is.’
‘How long have you had it?’
‘Seven years.’
During which she’d made quite a name for herself, according to Alex who’d heard it from Phoebe. ‘Bella Scott’ was apparently the place to go if you wanted a unique and unusual piece of jewellery designed.
‘What’s Bella short for?’ he asked in the vague hope that inane small talk might detract him from thinking about how unique and unusual she was and how much he’d like to haul her into his arms and kiss the life out of her.
‘What?’ She blinked and stared at him.
‘Your name. What’s it short for?’
She bristled. ‘What does that have to do with anything?’
‘I’m interested.’
She hmmed. Then lifted her chin and sniffed. ‘Belladonna, if you must know.’
Will felt his eyebrows shoot up as a smile curved his mouth. ‘Unusual.’
‘Yes, well, unfortunately my mother has a long-standing obsession with homoeopathy.’
She didn’t sound as if she thought much of that particular occupation and he fought back a grin. ‘And actually remarkably apt.’
Bella frowned and glared at him. ‘You think I’m deadly?’she said, the tone of her voice leaving him in no doubt about what she thought of that .
‘I think you’re beautiful,’ he said, wondering what on earth he was doing but finding it hard to care given the way his resolve was disintegrating beneath the overwhelming pressure of wanting her.
Her reaction to his words was unexpectedly dramatic, the change in her palpable. For a moment there was utter silence. Then she let out a shuddery little sigh, her whole body softening and Will felt the slow beat of desire start up inside him as he realised with relief that she wasn’t going to slap him.
In fact he got the heady feeling that she was going to do the opposite. He watched her swallow hard, her eyes beginning to sparkle and gleam in the inky darkness of the car. He could feel the heat radiating off her body, caught the flicker of interest leaping in the depths of her eyes and heard the almost imperceptible quickening of her breathing. Her tongue darted out to wet her lips and his gaze lingered on her mouth, lust whipping along his veins and tiny fires igniting in the pit of his stomach.
The atmosphere in the back of the car instantly thickened and vibrated and Will couldn’t resist any longer. ‘Although you’re pretty deadly too,’ he added softly. ‘You’re certainly killing me.’
‘Am I?’
‘You know you are.’
‘Sorry.’
‘Really?’
‘No.’ A slow seductive smile spread across her face and Will’s pulse raced at the hot knowing look that appeared in her eye.
So Bella wasn’t fling material. So he shouldn’t go there. But what was one kiss? One simple harmless little kiss. It wasn’t as if he’d let things get out of control or anything. Andhe was willing to bet everything he had that she longed to know what it would feel like as much as he did.
With his head spinning and his heart pounding Will leaned forward and pressed the button that connected the back of the car to the front. ‘Bob?’
‘Yes, sir?’ came the tinny voice.
‘Back to where we came from, please. And take a circuitous route.’
As the partition separating them from Bob swished up Will turned to her, every inch of his body straining with desire.
‘I’m flattered you enjoy my company so much,’ Bella said, her voice sounding all husky and breathy as she stared at him.
Will reached out to take a lock of her hair and wound it around his fingers. His knuckles brushed against her cheek and he felt her shudder. ‘Not just your company,’ he murmured, tugging her slowly, irrevocably towards him.
CHAPTER FIVE
B ELLA ’ S last coherent thought as Will’s arm came round her and his head descended was that she was so out of her depth she might as well be sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic with lead weights attached to her ankles.
The minute she’d got into his dry warm car, his eyes had been on her every
‘How long have you had it?’
‘Seven years.’
During which she’d made quite a name for herself, according to Alex who’d heard it from Phoebe. ‘Bella Scott’ was apparently the place to go if you wanted a unique and unusual piece of jewellery designed.
‘What’s Bella short for?’ he asked in the vague hope that inane small talk might detract him from thinking about how unique and unusual she was and how much he’d like to haul her into his arms and kiss the life out of her.
‘What?’ She blinked and stared at him.
‘Your name. What’s it short for?’
She bristled. ‘What does that have to do with anything?’
‘I’m interested.’
She hmmed. Then lifted her chin and sniffed. ‘Belladonna, if you must know.’
Will felt his eyebrows shoot up as a smile curved his mouth. ‘Unusual.’
‘Yes, well, unfortunately my mother has a long-standing obsession with homoeopathy.’
She didn’t sound as if she thought much of that particular occupation and he fought back a grin. ‘And actually remarkably apt.’
Bella frowned and glared at him. ‘You think I’m deadly?’she said, the tone of her voice leaving him in no doubt about what she thought of that .
‘I think you’re beautiful,’ he said, wondering what on earth he was doing but finding it hard to care given the way his resolve was disintegrating beneath the overwhelming pressure of wanting her.
Her reaction to his words was unexpectedly dramatic, the change in her palpable. For a moment there was utter silence. Then she let out a shuddery little sigh, her whole body softening and Will felt the slow beat of desire start up inside him as he realised with relief that she wasn’t going to slap him.
In fact he got the heady feeling that she was going to do the opposite. He watched her swallow hard, her eyes beginning to sparkle and gleam in the inky darkness of the car. He could feel the heat radiating off her body, caught the flicker of interest leaping in the depths of her eyes and heard the almost imperceptible quickening of her breathing. Her tongue darted out to wet her lips and his gaze lingered on her mouth, lust whipping along his veins and tiny fires igniting in the pit of his stomach.
The atmosphere in the back of the car instantly thickened and vibrated and Will couldn’t resist any longer. ‘Although you’re pretty deadly too,’ he added softly. ‘You’re certainly killing me.’
‘Am I?’
‘You know you are.’
‘Sorry.’
‘Really?’
‘No.’ A slow seductive smile spread across her face and Will’s pulse raced at the hot knowing look that appeared in her eye.
So Bella wasn’t fling material. So he shouldn’t go there. But what was one kiss? One simple harmless little kiss. It wasn’t as if he’d let things get out of control or anything. Andhe was willing to bet everything he had that she longed to know what it would feel like as much as he did.
With his head spinning and his heart pounding Will leaned forward and pressed the button that connected the back of the car to the front. ‘Bob?’
‘Yes, sir?’ came the tinny voice.
‘Back to where we came from, please. And take a circuitous route.’
As the partition separating them from Bob swished up Will turned to her, every inch of his body straining with desire.
‘I’m flattered you enjoy my company so much,’ Bella said, her voice sounding all husky and breathy as she stared at him.
Will reached out to take a lock of her hair and wound it around his fingers. His knuckles brushed against her cheek and he felt her shudder. ‘Not just your company,’ he murmured, tugging her slowly, irrevocably towards him.
CHAPTER FIVE
B ELLA ’ S last coherent thought as Will’s arm came round her and his head descended was that she was so out of her depth she might as well be sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic with lead weights attached to her ankles.
The minute she’d got into his dry warm car, his eyes had been on her every
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