Santori, in the flesh. Damn the man looked good. Better than he had three weeks ago if that were possible. She wanted to turn on her heel and run, but couldn’t for fear of the spectacle she’d make of herself. She’d done that once already it seemed. So she accepted the drink from the waiter, took a sip and tried in vain to ignore the man. “Vivi, nice to see you again.” “Rafe.” She could hardly talk for fear of crying. “I have to leave.” Vivi turned and fled the party. Standing in the hallway, she jabbed at the down button, praying for the elevator to arrive so she wouldn’t be caught sobbing her eyes out. She slipped through the half opened doors and hit the button for the lobby. Just before the doors could close, Rafe slid in. “I didn’t get a chance to tell you, you’re fired.” Vivi looked at him like he’d lost his mind. “I’m what?” “You’re fired. I make it a practice never to mix business with pleasure, so if we plan on sleeping together again, and I most certainly intend that we will, I have to fire you. It’s the only way.” She shook her head. Still not sure what she heard him say. Rafe closed the distance between them and pressed Vivi against the wall. He ran his fingers up the side of her skirt and underneath. Vivi squirmed under his touch as Rafe pushed her panties aside and slipped his finger within her pussy. “We can’t do this here, someone might see us. Oh god, Rafe.” He chuckled, the sound deep and rumbling. “Feel that, Vivi. That’s how much I’ve missed you.” Rafe rubbed his erection against her leg. “See what you do to me. Marry me, so you can do this to me all the time, Vivi. I’ve loved you since that first night six years ago. If only you’d stayed around then, you never know what might have happened.” Vivi looked at him like he’d grown two heads. “You love me?” Her voice barely a whisper. Rafe nodded. “Every inch of you. From that cute little mole behind your left ear, to the crooked toe on your right foot.”
Author Bio Patti Shenberger has decided that living in fantasy land is a lot more fun than the real world. From now on you can find her cruising the Caribbean along with Vivi and Rafe, soaking up the sun and whiling away the hours reading romance novels and sightseeing. For more about Patti, please visit her at www.pattishenberger.com