Thorn's Challenge - Brenda Jackson [25]
Her thoughts shifted back to Thorn. Funny, but no matter how mad she got, she could not discount the pleasure Thorn had given her last night. A penetrating heat settled deep in her stomach just thinking about it, and she still felt this awesome tingle between her legs. She knew all about climaxes and orgasms, although she had never experienced one before last night. But still, a part of her couldn’t help but think that if Thorn could make her orgasm so explosively with his hands, what would happen when they really made love?
And she hated admitting it, but a part of her was dying to find out.
She sighed deeply, getting as mad with herself as she was with Thorn. He should never have introduced her to something like that. All this time she had been operating under the premise that you couldn’t miss what you never had, and now that he had given her a sampling, she couldn’t get it out of her mind. Already she was anticipating the possibility of a repeat performance.
“Doctor Matthews, Mrs. Chadwick left a message asking that you give her a call,” Tara’s secretary informed her the moment she stepped off the elevator.
She briefly closed her eyes, having a good guess what the woman wanted. She needed to know if Thorn would be posing for the calendar. Oh, he would be posing, Tara thought, as she opened the door to her office and placed her medical bag on her desk. He would willingly pose if she agreed to his “completely physical, emotionally free affair.”
Only a man could assume there was such a thing!
And what was this nonsense about him not engaging in sexual activities while training for a race? Not to mention his claim that he hadn’t slept with a woman in over two years. Could that really be true? If it was then no wonder he was in a bad mood most of the time.
She had read enough medical books to know how the lack of intimate physical contact could play on some people’s mind. No doubt Thorn was expecting a sexual marathon once his long, self-imposed wait was over. He had even mentioned he wanted to get her out of his system.
Tara’s head began spinning and she sat down at her desk knowing she had to make decisions and soon. Suddenly, Delaney’s words came back to her mind…Don’t try to beat Thorn at his game since he’s a pro. What you should do is to come up with a game plan of your own.
Tara sighed deeply. She had tried that very thing the day they had gone bike-riding and had failed, miserably. Maybe it was time she made another attempt.
Thorn thought he could hold out and not sleep with her until after the race. She couldn’t help but wonder just how far he would go not to yield to temptation. Chances were if his willpower and control were tested or pushed to the limit, he would go away and leave her alone. There was no way he would let his sexual need for her interfere with the possibility of him losing a race. And if he really believed that nonsense that he needed to remain celibate before a race, then she would make it hard on him and do everything in her power to try and un-celibate him.
If he thought he was the one calling all the shots he needed to think again. Thorn Westmoreland would soon discover that he had met his match.
Tara shook her head as she entered what Stone had referred to as “the lion’s den.”
She slipped the key he had given her back into her purse as she stepped inside and glanced around. According to the brothers, this is where Thorn spent most of his evenings. He would usually close shop and work on the special bike he was building. And in this case, he was putting together a dirt bike that he planned to give his nephew, AJ. AJ was the son Dare hadn’t known he had until last year when both mother and son had moved back into