“We are here to work.”
“Yeah, but for once my work entails me getting you naked.”
“I am not getting naked for you.”
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“Nearly naked then.”
“Ace…”
“Okay, okay, I’ll stop and brief you for real.”
And for once he held to his word. They finished up dinner while he went over every nuance of the case and every sick fetish he had uncovered about Bender.
The more Rhea learned, the more she became aware of just how important it was to get this man out of commission.
After Ace had paid their check, they walked out to the parking lot and got back into her car, where he was just a little too close to her. It was hard to ignore a man whose presence dominated the small area.
The warm scent of his skin filled her head and it was all she could do to focus on traffic and not those teasing lips that she suddenly wanted to taste.
“So how do I find my way to your bed anyway?” Ace asked as she backed out of the space.
Rhea gave him a hooded stare. “You don’t have enough charm, wit, or money to ever get into my bed.”
His face was a mask of wickedness. “Wait a sec. I’m supposed to be at your place tomorrow so you can tie me to your bed, remember? I can’t do that if I don’t know where you live.”
Oh, yeah. “Well, you are a superspy. You could sic Carlos on me and find out.”
He laughed. “Yeah, but Tee has the payroll. She’d be faster.”
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“True, but lucky for you, I’ll make it even easier than that. I live inFranklin , down onChurch Street .”
“The historic area?”
She nodded. “It’s a small 1930s cottage, painted creamy yellow with a burgundy door and black iron fence. You can’t miss it.”
“Creamy yellow?That’s different from regular yellow how?”
“It’s lighter, paler.”
She could see from the corner of her eye that he had that man face that said, “Women and their weird colors.”
They were quiet as she drove him back to the lot where he had his car parked. She pulled up beside his Viper. “See you tomorrow.”
The intensity of those eyes on her body made her hot.Feverish. “Yes, you will. All of me.” He glanced to the bag she’d tossed in the backseat. “Don’t forget to lay out our toys.”
“I shudder at the thought.” But the real problem was that after tonight she didn’t truly shudder in revulsion. She shivered in anticipation.
A foreign part of her was actually looking forward to it.
“You shudder, huh?” Ace leaned over, and before she realized what he was doing, he kissed her fiercely.
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fully and let the scent of warm, spicy cologne and Ace fill her head.
This man really knew how to give a kiss. Forget hisgun, his mouth should have been registered as a lethal weapon. His tongue swept against hers in a promising, hungry fashion that left her completely breathless before he pulled back to give her a hot, lustful look. Her entire body was on fire and it was all she could do not to pull him back to her and taste him again.
“That was daring of you,” she said, her voice remarkably calm given the havoc of her body. “Especially since you know I’m packing heat.”
He laughed. “True, but I thought I should at least kiss you before you see me naked.” He opened the car door. “Night, Rhea.”
“Night, Ace.”
He got out and slammed the door shut, then got into his Viper.
Rhea watched as he buckled himself in. He paused to give her a devilish grin before he squealed out of the parking space and headed for the entrance.
Her body still on fire from the passion of that kiss, she followed him out of the lot at a much more subdued pace even though a part of her was racing even more than he was.
“It’s just a kiss.”
But it had been a great one.
And tomorrow she really would see him naked…
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Ace pulled his black Viper into Rhea’s driveway. He still couldn’t believe he was going to do this. He should actually thank Bender for being such a sick bastard since Bender was the one finally giving him a way to get close to Rhea.
God help him, but he’d been in love with her since the first time he’d seen her. And she had shined him on without a second glance.
Unused to having to beg or fight for a woman’s attention, Ace had walked away, wishing he knew of something to make her attracted to him. She’d always been so reserved toward him, if not downright nasty. No matter what he tried, it always seemed to be the wrong thing with her.
Until last night.
His lips still sizzled from her kiss. His body burned from the thought of having her tie him up…