A Little Dare - Brenda Jackson [23]
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath at the memory of his firm stomach rubbing against her own and the feel of his calloused palm touching her intimately on the sensitive areas of her body. She remembered him awakening within her a passion that had almost startled her.
His second knock made her regain her mental balance, and warning signals against opening the door suddenly went off in her head as she opened her eyes. A silent voice reminded her that although she might want to, there was no way to put as much distance between herself and Dare as she’d like. No matter how much being around him got to her, their main concern was their son.
Inhaling deeply, she slowly opened the door and met his gaze. Once again she felt every sexual instinct she possessed spring to life. “Dare, what are you doing here?” she asked, pausing afterwards to take a deep, steadying breath.
He smiled, that enticingly sexy smile that always made her want to go to the nearest bed and get it on with him. There was no way she couldn’t see him and not think of crawling into bed next to him amidst rumpled sheets while he reached out and took her into his arms and…
“I tried calling you at the agency where you worked and they told me you were off today,” he said as he leaned in her doorway, breaking into her wayward thoughts and sending her already sex-crazed mind into turmoil. Why did he still look so good after ten years? And why on earth was her body responding to the sheer essence of him this way? But then she and Dare always had had an abundant amount of overzealous hormones and it seemed that ten years hadn’t done a thing to change that.
“Why were you trying to reach me?” she somehow found her voice to ask him. “Is something wrong?”
He shook his head, immediately putting her fears to rest. “No, but I thought it would be a good idea if we talked.”
Shelly’s eyebrows raised. “Talk? But we talked yesterday morning at Kate’s Diner and again last night. What do we have to talk about now?” she asked, trying not to sound as frustrated as she felt.
“I thought you’d like to know how my meeting went with Jared yesterday.”
“Oh.” She had completely forgotten about his plans to meet with his attorney cousin for lunch. She’d always liked his cousin Jared Westmoreland, who, over the years, had become something of a hotshot attorney. “I would.” She took a step back as she fought to remain composed. “Come in.”
He stepped inside and closed the door behind him and then glanced around. “It’s been years since I’ve been inside this house. It brings back memories,” Dare said meeting her gaze once again.
She nodded, remembering how he used to stand in that same spot countless times as he waited for her to come down the stairs for their dates. And even then, when she breezed down the stairs her mind was filled with thoughts of their evening, especially how it would finish. “Yes, it does.”
A long, seemingly endless moment of silence stretched between them before she finally cleared her throat. “I was about to have a cup of coffee and a Danish if you’d like to join me,” she offered.
“That’s a pretty tempting offer, one that I think I’ll take you up on.”
Shelly nodded. If he thought that was tempting he really didn’t know what tempting was about. Tempting was Dare Westmoreland standing in the middle of her living room looking absolutely gorgeous. And it didn’t help matters one iota when she glanced his way and saw a definite bulge behind his fly. Apparently he