restaurant. You guys are coming over to my house for dinner tonight aren’t you?” What he wouldn’t give to spend the rest of the day with her.
She picked up her purse and tucked it beneath her arm. The ease in which she asked, “Was that the plan?” showed how comfortable she was getting around him.
He gave a slow nod as they moved toward the door. Oh, yeah. He’d wanted to get her to his home on more than one occasion.
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“Then I guess we’ll be there.” She passed by him and out the door he held open.
After they climbed into his four-door truck and he started the engine, the oily scent of diesel filled the cab. A comfortable silence lingered between them as he shifted the vehicle into gear and pulled into the traffic. Jana was easy to be with. Even the light fragrance of her perfume was unobtrusive. She was the type of woman a man could simply enjoy while holding her hand and walking along the ocean or mountainside.
That was until she was mad or edgy. Even then he relished the fight in her. He especially enjoyed their banter and the chase. She always appeared trapped in the “flee or fuck” mode. While he guessed her mind told her to run far and fast from him, her body was giving the opposite signals.
He had no doubt she wanted him as much as he wanted her.
Nicolas glanced at Jana and she smiled, a smile that sent warmth radiating through his body. This was a side he hadn’t seen in her, or at least she hadn’t shared with him before. She usually wore her hard-as-nails exterior or the fragile girl persona. The multiple facets to her personality made him feel like he could be with her a lifetime and never completely know her. But something inside of him knew he wanted to try.
As they pulled up to Lisa’s house he turned off the truck, got out, went around to her side and opened the door for her to exit. For a moment he thought of taking her into his arms, but then thought better.
The time would come when she didn’t run from him. And when that time came, it would be all the sweeter.
There was a slight awkwardness in the moment as Nicolas stood before Jana. Almost as if he debated on kissing her. The strangest part of the situation was that she wanted him to. Wanted to feel his lips pressed to hers.
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Dammit! Was it wrong to want to taste passion? To desire what Lisa and Nicolas had together? Or was that just a dream? They kept saying nothing existed between them.
“Tonight.” His whisper almost sounded like a promise.
“Yes. Of course. Tonight.” She stumbled from her wandering thoughts and took a step backward, before pivoting and leaving.
When she got into the house, she collapsed on the closest chair with a huff.
What would happen if she gave in, let Nicolas kiss her, let him touch her? Well, it didn’t matter because it was never going to happen.
She pushed to her feet and headed for her bedroom to choose what she would wear tonight. After ten minutes she said, “Girl, you’re taking an awful long time to pick out an outfit for a man that doesn’t matter.”
“But he does.”
When she heard Lisa’s voice, Jana turned quickly, almost losing her balance. A flush of embarrassment heated her face. “Lisa.”
Her friend held up her hand. “Nicolas is everything you’ve ever wanted. Why not for once in your life be greedy? Take what you want.”
“But, Lisa—”
“Jana, there isn’t anything I have I wouldn’t share with you, including Nicolas. I love you. All I want is for you to be happy.”
Jana stood speechless.
“Think about it.” Then Lisa floated out of the room, leaving Jana with a lot to consider.
Could she simply slip into a relationship with Nicolas when he was having one with her best friend? And what about this bondage stuff? Did she dare give him the trust needed to even experiment with BDSM?
The thoughts made her breasts grow heavy and that familiar tingle
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