I don’t know, but there’s no hope of one. I just started.”
Time to move in with the Texan charm. Jake gave her a slow smile, one the ladies liked enough to drop their panties on many an occasion. “Time off and horses have to do with home. I need to go away for the weekend. Chase just cleared me—us—until Monday. I need to go home. And I’d like you to come.”
“Why me?”
Why her… “Because you are my new partner, and if I don’t take you, Chase will be pissed and I’ll do courier runs for the rest of my life. But more importantly, we need to get to know each other. You need to learn to trust me, and what better way than to go home?” He ended with another woman-melting smile. Not exactly romantic, but it was the truth for a change.
Tia wasn’t buying it, given that she crossed her arms over her chest and turned to arch a shapely brow.
Jake tried a different angle, same smile. “You and I, we have unfinished business. This would be the perfect opportunity to work on getting you that proper orgasm. A long weekend away, no work. Lots of relaxing under my favorite oak tree. Massages. Horses. Hot sex. Doesn’t it sound perfect?” And for good measure, he touched her thigh with the pads of his fingers, just the smallest, gentlest brush, one that would send shivers down her spine.
“No.”
No? The charm that worked luring women to his bed didn’t seem to be effective with Tia and it pissed him off. “Why the hell not? I’m offering horses and a proper orgasm. I could book a hundred women for this weekend on that alone.”
“Then book it, Tex. I’m asking Chase for another partner as soon as I get out of this vehicle. I’m not going to be second best to his wife. Not as your partner or in your bed.”
He sighed, hating that he had no relationship skills to speak of. He was flying blind, no radar, no ground support. He decided to go complimentary and see where it landed him. “You’re not second best. You have copious experience as an agent, and you must be damned good or Chase wouldn’t have hired you. I got Kate as a rookie. I already know what you bring to my bed, and no one can top that.”
“Copious?” She glared harder.
“I know a few big words.”
“We both know you’d choose Kate if Chase would let you, rookie or not, so…”
Well, shit. He decided it was best to use Kate’s advice and just not mention her at all. He glanced at Tia. The way her hair tumbled over her shoulder reminded him of how she had looked, straddling his cock, so gorgeous. “All I’ve thought about since Paris is your half-naked body over mine, and how I couldn’t touch you. I want to touch you. All weekend.”
She pursed her lips, not impressed. “I’m not stupid, Anderson. You’re so smooth, lying through your teeth as you sit there, trying to seduce me while you’re thinking about Blondie. You forget, though, I’m trained to read between the lines. I won’t be second best.”
“You’re not second anything.” He pounded the steering wheel softly with a closed fist and then ran a palm over his face. “Okay, you want the truth? The truth is I can’t do this anymore. I’m in agony. I think of her, and then I have flashes of you, half-naked in those fucking crotchless panties, hovering over my face. I saw that image today, as you walked into Chase’s office, and I had an instant hard-on.
“My life is not working. I can’t sleep. All I think about is when I can fuck either one of you, and I am at the point where I don’t care if Chase kills me or not. That’s a bad, bad place, and I’m not proud that I’ve sunk this low. So what you are is the woman who makes me forget her. And that’s what I want. To forget.”
Her glare lessened, and she almost looked sympathetic. “So you’re going to use me to banish Blondie.”
“I’m not using you.” When she put it that way, it did sound bad. “You’re going to help me. You get something out of it, too, remember. You’ll get your
Time to move in with the Texan charm. Jake gave her a slow smile, one the ladies liked enough to drop their panties on many an occasion. “Time off and horses have to do with home. I need to go away for the weekend. Chase just cleared me—us—until Monday. I need to go home. And I’d like you to come.”
“Why me?”
Why her… “Because you are my new partner, and if I don’t take you, Chase will be pissed and I’ll do courier runs for the rest of my life. But more importantly, we need to get to know each other. You need to learn to trust me, and what better way than to go home?” He ended with another woman-melting smile. Not exactly romantic, but it was the truth for a change.
Tia wasn’t buying it, given that she crossed her arms over her chest and turned to arch a shapely brow.
Jake tried a different angle, same smile. “You and I, we have unfinished business. This would be the perfect opportunity to work on getting you that proper orgasm. A long weekend away, no work. Lots of relaxing under my favorite oak tree. Massages. Horses. Hot sex. Doesn’t it sound perfect?” And for good measure, he touched her thigh with the pads of his fingers, just the smallest, gentlest brush, one that would send shivers down her spine.
“No.”
No? The charm that worked luring women to his bed didn’t seem to be effective with Tia and it pissed him off. “Why the hell not? I’m offering horses and a proper orgasm. I could book a hundred women for this weekend on that alone.”
“Then book it, Tex. I’m asking Chase for another partner as soon as I get out of this vehicle. I’m not going to be second best to his wife. Not as your partner or in your bed.”
He sighed, hating that he had no relationship skills to speak of. He was flying blind, no radar, no ground support. He decided to go complimentary and see where it landed him. “You’re not second best. You have copious experience as an agent, and you must be damned good or Chase wouldn’t have hired you. I got Kate as a rookie. I already know what you bring to my bed, and no one can top that.”
“Copious?” She glared harder.
“I know a few big words.”
“We both know you’d choose Kate if Chase would let you, rookie or not, so…”
Well, shit. He decided it was best to use Kate’s advice and just not mention her at all. He glanced at Tia. The way her hair tumbled over her shoulder reminded him of how she had looked, straddling his cock, so gorgeous. “All I’ve thought about since Paris is your half-naked body over mine, and how I couldn’t touch you. I want to touch you. All weekend.”
She pursed her lips, not impressed. “I’m not stupid, Anderson. You’re so smooth, lying through your teeth as you sit there, trying to seduce me while you’re thinking about Blondie. You forget, though, I’m trained to read between the lines. I won’t be second best.”
“You’re not second anything.” He pounded the steering wheel softly with a closed fist and then ran a palm over his face. “Okay, you want the truth? The truth is I can’t do this anymore. I’m in agony. I think of her, and then I have flashes of you, half-naked in those fucking crotchless panties, hovering over my face. I saw that image today, as you walked into Chase’s office, and I had an instant hard-on.
“My life is not working. I can’t sleep. All I think about is when I can fuck either one of you, and I am at the point where I don’t care if Chase kills me or not. That’s a bad, bad place, and I’m not proud that I’ve sunk this low. So what you are is the woman who makes me forget her. And that’s what I want. To forget.”
Her glare lessened, and she almost looked sympathetic. “So you’re going to use me to banish Blondie.”
“I’m not using you.” When she put it that way, it did sound bad. “You’re going to help me. You get something out of it, too, remember. You’ll get your
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