and if she wanted to strip to nothing and wiggle her ass for her new date, then she’d do exactly that. Right after she had a few drinks. Liquid courage was her best friend.
The restaurant the family had chosen for the bridal shower was an expensive one. That meant that everyone had to look the part. Air tripped in her chest. She’d forgotten to tell Gerri to make sure the man was dressed appropriately. She would not freak. Would not freak.
Dammit, she was freaking. What if the guy showed up in shorts and a tank top?
“Oh, lord.” She slammed her hand on the steering wheel as she turned the corner to enter the parking lot of the restaurant.
Her brain had decided that was what would happen. Her date would be inappropriately dressed and she’d still end up looking like a fool. Not what she needed.
She hopped out of the car. Forget demure and composed, she rushed into the entrance of the hotel and ran down to the private party room. She stepped on a wet spot on the floor and skidded down the hall.
Bam!
She slammed into a huge body that appeared out of nowhere. Massive hands curled around her arms to hold her steady. She glanced up and lost her breath.
“Hello, beautiful Tally,” said the blond guy she’d met at the elevator in her building.
Before she got a chance to find her voice, hot guy number two from the elevator made an appearance. She’d walked into the Twilight Zone.
“Oh, god,” she mumbled.
“She’s got a great voice,” biker guy said. Wait. She remembered his name. Theron. And blondie was Connor.
“What are...what are you two doing here?” she asked. There was no stopping the awe in her voice over how amazing the two men looked in a suit. Her mouth watered. In regular clothes the men were scorching enough to melt panties, but in suits, they gave new meaning to panty-dropping sexy.
“We,” said Theron as he moved around to her side. “Are your dates for the next few days.”
She gasped. No way. Gerri couldn’t be that evil. “I think you must be mistaken.”
Connor smiled, the grin turned his movie star good looks to orgasm-inducing sinful. “We are your dates, Tally. Would you reject us?”
“I don’t need two dates,” she stated more to herself than them. She really didn’t need two sexy men eyeing her like she was the hottest woman in the world. Did she?
Theron lowered his head. “We’re a pair,” he whispered by her ear, his breath tickling the side of her face.
She bit back a moan and squeezed the clutch in her left hand in a death grip.
Someone turned the corner at that moment. It was Paul with his new girlfriend. She really did have the worst luck.
“Talia?” Paul said, glancing back and forth between Tally and her escorts. “I’m surprised to see you here.”
His tone said he expected her to bow out because he was there. Not in this lifetime jerk-wad.
“Oh? Why’s that? I did tell Roland and Susan I was coming.” She forced herself to smile. Anger heated her blood. She wanted to lash out and punch the high and mighty smirk off his face.
“Who are your companions?” Paul asked, shoving the slim blonde woman forward. “This is Candy.”
“Nice to meet you.” The blonde smiled. She was friendly where Paul gave them a snobby smirk.
Tally glanced up at the two men on either side of her. What could she say?
“I’m Theron and this is Connor,” Theron introduced them for her.
“Are you co-workers of Tally?” Paul asked, much too interested.
“No,” Theron answered before Tally got a chance to. “We want a lot more than professional things out of her. She’s ours.”
“Excuse me?” Paul lost the smile. It was almost worth it that Theron made her sound like a hooker who they’d bought, if only to see the surprise on Paul’s face. “Are you saying you’re sleeping with her?”
“Paul!” the blonde admonished.
“I really don’t see how that’s any of your business,” Tally spit out.
Theron grinned down at Tally, curling his hand around her wrist. She bit her lip, holding back the urge to shudder. Then, to make things worse, he drew circles with his thumb over her skittering pulse. Meanwhile, Connor slid his fingers over the back of her neck.
For a moment she forgot all about Paul and focused on the sensation of the two men caressing her.
“Tally is much too special just for sex,” Connor said, pinning her with his gaze.
Theron lifted her hand up to his lips and