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Jack plays with an imaginary spot on the table and glances up at her with hope filling his chest. Maybe she won't say no later. Maybe...

"Around," she says coyly, glancing up at him. Jack's eyes move to meet her gaze, but get stuck on her body. Her breasts are beautiful and full. That dress pushes them up toward him, making him forget what he was going to say. Abby leans back and the plate is removed from in front of her.

"You amaze me."

"Because I think food is sexy?" she asks, smiling. Abby leans forward and weaves her fingers together before resting her chin on top. She winks at him. That wink is a direct line to his pants. Jack thought he knew what he was doing, but resisting her now is just as hard as it was in high school. He would give anything to have her at this moment. All he can think of is holding her in his arms and feeling her breath against his chest. There's something about her that calls to him. He wanted to deny it, to offer her the chance to live the life she'd chosen, but Jack was weak. He couldn't let her walk out of his life again.

He laughs. "Yes, that is the sole reason for my statement. Your sexual fascination with food is alluring. I have to have you. Now." Jack means what he says, but makes it sound like he's only playing. Any sexual fascination that Abby has fascinates him. Jack knows that he'll do anything she wants, but Abby isn't there yet. This is still new to her and Jack doesn't want to rush her.

Abby picks up a carrot stick from the center of the table and licks it before putting it between her lips. She pulls it out slowly. "I heard carrots are fun too."

"Who have you been talking to?" Jack's pulse is pounding. The pressure in his pants is becoming too demanding to ignore. Jack presses his eyes closed, trying to force the bulge in his pants back down.

She laughs. "Kate. Who else would I hear this stuff from?" She dips the carrot and slips it in her mouth again. When she pulls it out slowly, Jack feels himself harden again.

"Did she tell you what happens when you tease your lover in a public place?" Jack teases. It's something he wants, that he hopes she'll accept about him. Everything about this place is perfect. Just looking at Abby makes him hard. When she plays like this, Jack nearly loses his mind.

Abby giggles. "You wouldn't." She puts the carrot down and leans forward. Her chest presses hard against the neckline of her dress, making his eyes drift below her face.

"Try me, Mrs. Gray. I would love to do unspeakable things to you in here."

Abby's face reddens and she looks away. Jack's heart falls a little bit. She needs more time. It's not fair to ask this of her so soon.

Chapter 6

ABBY

When Jack says that he would take me here and now, my face flames. I look away, unable to match the intensity of his gaze. My stomach twists as I imagine myself, naked on the table with Jack thrusting into me. Am I that kind of a woman? I don't know.

I look up at Jack and decide not to tempt him again. I was just playing with the carrot, not realizing the effect it would have on him. I wonder if it's really that erotic, if he's hard watching me. The thoughts make me wish we were in our room where I could slip my hand over him and find out. I smile faintly at him, like I'm a good girl, like I'm not a lusty lunatic thinking about reaching under the table and groping him.

As the courses continue, they contain both food that I liked in high school and some things that Jack's noticed I enjoy now. Each one has a story, a memory that makes me smile. He replays our relationship in this dinner, course by course, until the end. When dessert is served, it's little cups of colored pudding served with a chocolate paintbrush. I nearly die. I smile widely at him as the waiter sets the plates in front of us. I can barely stay on my side of the table. I want to get up and wrap my arms around him. We eat the sweet treat in silence. I have such an enormous pressure on my chest that words won't come. When I