Haley pulled away and sighed. “I need to get in the shower.”
Jayden let her slide out of the bed, watching as she sauntered out of the room. He glanced under the sheet and shook his head. He was already hard again.
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Haley breezed through the day with a lingering smile on her lips.
Funny how an orgasm could do that to a girl. Even Dana commented on her appearance, asking if she had changed her hair or gotten a facial.
It wasn’t just the orgasm that had her smiling all day—it was Jayden. If he could make her body do that with her clothes on, she wondered how much more intense it would be with her clothes off.
She exited her last class of the day and her gaze immediately landed on Jayden.
Their eyes met. It didn’t go unnoticed that he let his gaze travel the length of her body in male appreciation. Her heart thudded loudly in her chest at the unveiled lust in his eyes.
He closed the distance between them, striding purposefully toward her. He stole her breath as he closed his mouth over hers in another scorching kiss that she felt all the way to her toes.
He pulled back and smiled. “Since it’s Friday night I made reservations at this fancy restaurant downtown.”
Her eyes widened. “You did?”
“I did. How long will it take you to get ready?”
“Can you give me an hour?”
“Sure. But we need to make sure you don’t get distracted or we’ll lose our reservations.” He chuckled. “They were very hard to come by.”
“You’re the one that needs to make sure you don’t get distracted, not me.” She teased as they walked along the sidewalk. The brilliant spring day carried the sting of a cool breeze, but she didn’t feel a thing. Her body was warmed by Jayden’s nearness.
“You’re probably right. It’s not safe for us to spend too much alone time together.” Jayden laughed and tucked her hand inside his much larger one, coaxing her into a walk.
“Why should you be scared of little old me?” She gave him an innocent look.
“Said the spider to the fly.” He cut his eyes at her.
She let a laugh slip out. It was freeing to be so relaxed and feel safe in public. “So since you won’t let me have my way with you, you’re going to at least wear your new clothes we picked out for you.”
He didn’t hide his grimace.
“Deal’s a deal.”
“Okay, but don’t put that pink shirt on me.”
She grinned. “It’s not pink, it’s coral.”
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It required some concentrated effort for Jayden to keep his eyes on the road instead of stealing glances at Haley as they drove to the restaurant.
He hadn’t stopped looking at her since she walked into the living room wearing a fitted black and blue dress that stopped just above her knees. She wore black heels that accentuated those long legs of hers.
Her blond hair fell in waves like silk across her shoulders and she was wearing that damn cherry lip gloss that drove him crazy. She’d put on more makeup than she normally wore. She looked like a model straight from the pages of a magazine.
“Go ahead admit it.” Haley looked at him and grinned.
“Admit what?” He jerked his gaze back to the road. Had she caught him staring?
“That you like your new clothes.” She waved her hand at him as the smirk lingered on her pretty lips.
“You were right.” He smoothed his hand down the button-up shirt in the light brown pattern. It was not something he would have ever picked out for himself, but once he put it on, he liked it. “You really have an eye for putting clothes together. I can see why you chose fashion design as your major.”
“Thanks.” She glanced out the window. “I didn’t realize Fayetteville had so much to do at night.”
“College towns usually do.” He glanced at her. “It’s probably not much different from LSU.”
A shadow of sadness passed across her eyes.
“Tell me something you and your friends did at LSU that you miss.”
A smiled played at the corner of her lips and her eyes grew dreamy. “We used to go to this one bar in town on Thursday nights. It was just a hole in the wall, but we would play pool and dance.” She looked at him. “I guess that’s what I miss the most. The dancing.”
Jayden swallowed. Dancing. The one thing he hated was the one thing she loved.
“Do you dance?” she asked.
“No.”
“What do you mean ‘no’?” Haley frowned.
“I mean I don’t. I don’t know how.”
She laughed softly. “Everybody knows how to dance, Jayden.”
He shook his head. “No, not everybody.”
She stared at him for a minute before looking back out the window. The street was illuminated by streetlights, as people huddled together in groups near the bars and restaurants and shops. Jayden admitted that it looked quite cozy and quaint.
He hoped their restaurant turned out just as special.
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