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she answered shyly.
“Phew, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought so,” Connor teased.
“Well, I can’t really deny that it was because... well, it was,” she said, getting more frazzled.
Connor grinned, but there was something different about his eyes. They were darker, his gaze more intense.
She felt her body respond to his look. Damn it, weren’t they just talking? She straightened in her seat and stared at the blank TV screen, trying to recall where she was with her explanation. Remembering the next bit had the effect of dousing her arousal.
“Lori asked me when Lucas’ turn was,” she continued. “I said to her I had no idea who Lucas was or what she meant by Lucas having a turn. She said he was the man I was supposed to have sex with after you.”
Connor groaned, covering his face with his hands.
“What?” she asked.
“Continue please,” he said in a strangled voice.
“Well, knowing Lori, I didn’t take offence. She was just that kind of woman, you know? It’s kinda normal for her to have more than one man in a weekend. And I thought she was simply expecting me to have the same kind of fun she was having.”
Connor nodded, his expression anxious.
“I told her I didn’t plan on having sex with Lucas—whoever he was. She looked confused, saying she thought I’d agreed to that when I spent the night with you. Of course, I had no idea what she was talking about. She asked me what our arrangement was and I said none, but that we were going to have dinner that night. That had Frank laughing in disbelief.”
Connor made another groaning noise. She pressed on.
“Lori pulled me aside and apologised for dragging me with her the night before. She said she could see that I was too innocent for her world. She said that you guys were just playing, that I shouldn’t take you seriously.
“Then Lucas appeared and joined us. He said he was there to see me and asked if that night could be our night. He even asked how many condoms you’d used. I was too shocked to answer.”
Connor propped his elbows on his thighs, burying his head in his hands.
“I asked Lucas if you knew about his intentions, Connor. His answer was ‘of course he does’. That was when I left them standing in the lobby. I didn’t want to go back to my room, so I walked around the city and had dinner by myself. Then I returned to the hotel just after eight.”
“God, Amanda, I’m so sorry you had to deal with those morons,” Connor said, looking disgusted. “Lucas is the worst of the lot and Frank’s second. I didn’t know that Lucas would literally hound you at your hotel to ask you for sex,” he said empathically, looking at her with imploring eyes. “If I did, I would have stopped him.”
“What was it all about, Connor? I don’t understand.”
Connor raked his hair. “Well, Lucas wants to have sex with women I’ve slept with.”
“What?” she asked incredulously. “Why?”
“Even a fifteen-year-old has more maturity than Lucas. For some reason, he finds it a fun challenge to compete with me in many departments. Some of his games, I’ve tolerated. But not this. Definitely not this.”
Amanda stared long and hard at Connor, wanting to believe everything he’d said. “You didn’t intend to pass me on to him?”
“No!” Connor said vehemently.
She fell silent, her brain churning. As it stood, it was Connor’s word against the other guy’s. She peeked at him through her lashes. He was gaping at her, concern written all over his face.
“It struck me as too much of a coincidence that Lucas turned up at the hotel lobby at the exact time we were supposed to meet, ” she said. “Since it was already seven and you still hadn't appeared, I thought you got turned off when I mentioned my New Year’s resolution with the girls. I thought you got afraid that I’d stalk you or something, so you fobbed me off to Lucas.”
“Why would I have asked you out to dinner if I’d wanted to fob you off
“Phew, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought so,” Connor teased.
“Well, I can’t really deny that it was because... well, it was,” she said, getting more frazzled.
Connor grinned, but there was something different about his eyes. They were darker, his gaze more intense.
She felt her body respond to his look. Damn it, weren’t they just talking? She straightened in her seat and stared at the blank TV screen, trying to recall where she was with her explanation. Remembering the next bit had the effect of dousing her arousal.
“Lori asked me when Lucas’ turn was,” she continued. “I said to her I had no idea who Lucas was or what she meant by Lucas having a turn. She said he was the man I was supposed to have sex with after you.”
Connor groaned, covering his face with his hands.
“What?” she asked.
“Continue please,” he said in a strangled voice.
“Well, knowing Lori, I didn’t take offence. She was just that kind of woman, you know? It’s kinda normal for her to have more than one man in a weekend. And I thought she was simply expecting me to have the same kind of fun she was having.”
Connor nodded, his expression anxious.
“I told her I didn’t plan on having sex with Lucas—whoever he was. She looked confused, saying she thought I’d agreed to that when I spent the night with you. Of course, I had no idea what she was talking about. She asked me what our arrangement was and I said none, but that we were going to have dinner that night. That had Frank laughing in disbelief.”
Connor made another groaning noise. She pressed on.
“Lori pulled me aside and apologised for dragging me with her the night before. She said she could see that I was too innocent for her world. She said that you guys were just playing, that I shouldn’t take you seriously.
“Then Lucas appeared and joined us. He said he was there to see me and asked if that night could be our night. He even asked how many condoms you’d used. I was too shocked to answer.”
Connor propped his elbows on his thighs, burying his head in his hands.
“I asked Lucas if you knew about his intentions, Connor. His answer was ‘of course he does’. That was when I left them standing in the lobby. I didn’t want to go back to my room, so I walked around the city and had dinner by myself. Then I returned to the hotel just after eight.”
“God, Amanda, I’m so sorry you had to deal with those morons,” Connor said, looking disgusted. “Lucas is the worst of the lot and Frank’s second. I didn’t know that Lucas would literally hound you at your hotel to ask you for sex,” he said empathically, looking at her with imploring eyes. “If I did, I would have stopped him.”
“What was it all about, Connor? I don’t understand.”
Connor raked his hair. “Well, Lucas wants to have sex with women I’ve slept with.”
“What?” she asked incredulously. “Why?”
“Even a fifteen-year-old has more maturity than Lucas. For some reason, he finds it a fun challenge to compete with me in many departments. Some of his games, I’ve tolerated. But not this. Definitely not this.”
Amanda stared long and hard at Connor, wanting to believe everything he’d said. “You didn’t intend to pass me on to him?”
“No!” Connor said vehemently.
She fell silent, her brain churning. As it stood, it was Connor’s word against the other guy’s. She peeked at him through her lashes. He was gaping at her, concern written all over his face.
“It struck me as too much of a coincidence that Lucas turned up at the hotel lobby at the exact time we were supposed to meet, ” she said. “Since it was already seven and you still hadn't appeared, I thought you got turned off when I mentioned my New Year’s resolution with the girls. I thought you got afraid that I’d stalk you or something, so you fobbed me off to Lucas.”
“Why would I have asked you out to dinner if I’d wanted to fob you off
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