no reason to feel guilty for any chemistry he and Sydney had. And most of all, there was no reason for him not to have the time of his life on the date. He was paying for it, after all. And dammit, he deserved a little fun!
So when Sydney wrapped her arm around his waist, Mike returned the gesture. “You’re funny, you know that?” he said, smiling down at her.
She beamed. “Yeah?”
He nodded, glancing down to her lips. “Totally.”
The sly grin that curved her mouth was more invitation than he needed to lean in a plant a light kiss on her lips. Mike sent an apologetic look Luke’s way as he pulled apart and was about to tell his friend to avert his eyes when he saw that Luke was paying absolutely not attention to him and Sydney. Not if the solid liplock between Luke and Rori was any indication.
For a moment Mike couldn’t breathe as his eyes moved from where their mouths fused to where Rori’s hands threaded through his friend’s overgrown hair. Then his eyes were drawn to where Luke’s hands gripped Rori’s hips like a man holding onto a ledge for dear life before one of those hands moved up into her hair as Luke deepened the kiss.
“Damn. I’m jealous,” Sydney said, turning his chin so he was looking at her. “Want to make me unjealous?”
Given that Mike’s first instinct was to punch his friend out? Hell, yeah!
“Take in the view for a bit,” he said to the pilot before pulling Sydney against him. He wasn’t hard yet, but when he got there he wanted her to feel it. And like it. She’d been trying to turn him on for the past hour, and like a fool he’d been playing hard to get.
Well, not anymore.
If Sydney wanted to get laid, well then, she was going to get laid. By him.
“Mmmm. Yummy,” Sydney said against his mouth. “Where did that come from all of a sudden?”
“You,” he said, pulling away enough to look at her. “A guy can only resist so long, you know.”
“I was beginning to wonder,” she teased quietly, giving her hips a little wiggle against the part of him that was joining the party. “It’s nice to finally get a sense of what you’re packing. Very promising.”
He dropped a kiss on her neck, whispering, “Do that a few more times, and you’ll have an even better idea.”
Sydney threw her head back and laughed before planting a solid kiss on his mouth. “You are totally worth the plane ride,” she announced before turning in his arms and leaning against his chest with a satisfied sigh. Apparently she’d gotten what she wanted for the moment, and Mike decided not to ruin anything by glancing over at Luke and Rori to see what they might be thinking. If they were watching him and Sydney that was their own damn fault. There were plenty of places to look where they wouldn’t have to watch the foreplay that was starting between him and Sydney.
This was his date, too. And Mike was starting to enjoy it.
Chapter 22
The moment they stepped into the restaurant after the balloon ride, Sydney gripped Rori’s hand and proclaimed that they had to go to the bathroom. As far as code went, it wasn’t very subtle, but neither of the guys seemed to care.
“My God!” Sydney breathed as the door shut behind them. “I’m going to enjoy this one. Did you get a peek at what Mike is packing?”
“Of course not,” Rori said primly.
Sydney pulled out her lipstick and walked to the mirror to reapply. “Trust me. I’ve banged guys around the globe and that guy is working with some solid equipment.”
Rori didn’t ask how Sydney knew that already. Nor did she let her mind try to imagine the picture Sydney was painting in broad strokes. “Well, I’m glad to have introduced the two of you then. He seems to like you as well.”
In the mirror, Sydney glanced from her lips to Rori, her eyes narrowing slightly. “He’s warming up, I’d say.” She opened her purse then, dropping the lipstick in and pulling out a key card. “That’s why I brought you in here. If we play our cards right, we’re both getting laid tonight, right?”
Rori swallowed. “Yes.”
“But these two guys live together, so here.” She handed Rori the keycard. “I wrote the room number on it.”
Rori reached out and took the key. “Why?”
“Because we don’t know how things will play out. Mike and I might take