Page 55 of Shape Of My Heart
“You remember?” She couldn’t have felt more mortified when he nodded and felt worse by the second as her mind conjured up the image of them in the office and how she had behavedwithhim.
“Like I’m supposed to forget that?” Hesmirked.
She stared at him open mouthed, feeling her skin burn with embarrassment. She was certain that she would have turned every shade of red in the last few seconds and that she must have been a glowing crimsonshadenow.
“All these weeks youremembered?”
“Yes,” he said with more insistence. “So yes, we are most definitely foolingaround.”
She brought her hands up to her cheeks and sighed. “I havetogo.”
Josh caught her before she could flee and pulled her close to his bare chest. “I liked it.” Hesmiled.
“You weredrunk.”
“Doesn’t matter. I liked it, and I like you.” He held her gaze and pulled her evencloser.
Amy couldn’t move out of the enchantment he placed on her. It was the way he looked at her with that intense desireandwant.
She’d be lying to herself if she said she didn’t feeldesire and wantfor him too. But then she had to remind herself that this was the same Joshua Mancini who managed to get under her skin so badly when she first met him. And then he wasn’t just involved with one woman, there was always two women upstairs in his bed for a massive chunk of that first week shewashere.
Why would she just want to be an addition to hiscollection?
“You’re bored, and to my knowledge you haven’t seen Allegra and bed friends in a while. You should call them. It’s Friday night, you have my seal of approval to go out and have fun. But nodrinking.”
He laughed and shook his head. “That’s bullshit, Amy. All of it. You know if I wanted to be with Allegra and bed friends they would be here. So stop resisting me, baby. Clearly I want you, and I know you want me, too.” A slow sensuous smile curvedhislips.
“I…don’t want you.” She didn’t even know why she bothered; anyone would be able to see very clearly that she waslying.
He answered with a laugh, then reached out to touch her face again. “Okay, prove it. If you don’t want me go backtowork.”
It was probably the last chance, but he knew just as well as she did that she wasn’t going anywhere. He gave her a few seconds, though, to make the decision, then his smile widened at herhesitation.
She couldn’t help herself. Again it was the look that got to her. That paralyzing look that captivated her and held her in place. She pressed her hand to the hard planes of his chest, savoring the solid ripple of muscle she felt as he slipped his arm around herwaist.
“Comehere,baby.”
Any last thought of resistance melted away beneath his stare and she tilted her head up as he lowered to her lips, welcoming his kiss. This was wrong, sheknewthat, but the emotions she suppressed for him eradicated logic from her mind. All Amy wanted to do was enjoy running her hands over his body and to feel him touchhertoo.
As the kiss intensified he moved with her over to the sofa where he pulled her down into his lap, meeting the hungry kisses he fed her with the same unsated desire. He tasted good to her, like everything she wanted and needed mixed with lustfuldesire.
Heat radiated from her body and warmed her from the inside out. As he ran his hands over her waist, she molded herself to him, encouraging him to touch her. And touch her he did. He slid his hands up to her breasts and squeezed her gently, leaving a trail of fire on her skin in the wake of his ascent. Jolts of pleasure surged through her, parting her lips as a soft moan escaped her. She pulled in a breath to steadyhermind.
“You like that,” he whispered against her lips and gave her that mischievoussmile.
“Josh, we shouldn’t.” It was the last attempt of her brain to keep their relationshipprofessional.
“We should, baby.” He ran his fingers over her already tight, taut nipples, driving her wild. “Tonight we’re just a guy and a girl who like each other. We can be that,right?”
She should say no, but it would be a lie, and it would be against what shewanted.
“Yes.” That was it. That was her raw need for him talking and there was nocomingback.
His lips fused to hers again, ravaging her with kisses she felt all over her body. Electricity sparked off her in droves as he kissed his way down her neck and squeezed her breasts. No one had ever touched her like this before. The men she’d been with wouldn’tknowhow.
“Let me see you, baby,” he said against the hollow in her neck , his warm breath caressing her skin and scattering hernerves.
His blue-green eyes met hers with a lustful, hungry look, then returned to herbreasts.
