herself up and looked down at him, meeting his eyes, which were light with amusement and other emotions too, tenderness, affection and more than a little admiration. She kissed him. “Thank you.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Hey, I had nothing to do with that. That was all you.”
“Yeah, yeah.” But she was pleased with the performance. Surely, she must have matched at least some of his previous exploits? She kissed his lips again. “No wonder you have a reputation.”
“Sweetheart, a man’s only as good as his woman makes him.” He grinned, brushing his fingers against her cheek. “So I must be terrific.”
She gave him a longer kiss this time. When she lifted her head, his eyes were hooded, dark with lazy satisfaction. He glanced over at the TV, where the other blonde was now pleasuring her friend. “You want to turn that off?”
She picked up the remote. “You had enough?”
“Well that’s going to make me start all over again, so it’s probably best if you stop it.”
She laughed and switched off the DVD.
He sat up, reaching for a tissue on the bedside table to dispose of the condom, and buttoned himself back into his jeans. Then he flopped back onto the bed. He sighed and raised his arm to look at his watch. “You want me to go now?”
Lying on her side, watching him, she raised an eyebrow. “You want to go?”
His eyes met hers, and his lips started to curve. “I didn’t say that. I thought this was a one-at-a-time thing.”
She studied him for a moment. She honestly hadn’t given any thought as to what to do after they’d finished. She’d already paid for the room, so should they just go their separate ways?
She ran her gaze down him and slowly back up. He looked incredibly sexy lying there, bare-chested, hair mussed, sleepily sated. Suddenly she wanted him to stay more than anything in the world.
She shrugged. “We do have the room for the night. And the bath’s big enough for two, if you want to join me.” She pushed herself up and off the bed and walked over to the bathroom. Then she turned and looked at him, giving him a saucy smile. “And I still have the magazines left. I think a little more research might be in order.”
He rolled onto his side to face her, propping his head on a hand. A smile spread slowly across his face. They looked at each other for a moment.
“God,” she said, “you look good enough to eat.”
“Not till sin number two.”
“Maybe we could have an advanced showing…”
“Oh no.” He got up and came over to her. “Your rules. One sin at a time, no more, no less, remember?”
“Damn it. Stupid contract.”
He pulled her to him. “You need to exercise some restraint, Hillman.”
“The word’s not in my vocabulary.”
“So I’m beginning to understand.”
Their eyes met. He brought up a hand and brushed her cheekbone. She smiled. “That was fun, wasn’t it?”
“Hell, yeah.”
“Six more sins, Rusty.”
“Mm. When are we doing the next one?”
“Same time, same place?”
He raised an eyebrow, looking pained. “A whole week?”
“I only publish one article a week. But I don’t expect you to wait.”
“What do you mean?”
“We’re not exclusive. I don’t mind if you want to see someone else in the meantime.”
He frowned. “I don’t cheat on my girls.”
“We’re not dating, love. It’s just a business partnership, remember?”
“Even so…” He put his hands on her hips and pulled her closer for a kiss. “No one would match up to you, anyway.”
She felt a wash of pleasure, which she quickly squashed. They were flattering words, but she was hardly going to be the last conquest on his list. “Yadda, yadda. It’s up to you. I’m just saying, I know what your sex drive’s like, and if you need someone else to…you know, help you out midweek, I’m not going to complain. Long as you wear a condom.”
He looked startled. “Good lord. Miss Romantic.” He studied her for a moment. “Are you planning
He raised an eyebrow. “Hey, I had nothing to do with that. That was all you.”
“Yeah, yeah.” But she was pleased with the performance. Surely, she must have matched at least some of his previous exploits? She kissed his lips again. “No wonder you have a reputation.”
“Sweetheart, a man’s only as good as his woman makes him.” He grinned, brushing his fingers against her cheek. “So I must be terrific.”
She gave him a longer kiss this time. When she lifted her head, his eyes were hooded, dark with lazy satisfaction. He glanced over at the TV, where the other blonde was now pleasuring her friend. “You want to turn that off?”
She picked up the remote. “You had enough?”
“Well that’s going to make me start all over again, so it’s probably best if you stop it.”
She laughed and switched off the DVD.
He sat up, reaching for a tissue on the bedside table to dispose of the condom, and buttoned himself back into his jeans. Then he flopped back onto the bed. He sighed and raised his arm to look at his watch. “You want me to go now?”
Lying on her side, watching him, she raised an eyebrow. “You want to go?”
His eyes met hers, and his lips started to curve. “I didn’t say that. I thought this was a one-at-a-time thing.”
She studied him for a moment. She honestly hadn’t given any thought as to what to do after they’d finished. She’d already paid for the room, so should they just go their separate ways?
She ran her gaze down him and slowly back up. He looked incredibly sexy lying there, bare-chested, hair mussed, sleepily sated. Suddenly she wanted him to stay more than anything in the world.
She shrugged. “We do have the room for the night. And the bath’s big enough for two, if you want to join me.” She pushed herself up and off the bed and walked over to the bathroom. Then she turned and looked at him, giving him a saucy smile. “And I still have the magazines left. I think a little more research might be in order.”
He rolled onto his side to face her, propping his head on a hand. A smile spread slowly across his face. They looked at each other for a moment.
“God,” she said, “you look good enough to eat.”
“Not till sin number two.”
“Maybe we could have an advanced showing…”
“Oh no.” He got up and came over to her. “Your rules. One sin at a time, no more, no less, remember?”
“Damn it. Stupid contract.”
He pulled her to him. “You need to exercise some restraint, Hillman.”
“The word’s not in my vocabulary.”
“So I’m beginning to understand.”
Their eyes met. He brought up a hand and brushed her cheekbone. She smiled. “That was fun, wasn’t it?”
“Hell, yeah.”
“Six more sins, Rusty.”
“Mm. When are we doing the next one?”
“Same time, same place?”
He raised an eyebrow, looking pained. “A whole week?”
“I only publish one article a week. But I don’t expect you to wait.”
“What do you mean?”
“We’re not exclusive. I don’t mind if you want to see someone else in the meantime.”
He frowned. “I don’t cheat on my girls.”
“We’re not dating, love. It’s just a business partnership, remember?”
“Even so…” He put his hands on her hips and pulled her closer for a kiss. “No one would match up to you, anyway.”
She felt a wash of pleasure, which she quickly squashed. They were flattering words, but she was hardly going to be the last conquest on his list. “Yadda, yadda. It’s up to you. I’m just saying, I know what your sex drive’s like, and if you need someone else to…you know, help you out midweek, I’m not going to complain. Long as you wear a condom.”
He looked startled. “Good lord. Miss Romantic.” He studied her for a moment. “Are you planning
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