Dangerous Deception (The BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES Series) by Judy Angelo Page A

don’t know what came over me,” he said, his voice
slightly hoarse.  “I just had to kiss you.”
    Dani gave him a soft smile.  “I don’t mind.”
    He gave her a real smile then and reached out both
hands to her.  “Come on, let’s ride some more.”
    They stayed at that abandoned airfield a whole hour
more, riding and laughing and enjoying each other’s company.  There were no
more kisses that evening but Dani felt there was a connection between them that
was special.
    When Storm finally dropped her back at her apartment
Dani was exhausted and happy.  She couldn’t remember when she’d had so much
fun.  Over the last four years her existence had been dreary, with her main
focus being the care of her younger brother.  She’d never had time to go out
and have fun.  She’d been made a parent at the age of eighteen and had lived a
life of responsibility since then.
    But this evening Storm had given her back the girlhood
she’d lost.  She’d been free and crazy and she’d had wild fun and for that she
was grateful.
    Storm walked her into the lobby of the apartment
building then shoved his hands in the pockets of his jacket and looked down at
her with a grin.  “Now it’s my turn to get to know a little about you,” he
said.  “Tomorrow evening we’ll do something you love.  What will it be?” 
    That took her off guard.  What did she love to do? 
What had she had time to do outside of work?   She thought for a moment then an
idea flashed into her mind.  She grinned up at him.  She had the perfect plan. 
“Let’s buy some fabric and make a quilt.”
    Storm’s smile faded and his brows lifted in what
looked like horror.  “Let’s do what?”
    “My mom loved to make quilts,” Dani gushed, “and I
used to help her.  I’ve always loved the peace and serenity of needlework.  I
haven’t done it in years. That’s what I want to do tomorrow.” 
    Storm frowned, the look on his face one of doubt. 
“Somehow you don’t strike me as a needlework kind of girl.  Roller-skating, maybe. 
Even bowling.  But needlework?’
    “You asked me what I want to do and that’s it,” she
said, giving him a look of defiance.  “So you get your stitching finger ready,
mister, because tomorrow we’re going to make a quilt. “
    “Well, if you say so,” he said, dragging the words as
if they were the hardest things for him to say.
    Dani gave him a firm nod.  “I do say so.  I’ll see you
tomorrow at five.  Don’t be late.”
    She waited for him to turn and watched as he crossed
the lobby and went through the door, still mumbling in distress and confusion. 
She laughed to herself as, from the door, she watched him climb on his motor
cycle and ride away then she headed back to the elevator, punched the button
and headed up to her apartment.
    She was still laughing when she went inside.  Storm
Hunter had forced her to explore a wild side she never knew existed.  Now she
would force him to explore his softer, more sensitive side.
    It was going to be fun watching him squirm.
     

 
    CHAPTER FIVE                                   
                    
     
    “Lola, calm down.  There’s no need to be so dramatic.” 
Storm had to grit his teeth to keep his voice calm and under control.  The
woman was impossible.
    “Dramatic?" she shrieked as she clenched her
fists and glared at him from tear-filled eyes.  “Is that what you call it? 
No.  This is dramatic.”  She grabbed a stapler from his desk and threw it
across the room at him, missing his head by mere inches.  He’d had to duck to
keep from being brained.
    “Lola, stop it,” he said in his most imperious voice
but it was like talking to a mad woman.  She was already reaching for the heavy
tape dispenser and he had to dive for it and wrench it out of her grasp.
    “How could you do this to me, Storm Hunter?  How could
you?”  Lola’s face crumpled and she