along the curves of her back.
She couldn’t say no, even if good judgment said otherwise. Whatever he wanted to do with her, to her, she wanted. “Two hours,” she said, and he nodded.
“Keys,” he said, holding out his hand. She handed them to him while he went into her rental car and programmed the GPS with his address. When he finished, he held her for one more kiss, this time one hand running down her breast, before heading back to his boat. She waited while he threw off the rope and started the engine. “Don’t be late. I’ll be waiting for you,” he said, before he throttled the engine and sped off.
She spun to her car and tore out of the parking lot faster than was safe. Justin was one date she wouldn’t leave waiting.
The drive back passed and she still hadn’t figured out what excuse she’d give her sisters for ditching them. They’re going to be so angry with me . This was their annual trip and she’d already missed nearly half of their time together. Being assigned work was bad enough, but now she willingly wanted to spend more time with Justin. Whatever she said, she couldn’t lie to them. After rough patches growing up, she now had a good relationship with both Sara and Alicia. She didn’t want spoil it by being dishonest.
She pulled up to the hotel door and passed her car off to the valet with instructions that she’d be back down in forty minutes to leave again. Her own wardrobe hadn’t improved while she was away, so she needed to make a stop at the hotel store for some more things. The saleswoman from this morning was still on duty and she smile at seeing Erica again. A bright tag said her name was Tina.
“Back for some more clothes?” asked Tina.
“I’m heading out for dinner tonight and need something nicer,” she said.
Tina nodded and headed over to some formal dresses. “What kind of look at you shooting for?” she asked. “Professional? Elegant? Or…”
“Sexy,” she said, surprised at the excitement in her voice.
Tina put the dress she had grabbed back and suppressed a grin. “I think what you’ll be looking for is over here.”
Ten minutes and another heart attack of a retail bill later, she walked out of the store with a dress more scandalous than anything she’d ever owned. She held the store bag under her arm like she was carrying some sort of precious gift that couldn’t be seen by others. It felt right. The entire trip to her room she envisioned all the ways this evening could turn out, but none stood out in her mind as better than any other. Knowing that she would spend the entire evening in Justin’s arms excited and relaxed her. All the naughty things she knew that Justin could, and would, do to her sent her heart racing, while the sheer warmth and security that she felt in his arms comforted her. Her head tried to wrap around this paradox of her feelings about Justin, but she settled with knowing that once she’d cleaned up a little from a day in the sun, that’d she’d look as beautiful as she ever had.
Justin placed the fillets in the pan and heard the satisfying sizzle of the heat beginning to sear them. He took one more glance around his home before Erica arrived. The timing was tight. He made a quick stop for flowers, responded to a few messages, uploaded the footage he shot to the station, set the table, and did an all-around quick clean of his apartment. He’d had less time than he anticipated to shower and get the cooking done. Rushing through that much work at home normally left him with an itch to head out for a hike or a boat ride, but nothing could compare to the woman who had agreed to spend the night with him, so he had forced himself to finish in the time he had.
When he had asked her to dinner tonight, he though she was going to refuse his request. A flicker of hesitation had crossed Erica’s face before he kissed her. He almost felt as if she had become a part of him. Or maybe he had become a part of her, and he just
She couldn’t say no, even if good judgment said otherwise. Whatever he wanted to do with her, to her, she wanted. “Two hours,” she said, and he nodded.
“Keys,” he said, holding out his hand. She handed them to him while he went into her rental car and programmed the GPS with his address. When he finished, he held her for one more kiss, this time one hand running down her breast, before heading back to his boat. She waited while he threw off the rope and started the engine. “Don’t be late. I’ll be waiting for you,” he said, before he throttled the engine and sped off.
She spun to her car and tore out of the parking lot faster than was safe. Justin was one date she wouldn’t leave waiting.
The drive back passed and she still hadn’t figured out what excuse she’d give her sisters for ditching them. They’re going to be so angry with me . This was their annual trip and she’d already missed nearly half of their time together. Being assigned work was bad enough, but now she willingly wanted to spend more time with Justin. Whatever she said, she couldn’t lie to them. After rough patches growing up, she now had a good relationship with both Sara and Alicia. She didn’t want spoil it by being dishonest.
She pulled up to the hotel door and passed her car off to the valet with instructions that she’d be back down in forty minutes to leave again. Her own wardrobe hadn’t improved while she was away, so she needed to make a stop at the hotel store for some more things. The saleswoman from this morning was still on duty and she smile at seeing Erica again. A bright tag said her name was Tina.
“Back for some more clothes?” asked Tina.
“I’m heading out for dinner tonight and need something nicer,” she said.
Tina nodded and headed over to some formal dresses. “What kind of look at you shooting for?” she asked. “Professional? Elegant? Or…”
“Sexy,” she said, surprised at the excitement in her voice.
Tina put the dress she had grabbed back and suppressed a grin. “I think what you’ll be looking for is over here.”
Ten minutes and another heart attack of a retail bill later, she walked out of the store with a dress more scandalous than anything she’d ever owned. She held the store bag under her arm like she was carrying some sort of precious gift that couldn’t be seen by others. It felt right. The entire trip to her room she envisioned all the ways this evening could turn out, but none stood out in her mind as better than any other. Knowing that she would spend the entire evening in Justin’s arms excited and relaxed her. All the naughty things she knew that Justin could, and would, do to her sent her heart racing, while the sheer warmth and security that she felt in his arms comforted her. Her head tried to wrap around this paradox of her feelings about Justin, but she settled with knowing that once she’d cleaned up a little from a day in the sun, that’d she’d look as beautiful as she ever had.
Justin placed the fillets in the pan and heard the satisfying sizzle of the heat beginning to sear them. He took one more glance around his home before Erica arrived. The timing was tight. He made a quick stop for flowers, responded to a few messages, uploaded the footage he shot to the station, set the table, and did an all-around quick clean of his apartment. He’d had less time than he anticipated to shower and get the cooking done. Rushing through that much work at home normally left him with an itch to head out for a hike or a boat ride, but nothing could compare to the woman who had agreed to spend the night with him, so he had forced himself to finish in the time he had.
When he had asked her to dinner tonight, he though she was going to refuse his request. A flicker of hesitation had crossed Erica’s face before he kissed her. He almost felt as if she had become a part of him. Or maybe he had become a part of her, and he just
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