Sugar when you’re trying to pull the wool over my eyes? Newsflash: It’s not working. You overflow with passion.”
“I have reasons for bein’… practical,” she insisted.
“I’m aware of that. That’s what brought you to the club last night, looking for me. It wasn’t that you just wanted me to give you an orgasm. You needed me to give you an orgasm because no other man has been able to get you there.”
She’d been pink before, but now she blushed so red she practically glowed. “Okay, so you obviously heard everthin’ I said over that baby monitor. But me comin’ to you last night? Call it a case of temporary insanity. Or massive sexual frustration. I wasn’t thinkin’ clearly.”
“I’m not worried. But I’m not stupid, either. I’m not going to let you brush off what you said as unimportant.”
She refused to answer, but for the first time, dropped her gaze from his to stare at her hands in her lap.
He leaned in close to her, mentally willing her to stay put. She held still. When he got his mouth to her ear, he whispered, “Last night, you told me what you wanted. Tonight, I’m telling you I’ll do it.”
She didn’t pull away. Instead, she turned her head until her mouth was even with his ear, and whispered back, “You’re a true gentleman, Max, but I told you what I wanted . I don’t want it anymore.”
He leaned back then, settled in his seat and grinned at her. “Liar.”
Her eyes darkened and he could swear she shifted, pressing her thighs together under that miniscule skirt. “It won’t work,” she said. “You made your choice when you walked away from me last night. I made mine. You know about my little… issue. I wish you didn’t, but you do. So you have to know how sick and tired I am of dealing with it. Elizabeth interruptin’ us last night was a sign. I’m finally receivin’ the message and movin’ on to more important things.”
“Bullshit. You’re embarrassed because of what you told me and pissed because I walked away. But I already explained why I did, and it had nothing to do with not being interested in giving you what you want. You know that’s not the case. You know how damn attracted I am to you, right?”
“Max—”
“Tell me you get how attracted I am to you, Grace.”
“You seem to be attracted to me, yes.”
“I have been for a long time. And you’ve wanted me, too. You need an orgasm? Then you’ve come to the right man. As for moving on to more important things, with said things being a baby and a stranger to be your baby’s father—”
“Will you please lower your voice,” she hissed, looking around. Luckily, no one seemed to be paying them any attention.
“—we can talk about that idiocy later.”
“It’s not idiocy. And it’s none of your business.”
“You made it my business last night. You made you my business.”
“Like I said, I trusted you last night. I don’t anymore. You walked away from me, Max. You left me there, feeling like a complete fool.”
He covered her hand with his. “I know I did. And I’m sorry. I promise, Grace, that won’t happen again.”
She shook her head, obviously not letting what he was saying sink in. “You’re my best friend’s brother-in-law. It would complicate things.”
That’s exactly what he’d thought. Why he’d never come on to her. Now that he knew Grace needed him, things had changed. “It won’t complicate things between the four of us because Rhys and Melina don’t have to know. Between you and me? I like complicated.”
“I don’t.”
“That’s right,” he said, placing a hand on her knee and skimming the top of her stocking with a finger. “You like things practical. It’s why you came to me last night. Because common sense told you if any man could give you what you need, it was me. Here’s a word of advice, Grace. When if comes to sex, trust your instincts.” His finger traced a little higher, insinuating itself just under the hem of her
“I have reasons for bein’… practical,” she insisted.
“I’m aware of that. That’s what brought you to the club last night, looking for me. It wasn’t that you just wanted me to give you an orgasm. You needed me to give you an orgasm because no other man has been able to get you there.”
She’d been pink before, but now she blushed so red she practically glowed. “Okay, so you obviously heard everthin’ I said over that baby monitor. But me comin’ to you last night? Call it a case of temporary insanity. Or massive sexual frustration. I wasn’t thinkin’ clearly.”
“I’m not worried. But I’m not stupid, either. I’m not going to let you brush off what you said as unimportant.”
She refused to answer, but for the first time, dropped her gaze from his to stare at her hands in her lap.
He leaned in close to her, mentally willing her to stay put. She held still. When he got his mouth to her ear, he whispered, “Last night, you told me what you wanted. Tonight, I’m telling you I’ll do it.”
She didn’t pull away. Instead, she turned her head until her mouth was even with his ear, and whispered back, “You’re a true gentleman, Max, but I told you what I wanted . I don’t want it anymore.”
He leaned back then, settled in his seat and grinned at her. “Liar.”
Her eyes darkened and he could swear she shifted, pressing her thighs together under that miniscule skirt. “It won’t work,” she said. “You made your choice when you walked away from me last night. I made mine. You know about my little… issue. I wish you didn’t, but you do. So you have to know how sick and tired I am of dealing with it. Elizabeth interruptin’ us last night was a sign. I’m finally receivin’ the message and movin’ on to more important things.”
“Bullshit. You’re embarrassed because of what you told me and pissed because I walked away. But I already explained why I did, and it had nothing to do with not being interested in giving you what you want. You know that’s not the case. You know how damn attracted I am to you, right?”
“Max—”
“Tell me you get how attracted I am to you, Grace.”
“You seem to be attracted to me, yes.”
“I have been for a long time. And you’ve wanted me, too. You need an orgasm? Then you’ve come to the right man. As for moving on to more important things, with said things being a baby and a stranger to be your baby’s father—”
“Will you please lower your voice,” she hissed, looking around. Luckily, no one seemed to be paying them any attention.
“—we can talk about that idiocy later.”
“It’s not idiocy. And it’s none of your business.”
“You made it my business last night. You made you my business.”
“Like I said, I trusted you last night. I don’t anymore. You walked away from me, Max. You left me there, feeling like a complete fool.”
He covered her hand with his. “I know I did. And I’m sorry. I promise, Grace, that won’t happen again.”
She shook her head, obviously not letting what he was saying sink in. “You’re my best friend’s brother-in-law. It would complicate things.”
That’s exactly what he’d thought. Why he’d never come on to her. Now that he knew Grace needed him, things had changed. “It won’t complicate things between the four of us because Rhys and Melina don’t have to know. Between you and me? I like complicated.”
“I don’t.”
“That’s right,” he said, placing a hand on her knee and skimming the top of her stocking with a finger. “You like things practical. It’s why you came to me last night. Because common sense told you if any man could give you what you need, it was me. Here’s a word of advice, Grace. When if comes to sex, trust your instincts.” His finger traced a little higher, insinuating itself just under the hem of her
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