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Authors: Marie Harte
Tags: Erotic Contemporary
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takes dickhead back when he whines to her about how mean I was. That, or she says I don’t value her own judgment when it comes to men. Which I don’t.”
“All that circumspection after hot sex, which frankly scrambled my marbles. I didn’t think you had it in you.”
“It was hot, wasn’t it?” he mused, moving closer to plant a kiss on top of her head. “Next time, wear the glasses.”
Chapter Six
All in all, Gwen thought their dinner had gone well. Unfortunately, they hadn’t been able to consummate dessert in its sexual and nonsexual forms, because Lisa had called needing an emergency trip to the hospital.
Two hours later, still waiting to hear how things had gone, Gwen readied to call him when her phone rang.
“Is Lisa okay?” she blurted before he could speak.
“She’s fine.” He sighed. “Stressed out but fine. She had a few contractions, but nothing some rest and relaxation won’t cure.”
He paused, and they both knew what he was thinking.
“You have to tell her,” she said softly. “Just not tonight.”
“I know. It’s like you’re reading my mind.”
“What can I say? Great minds think alike.” He laughed, and she softened, imagining his smile.
In a low voice, he apologized, “I’m sorry about dessert.”
“We had that first, remember?”
“I’m not likely to forget.” He cleared his throat. “But this is not a good time to remind me of that. My body tends to misbehave when I think of you.”
“Good.” Back at ya . She thought about him too much. Especially for not really knowing him all that long.
“Witch.” He chuckled. He sounded tired but good. “I still owe you that dessert. I have work to do tomorrow, stuff to catch up on. How about Friday night?”
“I’m pledged to Trent’s eatery. He’s having a promotional thing to celebrate four years in business.”
“Oh, right. He told me about that.”
She thought about it and decided it was okay to like Conlan. Okay to want to spend time with him too. “We could go together.”
“I like it. I can pick you up, then we can swing back to my place for some sundaes.”
“So I have to pack a bag.”
In a lower voice, he said, “You won’t need clothing.”
She grinned. “I meant a bag of the goodies we never got to eat.” Feeling naughty, she added, “I’m a fan of chocolate. Nothing better than melting it and licking it up.”
“Cut it out,” he warned. “Jesus, I can’t be walking around with a hard-on. My sister will definitely notice something’s up.”
“Literally.” She laughed. “Okay, Romeo. Go take care of your sister. I have some prep to do for my spot on TV. Karen filled you in on that, right?”
He blew out a breath. “Yeah. We each do a separate spot, and in a few weeks, we’ll come together. She wants me to be confrontational. Man’s point of view.”
“And I’m supposed to defend all women everywhere from you dogs .”
“Touché.” He gave a low, sexy laugh. “Wear the rose dress. Trust me; you’ll get a lot more viewers. But lose the high hair and zombie makeup.”
“Thanks for the tip. And here I thought you were just a pretty face. Not a fashion mogul.”
“Ha-ha. I have to go. Lisa’s back.”
“Okay.”
“Wait.”
She waited for him to say something else. When he didn’t, she prodded, “Waiting…”
“I’ll miss you. See you soon. Friday at six work?”
She blinked hard. I’ll miss you too . “Sounds great. See you.”
Disconnecting and floating back to earth, she cleaned up the house, making sure to leave the kitchen spotless, and took an early night. Mind-blowing sex in the kitchen. She’d definitely left her man-hating phase far behind her. Giggling with exhaustion and flat-out satisfaction, she dreamed about Conlan, for once excited to be with a man again.
* * * *
Her brief interview for the local news surprised her by being fun. She’d worn the tight-fitting red rose-print dress and had received more than her share of compliments.
“All that circumspection after hot sex, which frankly scrambled my marbles. I didn’t think you had it in you.”
“It was hot, wasn’t it?” he mused, moving closer to plant a kiss on top of her head. “Next time, wear the glasses.”
Chapter Six
All in all, Gwen thought their dinner had gone well. Unfortunately, they hadn’t been able to consummate dessert in its sexual and nonsexual forms, because Lisa had called needing an emergency trip to the hospital.
Two hours later, still waiting to hear how things had gone, Gwen readied to call him when her phone rang.
“Is Lisa okay?” she blurted before he could speak.
“She’s fine.” He sighed. “Stressed out but fine. She had a few contractions, but nothing some rest and relaxation won’t cure.”
He paused, and they both knew what he was thinking.
“You have to tell her,” she said softly. “Just not tonight.”
“I know. It’s like you’re reading my mind.”
“What can I say? Great minds think alike.” He laughed, and she softened, imagining his smile.
In a low voice, he apologized, “I’m sorry about dessert.”
“We had that first, remember?”
“I’m not likely to forget.” He cleared his throat. “But this is not a good time to remind me of that. My body tends to misbehave when I think of you.”
“Good.” Back at ya . She thought about him too much. Especially for not really knowing him all that long.
“Witch.” He chuckled. He sounded tired but good. “I still owe you that dessert. I have work to do tomorrow, stuff to catch up on. How about Friday night?”
“I’m pledged to Trent’s eatery. He’s having a promotional thing to celebrate four years in business.”
“Oh, right. He told me about that.”
She thought about it and decided it was okay to like Conlan. Okay to want to spend time with him too. “We could go together.”
“I like it. I can pick you up, then we can swing back to my place for some sundaes.”
“So I have to pack a bag.”
In a lower voice, he said, “You won’t need clothing.”
She grinned. “I meant a bag of the goodies we never got to eat.” Feeling naughty, she added, “I’m a fan of chocolate. Nothing better than melting it and licking it up.”
“Cut it out,” he warned. “Jesus, I can’t be walking around with a hard-on. My sister will definitely notice something’s up.”
“Literally.” She laughed. “Okay, Romeo. Go take care of your sister. I have some prep to do for my spot on TV. Karen filled you in on that, right?”
He blew out a breath. “Yeah. We each do a separate spot, and in a few weeks, we’ll come together. She wants me to be confrontational. Man’s point of view.”
“And I’m supposed to defend all women everywhere from you dogs .”
“Touché.” He gave a low, sexy laugh. “Wear the rose dress. Trust me; you’ll get a lot more viewers. But lose the high hair and zombie makeup.”
“Thanks for the tip. And here I thought you were just a pretty face. Not a fashion mogul.”
“Ha-ha. I have to go. Lisa’s back.”
“Okay.”
“Wait.”
She waited for him to say something else. When he didn’t, she prodded, “Waiting…”
“I’ll miss you. See you soon. Friday at six work?”
She blinked hard. I’ll miss you too . “Sounds great. See you.”
Disconnecting and floating back to earth, she cleaned up the house, making sure to leave the kitchen spotless, and took an early night. Mind-blowing sex in the kitchen. She’d definitely left her man-hating phase far behind her. Giggling with exhaustion and flat-out satisfaction, she dreamed about Conlan, for once excited to be with a man again.
* * * *
Her brief interview for the local news surprised her by being fun. She’d worn the tight-fitting red rose-print dress and had received more than her share of compliments.
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