were so many other, more interesting parts of a woman’s body to spend time on – but Alexis’s feet were sexy.
He let his eyes linger on her skin, taking his time as he moved his gaze up her body slowly. To Reid’s disappointment, her t-shirt ended just above her knees. He thought about her in that towel again, and he felt himself harden in his shorts. Stop, he told himself. The girl obviously has some kind of tortured past. Letting anything happen between them would be taking advantage. And while he liked a random dal iance as much as the next guy, he wasn’t a complete scumbag.
Wel . Depending on who you asked.
“Good drink,” he said, taking a sip and resisting the urge to grimace.
“Yeah.” Alexis crossed her legs.
“You going in the water?” he asked hopeful y. If she went in the water, she’d have to take that t-shirt off.
“You said I shouldn’t swim.”
“Did I?” He was a stupid, stupid man. “I changed my mind.
You seem fine.”
She did, too. He wasn’t just saying that. As much as he wanted to see her half-naked, the last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt. “You should go in if you want.”
She shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Maybe?”
“Yeah, maybe.”
“Why not definitely?”
“Are you going in?”
“Of course.” He hadn’t planned on it, but if that’s what it took, then that’s what he’d do.
“Real y?” She was looking at him incredulously. “You?”
“Yes, me.” He took another sip of his drink. “You know, I think you have me al wrong.”
“I do? How come?”
“Because you obviously think I’m some kind of uptight asshole.” He set his glass down on the table between them, then stood up and held his hand out to her. “Come on.
We’re going in the pool.”
She hesitated, and from the look on her face, Reid could tel she wanted to say no.
So he played his hole card. “Unless, of course, you’re scared.” He gave her a grin.
Alexis narrowed her eyes at him. “I’m not scared.”
She stood up, unfolding her legs and grabbing the bottom of her t-shirt. She pul ed it off in one quick movement and dropped it on the chair. Reid felt himself harden al over again. Her body was perfect – voluptuous and curvy in al the right places. Her bikini clung to her chest, and the bottom was held together with two skimpy looking strings. It was al he could do not to reach out and untie them.
When they got into the pool, it got worse. The bathing suit clung to her like a second skin, turning every inch of her into a temptation. Since it was the middle of a work day, and this was a business hotel, they were mostly alone. They swam and splashed around for hours, taking breaks only to get out of the water and sip on their drinks.
By the time five o’clock rol ed around, they were exhausted and hungry.
“Wanna get room service?” he asked as they headed back up to their rooms.
She hesitated, and Reid felt his heart speed up. Now that he’d spent the afternoon with her, he didn’t want to let her out of his sight. She’d seemed so carefree in the pool.
It was the first time she’d al owed herself to let her guard down around him. He liked that side of her, and wanted to see more of it.
“Sure,” Alexis said final y. “Just let me change.”
He dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and waited.
When she knocked on his door a few minutes later, she looked radiant. Her hair was stil wet from the pool, and she’d pul ed it back into a loose ponytail. Her skin had a slight glow from the time she’d spent in sun, and she was wearing a white tank top and a pair of jeans. Reid caught a glimpse of a pink bra strap peeking out from her tank top.
“We should order steak,” she said, flopping down on the bed.
He grinned. “Sounds good to me. How do you like it?”
“Medium.”
He ordered two steaks, mashed potatoes, corn, and salad.
When the meal came, the hotel had added a bottle of champagne and a plate of strawberries to the tray.
As soon as
He let his eyes linger on her skin, taking his time as he moved his gaze up her body slowly. To Reid’s disappointment, her t-shirt ended just above her knees. He thought about her in that towel again, and he felt himself harden in his shorts. Stop, he told himself. The girl obviously has some kind of tortured past. Letting anything happen between them would be taking advantage. And while he liked a random dal iance as much as the next guy, he wasn’t a complete scumbag.
Wel . Depending on who you asked.
“Good drink,” he said, taking a sip and resisting the urge to grimace.
“Yeah.” Alexis crossed her legs.
“You going in the water?” he asked hopeful y. If she went in the water, she’d have to take that t-shirt off.
“You said I shouldn’t swim.”
“Did I?” He was a stupid, stupid man. “I changed my mind.
You seem fine.”
She did, too. He wasn’t just saying that. As much as he wanted to see her half-naked, the last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt. “You should go in if you want.”
She shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Maybe?”
“Yeah, maybe.”
“Why not definitely?”
“Are you going in?”
“Of course.” He hadn’t planned on it, but if that’s what it took, then that’s what he’d do.
“Real y?” She was looking at him incredulously. “You?”
“Yes, me.” He took another sip of his drink. “You know, I think you have me al wrong.”
“I do? How come?”
“Because you obviously think I’m some kind of uptight asshole.” He set his glass down on the table between them, then stood up and held his hand out to her. “Come on.
We’re going in the pool.”
She hesitated, and from the look on her face, Reid could tel she wanted to say no.
So he played his hole card. “Unless, of course, you’re scared.” He gave her a grin.
Alexis narrowed her eyes at him. “I’m not scared.”
She stood up, unfolding her legs and grabbing the bottom of her t-shirt. She pul ed it off in one quick movement and dropped it on the chair. Reid felt himself harden al over again. Her body was perfect – voluptuous and curvy in al the right places. Her bikini clung to her chest, and the bottom was held together with two skimpy looking strings. It was al he could do not to reach out and untie them.
When they got into the pool, it got worse. The bathing suit clung to her like a second skin, turning every inch of her into a temptation. Since it was the middle of a work day, and this was a business hotel, they were mostly alone. They swam and splashed around for hours, taking breaks only to get out of the water and sip on their drinks.
By the time five o’clock rol ed around, they were exhausted and hungry.
“Wanna get room service?” he asked as they headed back up to their rooms.
She hesitated, and Reid felt his heart speed up. Now that he’d spent the afternoon with her, he didn’t want to let her out of his sight. She’d seemed so carefree in the pool.
It was the first time she’d al owed herself to let her guard down around him. He liked that side of her, and wanted to see more of it.
“Sure,” Alexis said final y. “Just let me change.”
He dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and waited.
When she knocked on his door a few minutes later, she looked radiant. Her hair was stil wet from the pool, and she’d pul ed it back into a loose ponytail. Her skin had a slight glow from the time she’d spent in sun, and she was wearing a white tank top and a pair of jeans. Reid caught a glimpse of a pink bra strap peeking out from her tank top.
“We should order steak,” she said, flopping down on the bed.
He grinned. “Sounds good to me. How do you like it?”
“Medium.”
He ordered two steaks, mashed potatoes, corn, and salad.
When the meal came, the hotel had added a bottle of champagne and a plate of strawberries to the tray.
As soon as
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