Forged of Steele Bundle (Books 1-4) - Brenda Jackson [78]
“Yes, but I’m tired of trying to figure out those who will and those who won’t. I don’t plan on dating for a while.”
Kylie frowned. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”
Lena chuckled. “Looks who’s talking.”
“My situation is different and you know it. I don’t date because I prefer not to. You want to date but you’re afraid to.”
“I am not.”
“You are, too.”
“Okay, so maybe I am. What’s wrong with me protecting myself against heartbreak?”
“You don’t know that will happen for sure. And if a man doesn’t want you because you care enough to see to your mother’s welfare, then screw him.”
“Umm, speaking of screw…where did you and Chance disappear to last night?”
Silence pulsed over the line for a brief second and then Kylie said, “He took me home.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“And why do I think there’s more to this story?”
“There is but I’d rather not discuss it now.”
“Okay, just know that I’ll be all ears at lunch on Wednesday.”
“I doubt if you’ll let me forget. Goodbye, and remember what to say if Tiffany calls asking questions.”
As soon as Kylie hung up the phone she thought about her conversation with Lena. Lena was her very best friend, but there was no way Kylie would confess to her all she’d done with Chance last night and this morning. Just thinking about it made her feel mortified on one hand and giddy with pleasure on the other. Still, some things had to be kept from even your best friend. She could just imagine the look on Lena’s face if she told her what had happened in the shower this morning, and how Chance had taken her against the wall while water sprayed down on them.
She glanced at the overnight bag on her bed. Chance had asked her to spend the night at his place and she’d agreed. Since this weekend was the only one they would share, she planned on making the most of it.
Chapter 13
“I hope you enjoyed tonight, Kylie.”
She glanced up from studying the wine in her glass, locked gazes with Chance and smiled. “How could I not? Everything was wonderful. The food, the service, the location…my dinner date. Thanks for bringing me here, Chance.”
A smile touched the corners of his lips. “I wanted our first real date to be special, somewhere that didn’t serve hamburgers.”
Kylie grinned. “And it was special.” She was suddenly filled with regret knowing this had been their first real date and also their last. There was no way they could continue seeing each other after Marcus and Tiffany returned, but she didn’t want to think about that now. They still had tonight and all day tomorrow.
“Do you want any dessert?” he asked, and she thought his voice had a kind of husky purr to it. The expression in his eyes wasn’t helping matters any, either. She’d have dessert later, she thought. Chance wanted the same thing she wanted. A bed with both of them in it.
“None for me tonight, but thanks for asking. What about you? Do you have a sweet tooth?”
He shook his head and grinned. “No, not exactly. I think I’ll pass, too.”
He leaned over the table to make sure she was the only one who would hear his next words. “What I really want is to take you to my place, strip you naked and make love to you. All night long.”
Only the flicker of her eyelids told him she had been shocked by such honesty. But then the heated look in her eyes told him how much she wanted what he wanted.
With self-control, she neatly folder her napkin and placed it on the table. Then she looked up and shot him a sexy grin. “Then I guess we should leave now, don’t you?”
Kylie found herself glancing around Chance’s home for the second time that day. She had given him her overnight bag and he had taken it to the bedroom.
He had surprised her. With the heated looks he’d been giving her all evening, she’d figured he would have pounced on her the first chance he got. She’d even expected him to pull the car to the side of the road like he’d done last night and kiss her senseless. If nothing else, she had fully expected him to strip her naked the moment she had stepped inside his home.
But he hadn’t done any of those things and she