ridiculous to believe Travis was serious , that he’d actually lay awake thinking about making love to her.
“Ridiculous,” she muttered under her breath.
With my h ands first, and then with my mouth and tongue. Damn him for making her feel as if hot coals had been implanted in her belly! If only she could erase it from her mind as eas il y as he had apparently erase d it from his . Because up until now, Vina had done a fairly decent job of avoiding any memories that could potentially lead back to the kiss . And now she had to contend with erotic images of his hands roaming over her body? The man was rotten to the core!
“I should have reminded you to grab a jacket,” Travis said.
Vina looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. “I don’t need one. I’m not cold.” Understatement of the year; she was burning up.
“You will be. There’s a nip in the air, and it’s only going to get colder. Don’t worry,” he said with a flash of white teeth, “I have an extra jacket in the trunk and a stadium blanket. If we snuggle together, we’ll be warm enough.”
Snuggle together? Vina’s spine went rigid. Breathe , she told herself , there is no reason to panic . They’d shared a blanket plenty of times , huddling together for warmth, and she’d never thought anything of it . So why was the idea of sitting that close to Travis giving her a case of the nervous jitters? What made it even worse was that he truly seemed to have dismissed what he’d told her and obviously expected her to do the same.
“Maybe we should go back for my jacket,” she squeaked out.
“And miss kick-off?”
“ Well, I…I’ll look silly wearing your jacket.”
“You’ll look
“Of course, we have.” Travis took her hand and headed for the door, tugging her along behind him. “You’re not attracted to me and found my kisses lacking . You’re also uncomfortable because you kissed me back and didn’t know how to tell me it didn’t mean anything to you.”
“That’s not…”
“No, I’m fine with it, really.” Travis shot her a sheepish grin before they started down the stairs. “My ego is a little bruised, but I have to agree that our friendship is much too important to risk losing. I’m not going to lie and say kissing you didn’t invite a few fantasies, because it did.”
“It…did?” Vina rasped.
“ Sure, why wouldn’t it? I didn’t get much sleep because of it. I kept thinking about how soft your skin was and how I would have loved to spend the entire night exploring every inch of it. With my hands first, and then with my mouth and tongue.”
They reached the bottom of the stairs, but Travis didn’t stop. He didn’t want to give Vina the opportunity to change her mind about going with him. Once they were outside, he continued his psychological assault on her mind and body.
“ I imagined lying with you in a tangle of sheets, our bodies damp from making wild, passionate love. Being exhausted after the first couple of rounds, naturally we’d fall asleep in each other’s arms . Sometime during the night, we’d wake up wanting each other and make love again, except that time would be slow and incredibly sensual.”
Travis stopped and opened the car door, his smile one of pure innocence. “It was a nice dream, but don’t worry; now that I know you have no desire to be anything but friends, I’ve completely erased it from my mind.”
Chapter 6
Vina slid into the seat, mutely staring out of the windshield while Travis eased out of the driveway. She was too stunned to say anything , and more confused now than ever . It was a joke, it had to be. He was only teasing her so she would see how silly she was being. I imagined lying with you in a tangle of sheets, our bodies damp from making wild, passionate love. It was perfectly ridiculous to believe Travis was serious , that he’d actually lay awake thinking about making love to her.
“Ridiculous,” she muttered under her breath.
With my h ands first, and then with my mouth and tongue. Damn him for making her feel as if hot coals had been implanted in her belly! If only she could erase it from her mind as eas il y as he had apparently erase d it from his . Because up until now, Vina had done a fairly decent job of avoiding any memories that could potentially lead back to the kiss . And now she had to contend with erotic images of his hands roaming over her body? The man was rotten to the core!
“I should have reminded you to grab a jacket,” Travis said.
Vina looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. “I don’t need one. I’m not cold.” Understatement of the year; she was burning up.
“You will be. There’s a nip in the air, and it’s only going to get colder. Don’t worry,” he said with a flash of white teeth, “I have an extra jacket in the trunk and a stadium blanket. If we snuggle together, we’ll be warm enough.”
Snuggle together? Vina’s spine went rigid. Breathe , she told herself , there is no reason to panic . They’d shared a blanket plenty of times , huddling together for warmth, and she’d never thought anything of it . So why was the idea of sitting that close to Travis giving her a case of the nervous jitters? What made it even worse was that he truly seemed to have dismissed what he’d told her and obviously expected her to do the same.
“Maybe we should go back for my jacket,” she squeaked out.
“And miss kick-off?”
“ Well, I…I’ll look silly wearing your jacket.”
“You’ll look
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