Seduction: Book 4 (Strong Young Women Series) by Joyce Jordan Page A

he came back, m aking his way to the door. He grabbed the door and slowly slid it shut, with him inside. Jes stood in shock, and before she could say anything she was pushed against the door, and her mouth taken hostage. She pushed against his chest and opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out as he came back and took her lips again, this time not letting go.
    Oh yes. That was a kiss. A kiss to die for. And there certainly was the possibility of her death if he didn’t let her take air in. Death by a kiss? Jes thought how that would bring chuckles to people if her headstone said, ‘… here lies Jessica London who died from a kiss …’
    Nate groaned in pleasure and took her hands, held them ag ainst her back and pushed her body against his. He really wanted to strip her and take her right there against the door. He knew sinking into her would be heaven. He released her lips and stepped away. His breathing was hard. “I’ll check your house,” he said and walked out of her sitting room, going to her diningroom and kitchen, then towards her bedroom and guest rooms.
    Jes didn’t understand why he would need to do that. Who would want to lie in wait for her? She had lived in this house for years. Having inherited it from her parents. It was a pretty safe enough neighborhood.
    He came back. “Good night,” he told her and leaned down for another kiss. He titled her head and groaned biting her lips. He needed to leave, before he embarrased himself. “What time will I see you on Monday?”
    “Ten?” Jes squeaked.
    “Make it eleven and we’ll go for lunch after that.”
    “I don’t need lunch,” she told him.
    “Jes, we’ll go for lunch,” he said and gave her a peck on the lips, then opened the door and walked out. “Lock the door,” he said as he shut the door.

 
    Five
     
    Kelly woke up moaning and groaning the next morning, or was it afternoon? She was alone in bed. She rolled and groaned some more. Last night had been like some major party. She only hoped Jes hadn’t left. Because a few minutes after she had gone, her parents and Eva had turned up and stronger stuff had started flowing. Kelly had been glad she wasn’t taking medication anymore, because she would have hated to lose out on the margaritas that Ana and Evelyn had been consuming with so much abandon.
    Her parents, being California natives knew how to party. Kelly wouldn’t have recognized them if she didn’t know for a fact that they were her parents. They shared the same blood, yet yesterday she had doubts for a moment or two. They had even dragged Eva into it and the poor woman hadn’t known what she had been drinking until she started being ‘happier’ than usual.
    Kelly had laughed as Eva’s sons had tried to limit the alcohol consumption after that, but had not succeeded in thwarting the Andersens from their mission. And after that they had been serenaded a number of golden oldies by the three senior citizens. Nate had come back after Rafe had sent him a text and he had stood frozen in the door, thinking he might have walked into the wrong penthouse. Except Gabe had the whole top floor.
    She finally rose from the bed and went to the bathroom. She needed to make herself presentable. Last night she didn’t even know how she had made it home and into bed. Only the imprint on the pillow told her Rafe had slept beside her too. She knew Ana and Evelyn had been pretty gone too. At least Ana just had to walk a few steps and she would be in bed. She had wondered if Mitch would drive to his place or just shack up with Evelyn in the bedroom she used when she slept at Gabe’s place.
    From what she remembered, everyone had been drunk, although the degree of drunkeness differed among them all. Eva had been the worst. Clearly she was not used to consuming that much alcohol, or may be her parents had made Eva’s glasses stronger than everyone elses. Nate had been the only one close to sober. She wondered if he would have been