We don’t know each other; we know nothing about each other. Let’s pretend we’re two people – strangers – that just need that one thing from each other tonight. We can worry about all the rest of the shit tomorrow. Okay? So, right now, I’m just some guy who saw you from across the other side of the room, some guy who’s just looking for some no-holds-barred fun. Let’s just pretend…’
She looked up into those eyes, her heart hammering hard against her ribs, a ridiculous feeling of excitement welling up in her.
‘It shouldn’t be too hard, after all, should it?’ Dominic whispered, his mouth almost touching hers as he spoke. ‘I mean, we’re actors, aren’t we? We should be able to do this – effortlessly.’
Her head was spinning with the thought of what was going to happen next, that beautiful feeling of anticipation sweeping over her as he continued to stare into her eyes. And even though it wasn’t what she’d planned to happen tonight, she had no choice left but to run with it because, right now, she wanted this man more than she’d wanted anyone in a long time.
She smiled at him, running a hand through her hair, arching her back and pushing her breasts out towards him. Okay. If he wanted a game then she was more than willing to play along. ‘So, you liked what you saw, huh?’
He smiled too, that full-on movie star smile. ‘Oh, you gotta believe it, honey. I liked what I saw. You are one red-hot walking fantasy.’
She felt an overwhelming ache for him. The need for him to touch her was almost taking her breath away – that tingling feeling between her legs, those butterflies in her stomach that had just flown loose again, it was all happening.
‘You want to see me naked?’ she smiled, taking a deep breath, willing him to touch her yet wanting him to wait until they were safely behind closed doors, because she knew that once they finally got round to making love, it was going to be one hell of a crazy ride.
He felt himself dangerously close to one killer erection as he looked at her. Her breasts were pushed up against his chest, her hips digging into him and all he wanted to do was touch her down there, feel how ready she was for him, because he knew she was. He could see it, sense it. In seconds he’d turned this situation round and he suspected he had daddy to thank for that. Maybe he had inherited some of the Michael Walsh charm after all. He just had to make sure he used it to his advantage a lot better than his father had managed to.
‘Take a shower in front of me,’ he whispered. ‘I want to watch you do that. I want to watch you naked and wet, soaped up and sexy… Jesus, I want – I need to watch you do that.’
She searched his face, her stomach doing a million somersaults all at once, which made her feel slightly light-headed. ‘And then what? You going to join me?’
‘Hey, I’ve only just met you,’ he smiled – that sexy-as-hell killer smile. ‘Should we be showering together?’
She reached out and touched his rough chin, running her fingertips over the stubble, resting them on his mouth. ‘So, two strangers meet, fuck in the shower, what harm are we doing? Who are we hurting?’
He took her hand, kissing her mouth slowly and gently, her fingers tightening around his. ‘We ain’t hurting nobody, baby. We ain’t hurting nobody.’
‘We need a room,’ she said, realising that, if they didn’t make a move soon, things could quite easily get out of hand, and given their history of rather-too-public displays of affection, they really did need to move fast. ‘Come on, stranger. We’re out of here.’
***
Jimmy watched from the dark and secluded corner of the bar as Charley followed Kenny Ross outside and India talked to Dominic MacDonald. Everyone was still here, everyone was still in one place, but that wasn’t going to be for much longer.
He knew the wrap party was just around the corner, his final chance to play his trump card, to carry out what had always been his intention – to hurt Charley Maine in the only way he knew how.
Finishing off his drink he pulled his hat further down over his eyes, sinking back into his seat from his position near the bar, close enough to have heard almost everything that had been said,