Push the Envelope by Rochelle Paige Page A

really had been out of
the dating scene too long.

 
    “Too cold for gelato?” he asked.

 
    “No way! It’s never too cold for ice cream of any
kind. It’s kind of an addiction of mine.” I smiled shyly up at him.

 
    Drake opened the door of the gelato shop and
ushered me through. “An addiction, huh? I’ll have to keep that in mind in case
I ever need to bribe you in the future. I’m sure that information will be put
to good use when I do something stupid.”

 
    “I’ll have to be careful about sharing all my
secrets if you’re keeping track of them.” I punched him in the shoulder.

 
    “Be careful all you want, Alexa. I’m going to learn
your secrets one way or another. Now give me another one. What’s your favorite
flavor?”

 
    I ordered a rich vanilla swirled with caramel.
Drake got the chocolate. We sat at a table near the window and watched people
walk by as we ate our gelato. My eyes closed as I savored the last bite of
mine, a small moan escaping. I heard Drake’s spoon clatter on the table and
opened my eyes to find him staring at me with a hungry expression on his face.
He’d barely touched his double scoop.

 
    “Is it too chocolaty for your tastes?” I asked.

 
    “No. The gelato is fine. It’s just not what I’m
hungry for right now.” Drake licked his lips and flashed a sexy grin my way.

 
    “I’m not touching that comment with a ten-foot
pole!” I joked.

 
    “How about a ten-inch pole?” Drake glanced down at
his lap and wagged his eyebrows.

 
    I laughed so hard in response that I snorted. I
hadn’t laughed like this with a guy ever. Sure, I joked around with Jackson,
but he didn’t really count since he was like a brother to me. “Yeah, yeah. I
walked right into that one, didn’t I?”

 
    Drake just smiled and nodded. He spooned up a scoop
of his gelato and held it to my lips. “Here, why don’t you have a taste of
mine?”

 
    I opened my mouth, and Drake slid the spoon inside.
I’d had the chocolate here before, but I’d swear that it didn’t taste as good
then as it did now as I licked it from Drake’s spoon. He gently pulled the
spoon past my lips and glanced down at it. “Damn. I’m jealous of a frickin’
utensil. You’re killing me here.”

 
    He popped the spoon into his mouth and sucked the
remaining gelato from it. His eyes were glued to my mouth, and I gasped as I
watched him. “Drake,” I sighed out his name.

 
    Drake grabbed the containers off the table and
pulled me to my feet. He practically dragged me from the shop, tossing
everything in the trash on our way out the door. He didn’t say a word or look
my way as we waited while the valet brought the car around. He just kept my
hand gripped tightly in his as he breathed deeply next to me. When the valet
pulled up, Drake yanked the passenger car door open and helped me into the car.
After he climbed in, he clenched the steering wheel before starting the car.

 
    The tension in the car was overwhelming. “Drake,” I
said softly, looking for reassurance that I hadn’t done anything wrong.

 
    “Shhh, Alexa. Just needed to get out of there
before I did something we both regretted. The sight of your lips wrapped around
that spoon. Your eyes on me as I savored the taste of you mixed with chocolate.
Then that damn sigh. I swear to you that you will make that same fucking sound
again, but next time it’ll be in my ear with my cock deep inside your pussy,”
Drake rasped.

 
    His words stunned me. My heart sped up as he spoke,
and I broke out in a sweat. My pussy clenched and dripped in reaction. I could
practically see sexual sparks flying between us as I turned to look at him.

 
    “Drake,” I repeated.

 
    “No, Alexa. You say one more word and I won’t be
liable for what I do next. I’m hanging by a thread here, babe. Unless you want
me to find the nearest hotel with an empty bed in it, stop saying my name like
that.”

 
    I stared at him as he