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blushing as she tried to figure out how to get dressed without lowering the pillow. In the end, she realized that it was impossible. She wished she could make it to the bathroom to dress, but she only had enough pillows to cover the front of her. And she couldn’t make it all the way there while still holding her clothes as well as the pillows without looking more ridiculous than she already appeared. So in the end, she dropped the pillows but dressed as quickly as possible.
“Your people might just have sex whenever they want to. But my people don’t do things like that.”
That eyebrow went up once again. “Exactly who do you consider ‘your people’?” he asked, thinking she looked like the sexiest woman alive as she bent down and pulled her lace underwear up her long, slender legs. The back of that lace barely covered her adorable bottom and he thought she looked perfect just like that. Unfortunately, the matching lace bra was pulled on quickly, covering up her lovely breasts with the tight, pink nipples that he’d discovered were more than a handful. And tasted delicious. All of her did, actually.
“My people are those who understand the rules!” she retorted, slipping her khaki slacks up over her legs. “They wouldn’t ever have kissed me like that,” she stated, but thinking about that kiss, and the kiss Dave usually gave her, she was confused.
“You’re not going back to Dave, are you?” Angelo growled, his casual pose obliterated at the idea of another man touching her like he’d just done.
“Of course I’m not still seeing Dave,” she almost yelled back, refusing to be intimidated by Angelo’s anger. “Not after what happened. But Dave understands the rules. He’s kind and sweet and gentle. He respected my wishes to be married before having sex.”
Angelo wasn’t going to listen to that kind of trash. He stormed over to her, grabbing her arms and turning her towards him. “Dave is an ass, Jade. I believe the scene at the party the other night proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt. So don’t talk to me about the righteousness of ‘your people’. I can guarantee that Dave is not one of those good, righteous people you think are so fabulous about adhering to the rules. In fact, I think you’re the only one who wants to hang onto those rules and you’re obviously having trouble with those rules. Or are you going to tell me that this wasn’t supposed to happen?”
Jade yanked her arms, trying to get his hands off of her but he held on, not hurting her, but refusing to let her go. “You can’t say that! Dave is a good man! Unlike me who has just had sex with a man who doesn’t love her!” She buried her face in her hands, ashamed of what had occurred this afternoon.
Angelo couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Jade, you didn’t do anything wrong. But let’s have some dinner. I’ll take you out, we’ll have some wine and relax.”
She gasped and shook her head. “I can’t go out to dinner with you!” She stepped back, grateful when he released her arms so she could slip her tee-shirt on over her head.
“You can. You’re just saying that you won’t.” His face hardened with her words and he stepped back, putting several feet between them.
Jade looked at him backing away from her, something he’d never done and her eyes widened with the fear that she’d hurt his feelings. “Could you put some clothes on?” she asked, desperate to converse with him without that sexual tension in the air because she wanted him so badly, even now when she was telling him that being with him was impossible.
He saw the look in her eyes and told himself to stay away. But that look, the heat and the anger were fighting for dominance and he suspected he knew which would win out. “Why?” he asked softly, moving closer to her. “Does it bother you when I’m unclothed like this?” he asked.
She couldn’t believe how fast he was. One moment, she was standing next to him with her eyes plastered to the floor, the next moment, his arm was around her waist and he was pulling her against him, her hands trying desperately hard not to touch his hot skin because she knew what would happen if she did. She’d be lost. Even now, her body was melting, wanting him so badly that it actually hurt her