mth emanating off the solid man now blocking her path. And for leaning forward the ti

be back here. How did y

like this,” he replied, “I just had to. Somehow I knew I wou

ist and hips perfectly, making her curves stand out, and when his eyes caught a glimpse of skin, peeking out from underneath her crop top, he felt his heart rate

himself. At least he could appreciate the fact that with her hair packed like that, he had a good view of her slender neck, and

make up artist had done something amazing w

Wonderfully intoxicating, and he thought he would g

the only performance I enjoyed tonight, so I decided to use the opportunity to come find you. And I'm glad I did, i

t was caused by conceit, but rather the incongruity of a woman flirting openly with a ma

inane excuse cross her lips the very moment she uttered it. Ladies’ ro

gesturing back the way Kelly had just come. That hand was darkly tanned, strong, with neat blunt fingernails and not a hint of kept-man eleganc

to keep her attention squarely focused straight ahead, as if

d she might as well muster up the courage to confront the r

ongly built from the stage, but she'd not imagined they would be anything like those shoulders in front of her now. She hadn't imagined this width, or the bulked-up chest straining against the fabric of his

ic male determination. His face was shaved, but already displayed a hint of swar

ld herself. They s

of girl that would take up with a man she barely knew. And she was sure that wa

t, and had looked a bit lighter when she was up on stage. Now, up close, she realized it was a dar

ld. Doing the types of things people in her social circle took for granted. None o

sn’t stupid. She enjoyed an occasional luxury as much as the next silver spoon girl.

ort you?” he added, final

end this now, before he offered to lead her to the closest ladies’ ro

what a

lf to meet his gaze directly, all remaining words dried up in Kelly's mouth. Because those eyes, which she hadn't