Off Limits Attraction (The Heirs of Hansol #3) - Jayci Lee Page 0,49
guess I could bear to stand an hour and a half on my own.”
Jihae, on the other hand, felt a twinge of regret at not getting to spend every minute with him, but she needed to rest a bit. More importantly, she wanted to surprise him with the new dress she’d brought. She wanted to look beautiful for him.
“I’ll see you soon,” she said.
Their gazes held until she closed her door. Despite her best intentions, she was tempted to fling open the door and say Just kidding. Of course I want to shower with you.
After taking a shower alone, she sat down on her lonely king bed and switched on the TV, mostly for the commercials. She grabbed the brush she’d set down on the nightstand and methodically brushed out her hair. When her feet and legs felt a little less tired, she got up to blow-dry her hair. She planned on wearing it down for Colin. It went against the Princess Jihae rules, but they were far from home. No one was going to capture a picture of her and post it on social media out here.
Once her hair fell like dark satin down her back, she took time with her makeup, painting her eyes with dramatic colors. She kept her blush to a minimum and applied a deep pink lip stain to her lips.
She withdrew her dress from the garment bag and stepped into it. It was a rich, emerald-colored strapless dress with a fitted top and a tulip skirt that fell halfway down her thighs. She chose clear, crystal-dotted heels to complete the outfit. The mirror told her it had been worth the effort to dress up for Colin. She was still her, but she looked more like the fun, vibrant person she could be with Colin. It was an amazing feeling to see her outside appearance match the person she was inside. She couldn’t wait to see the expression on Colin’s face.
A quick glance at the clock told her she’d made it with five minutes to spare. She waited patiently for one more minute, then grabbed her clutch and headed out the door. There was no rule that a man had to pick up the woman, right?
When she knocked smartly on his door, she heard him walking toward it. She was holding on to the doorframe with one hand, arm raised high above her head, and leaning into it in her best Hollywood-bombshell pose. She felt a little silly but it was fun, and she wanted to have a bit of fun tonight.
“I... You...” Colin stared slack-jawed at her. His eyes heated as they traveled down her body then back up to her face. “Hell.”
“Hmm. I was fishing for a compliment. But I’ll take ‘I... You... Hell,’ I guess.”
“If we didn’t have a reservation, I would pull you into this room and make love to you with your hot little dress pushed up to your waist. You look so beautiful. I won’t be able to undress you later.”
She gasped softly, her own body warming and softening to his words. She coughed indelicately into her fist and fought for her composure. She had wanted to wow him, and had succeeded, but it was still a rush. As calm returned to her, she noticed he was handsome as hell in his blue suit and fine gray shirt. She could just about eat him up.
“Turn around,” she said, biting her lower lip.
“What? Why?”
“Because I want to see what those pants do to your fine ass.”
With a shrug, Colin turned in a slow circle for her. He raised an eyebrow with an arrogance that made her body burn. “Do I meet your approval?”
“Yes.” She cleared her throat. “Top marks. Excellent bottom, that.”
His low chuckle made her want to forget about the dinner reservations, but this kind of real date was not easy to come by. In fact, this was their first official date. She wasn’t going to shortchange herself on it.
He stepped out of his room and offered her his arm. “Shall we?”
“Yes, please.” She took his arm and smiled into his eyes.
The dining room was charming and intimate, and Colin had a romantic table by the fireplace reserved for them. He ordered them red wine—she was more of a craft-beer aficionado—then reached across the table and placed the tips of his fingers on her hand for a brief second.
“You’re so beautiful,” he said.
“Thank you,” she said with a deep blush, suddenly feeling shy.