Page 63 of The Fix Up

She held out the catalog, and Ben leaned forward to peer at the picture. His shoulder brushed her breast, and Holly nearly bolted off the bed as a fresh wave of pleasure coursed through her.

“It’s beautiful,” he said. “What do you think, dear?”

“I think it’s amazing.”

“Shall we do it?”

She looked at him, half expecting to see a teasing glint in his eye. But there was nothing teasing in his expression. She saw a flicker of her own reflection in his glasses, and she realized she wore the same look of desire she was seeing now in his gaze.

Something clicked inside her. She was done fighting it. All her energy was consumed with wanting him, and she didn’t have the strength to keep pretending otherwise. So what if this wouldn’t last? She wasn’t living in the future. She was living in the present. And she wanted himnow.

“Yes,” Holly said, taking a deep breath. “We should do it.”

Ben nodded, his gaze locked on hers. “Are you sure?”

“Positive.” Her voice sounded breathy and high, and she wasn’t entirely sure they were talking about the same thing. But she was about to find out.

“Give her your credit card,” she said. “And let’s get out of here.”

CHAPTER12

It didn’t take Holly long to get the answer to her question, mostly because Ben had the wherewithal to ask on his own.

“Just to be clear, are you suggesting we have sex?” One massive palm gripped the steering wheel as he merged onto the freeway.

The other hand caressed her knee, sending goose bumps up Holly’s leg. She nodded, too turned on to speak, only dimly aware that he probably couldn’t see the gesture with his gaze fixed on the road.

“I just want to be sure,” he said. “Because I don’t always pick up on all the social cues, so I want to be absolutely, positively certain?—”

“Yes,” Holly said, surprised by the breathlessness in her own voice. “I want you, you want me, and I’m tired of fighting it. Take the next exit, please.”

“Where are we going?” His hand moved a fraction of an inch up her thigh, and Holly nearly moaned with pleasure.

“You don’t have a bed, and my place is too far away. There’s a hotel right up there and it seems like the surest way to have you inside me within five minutes.”

“Yes, ma’am.” He grinned and slid his hand further up her thigh. “And this is why you’re well-qualified to coach me on assertiveness. You’re a woman who knows what she wants.”

“I think you’ve mastered a few things yourself, Mr. CEO.” She watched his hand slide further up her thigh as he pushed her skirt up higher.

“Yes, but a little hands-on experience is always valuable if I’m really going to get behind the issue for some strategic interplay.”

She grinned, pretty sure this was the first time anyone had attempted to use business jargon as a seduction tool. “I think I can slot you in.”

“Excellent. I’d like to touch base on the liquidity of your assets as soon as possible.”

He shoved her skirt higher and Holly let her legs fall apart. Ben accepted the invitation, his fingers grazing the satin center of her panties, and Holly heard herself gasp.

“God yes!” she gasped, pressing against his fingertips. “Right there.”

Ben smiled, his gaze still on the road, his fingers slipping beneath the elastic of her panties. She felt him dip inside her and knew from the way his finger slid and glided that she was already slick with desire. That he’d been the one to make her that way. His moan confirmed it.

“God, you’re wet,” he said. “Take these off.”

She didn’t need to be told twice. She looped her fingers under the elastic at her hips, yanking the panties off and tossing them into her purse at her feet. Ben wasted no time claiming her again, his fingers slipping inside her as he steered the car onto the off-ramp. One hand worked the turn signal. The other worked Holly’s clit, circling and stroking until she cried out with pleasure.

She threw her head back against the seat, aching to have more than his fingers inside her this time. She pressed against his hand, forcing his digits deeper as he screeched into the parking lot of a high-rise hotel.

Ben braked in a parking spot, then drew his hand back and kissed her hard. “Wait here,” he said as he undid his seat belt.

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