COMING OUT the studio, Reese was surprised to find Phillip in her parking lot, getting off his bike. A smile formed on her face, and her heart picked up in speed as she took him in. It had been some long nights thinking of him. To see him now set her body on fire. Of course, he looked delicious. Wearing a pair of fitted jeans and a tee, he moved with ease as he put his helmet on the back of the bike. One would think that riding a bike and wearing a tee shirt would be crazy at the end of February but, like always, Tennessee’s weather wasn’t sure if it wanted to be cold or hot. Reese swore that the weather was bipolar in this damn state.
When Phillip looked up, his gaze meeting hers, all thoughts of the weather went out the window, as a slow, devilish grin crossed his gorgeous face. Tucking his hands in his jeans, he met her on the steps, grinning as he took her in. He was so blunt about it, slowly moving his eyes up and down her body, his tongue coming out to run over his bottom lip. She wished she would have looked better but then again, with the way he was looking at her, like she was something to eat, maybe the gym shorts and tank weren’t as bad as she thought.
When his eyes met hers again, she smiled. “Nice bike.”
He looked back at the bike before turning to meet her gaze. She would have liked to admire the bike but staring at him was way more fun.
“Thanks, I’d love you take you for a ride.”
“I bet you would,” she said suggestively.
“I would, it could be fun,” he said with a wag of his eyebrows.
Reese laughed as she rolled her eyes. “No doubt about that.”
Crossing her legs, she pushed the strap of her bag back up on her shoulder as she said, “So, what are you doing here?”
Looking at her through heavy-lidded blue eyes, he whispered, “I came to put you in my mouth, remember?”
Jesus, if her body was on fire before, it was on the verge of exploding now. Hoping that her voice didn’t betray her by letting him know how much she wanted to be in that sexy mouth of his, she croaked out, “Unfortunately, I am walking out the door.”
He laughed. “I see that, so turn around and walk back in.”
She shook her head slowly, biting her lips softly, her eyes never leaving his. “I have a date.”
His eyes narrowed, but only for a second before a careless expression came over his face. “Blow him off.”
“I can’t blow it off, I need the workout.”
She knew they were talking about two different things, but she sure was enjoying the way his eyes were glued to hers. How his body sang to hers and how she wanted nothing more than to get lost in his hot kisses. It was as if her body was being pulled to his as his mouth turned up into a naughty grin. Leaning towards her, his lips tickled her earlobe as he whispered, “I’ll give you one hell of a workout.”
When he pulled back to look at her, his eyes told her he wasn’t messing around and her kitten liked that. “I’ll work you harder than he ever will.”
Breathless, Reese smiled as she looked deep in his eyes. She had never been so captured by a man. So completely taken. Not even with Kevin had she felt that way. Her feelings for Phillip scared her and when she leaned into him, her body feeling every inch of his, feelings were thrown to the side as red-hot lust took over.
“I have no doubt that that is true. I may very much enjoy the workout you would provide me, Phillip, but I need to go to kickboxing. You are going to make me late.”
A wide smile replaced his carefree one as his hands came to rest of her hips.
“Kickboxing?”
“Yup.”
“I thought you were going out with another guy.”
Looking up at him through her eyelashes, she swore she saw jealously, but surely not.
“Would that have been a problem?”
He held her gaze, her heart picking up in speed as he leaned into her, letting her feel the long, hard length of him.