face from her breasts, setting her back so he could look into her eyes. "We have to stop."
Beth uttered a sound of disgust. "Why? What’s the problem now?"
She was seriously getting irritated at the games he was playing. Did he want her or not? His body was saying yes but his mouth kept contradicting that message.
"We don’t have any condoms and we’re in the middle of a public parking lot. Not to mention the fact that you just told me ten minutes ago that you weren’t going to have sex with me tonight. I’m not willing to rush you into something you’d regret in the morning, no matter how much you think you want it right now."
Tom waited for Beth’s reaction. She sat, looking down at his handsome face, feeling how turned on he still was. How turned on they both still were.
But he was right. They weren’t prepared for practicing safe sex, and making love with Tom for the first time in the middle of the Megaplex of Fun’s parking lot really wasn’t appropriate. But that didn’t mean she wouldn’t have tried harder to seduce him if they’d been in a more secluded area. Once she’d given herself permission to pursue a relationship with Tom, albeit a short-term one, she was willing to go for it wholeheartedly.
Beth leaned down to give Tom one last, lingering kiss before moving back to the passenger seat. Shaking the kinks out of her cramped legs, she admitted, "You’re right. This isn’t the time or the place. We got a little carried away."
She glanced over to Tom, only to see his gaze fixed upon her quivering breasts. She hadn’t straightened her sundress and the motions of her shifting legs made her upper body move, too. She froze in place, her desire swiftly rising again.
But Tom shook himself out of his lust-induced fog and readjusted his seat to the proper positions for driving. Then he reached across the console to pull her dress into place. He tugged his own shirt down and let out a deep breath, resting his forearms against the steering wheel.
"I guess we can agree we’ve got some awesome chemistry." He turned to her and continued, "We’ve just gotta find the right conditions for letting the fireworks happen."
He reached over and tugged on her hand, bringing it to his mouth for an affectionate smack. "But that won’t be tonight, darlin ’, so we should probably get back to the auditorium. It’s pretty late now and tomorrow will be another long day."
He placed her palm on his firm thigh then released her hand to start the truck. While her pulse slowly returned to normal, Beth continued to watch Tom’s face as he maneuvered out of the parking lot and onto the main road. He was so confident in everything he did. Driving, playing golf, performing on stage, making love. When she’d asked him earlier if he was a fitness nut, she’d been very afraid his answer would be yes. That would have taken him one step closer to perfection. And someone as messed up as she was couldn’t be involved with someone who was near perfect.
•
He was a basket case. He couldn’t believe he’d lost control of the situation so quickly. He honestly hadn’t meant for things to go that far.
Tom surreptitiously glanced at Bethany out of the corner of his eye, not wanting her to get self-conscious. But he couldn’t stop looking at her. She was so beautiful. And passionate. He could still taste the intensity of her kisses.
Right now she was looking out the side window, probably trying to pull herself together. Just like he was.
Her hand remained on his thigh, burning him with its heat. Periodically it would clench at his flesh through his khakis. He wondered what thoughts still remained in her mind to make that happen.
Trying to stay focused on the road in front of him, Tom reflected upon how different Beth was from other women he’d known. His last long-term relationship had ended almost a year ago, when Marissa claimed she’d had it with him. She wasn’t going to waste her life, sitting by while he played
Beth uttered a sound of disgust. "Why? What’s the problem now?"
She was seriously getting irritated at the games he was playing. Did he want her or not? His body was saying yes but his mouth kept contradicting that message.
"We don’t have any condoms and we’re in the middle of a public parking lot. Not to mention the fact that you just told me ten minutes ago that you weren’t going to have sex with me tonight. I’m not willing to rush you into something you’d regret in the morning, no matter how much you think you want it right now."
Tom waited for Beth’s reaction. She sat, looking down at his handsome face, feeling how turned on he still was. How turned on they both still were.
But he was right. They weren’t prepared for practicing safe sex, and making love with Tom for the first time in the middle of the Megaplex of Fun’s parking lot really wasn’t appropriate. But that didn’t mean she wouldn’t have tried harder to seduce him if they’d been in a more secluded area. Once she’d given herself permission to pursue a relationship with Tom, albeit a short-term one, she was willing to go for it wholeheartedly.
Beth leaned down to give Tom one last, lingering kiss before moving back to the passenger seat. Shaking the kinks out of her cramped legs, she admitted, "You’re right. This isn’t the time or the place. We got a little carried away."
She glanced over to Tom, only to see his gaze fixed upon her quivering breasts. She hadn’t straightened her sundress and the motions of her shifting legs made her upper body move, too. She froze in place, her desire swiftly rising again.
But Tom shook himself out of his lust-induced fog and readjusted his seat to the proper positions for driving. Then he reached across the console to pull her dress into place. He tugged his own shirt down and let out a deep breath, resting his forearms against the steering wheel.
"I guess we can agree we’ve got some awesome chemistry." He turned to her and continued, "We’ve just gotta find the right conditions for letting the fireworks happen."
He reached over and tugged on her hand, bringing it to his mouth for an affectionate smack. "But that won’t be tonight, darlin ’, so we should probably get back to the auditorium. It’s pretty late now and tomorrow will be another long day."
He placed her palm on his firm thigh then released her hand to start the truck. While her pulse slowly returned to normal, Beth continued to watch Tom’s face as he maneuvered out of the parking lot and onto the main road. He was so confident in everything he did. Driving, playing golf, performing on stage, making love. When she’d asked him earlier if he was a fitness nut, she’d been very afraid his answer would be yes. That would have taken him one step closer to perfection. And someone as messed up as she was couldn’t be involved with someone who was near perfect.
•
He was a basket case. He couldn’t believe he’d lost control of the situation so quickly. He honestly hadn’t meant for things to go that far.
Tom surreptitiously glanced at Bethany out of the corner of his eye, not wanting her to get self-conscious. But he couldn’t stop looking at her. She was so beautiful. And passionate. He could still taste the intensity of her kisses.
Right now she was looking out the side window, probably trying to pull herself together. Just like he was.
Her hand remained on his thigh, burning him with its heat. Periodically it would clench at his flesh through his khakis. He wondered what thoughts still remained in her mind to make that happen.
Trying to stay focused on the road in front of him, Tom reflected upon how different Beth was from other women he’d known. His last long-term relationship had ended almost a year ago, when Marissa claimed she’d had it with him. She wasn’t going to waste her life, sitting by while he played
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