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another sip of her
drink. “That’s true, Derek. You might be having too much sex. Maybe
your penis has been desensitized.”
    Jack pinched her clit and she gasped,
startled.
    Derek narrowed his eyes at Jack before looking
at Maia. “I assure you sweetie, I have every nerve ending alive and
well.”
    “ If you say so,” Maia said. Her
voice strangled. Jack had now slipped a finger inside her, sliding
in and out while his thumb worked her swollen nub. He added another
finger and increased the tempo. Oh god, he was going to make her
come in a bar and she felt powerless to stop him. Feeling him so
hard and ready beneath her, she was so—turned—on.
    Edmunds was saying something, but all her
attention was focused on Jack whispering in her ear, “Wanna leave
this place?”
    Not trusting herself to speak, Maia nodded
helplessly.
    Jack tossed back his drink and eased Maia off
his lap. Fortunately for her man, his tee was untucked and covered
the bulge beneath his jeans.
    “ Where are you guys going?”
Manning demanded.
    “ We’re leaving,” Jack declared
with a smirk as he threw a couple of bills on the table.
    Derek glared at Jack. “You drag me out here
and now you’re abandoning your wingman?”
    “ Catch a cab or ask one of the
guys to take you home,” Jack said.
    “ Thanks,” Derek grumbled before
grinning at Maia. “You are so screwed.”
    Everyone, except Braden, laughed.
    Maia felt her cheeks flush and was thankful
when Jack dragged her away.
    *****
    Maia’s
three-inch heels were having trouble keeping up with Jack’s long
strides. Jack had not said a word since they left the bar and
simply held her hand tightly as he pulled her along on the
sidewalk. He turned onto an upscale boutique hotel.
    She dug in her heels and pulled on her
arm.
    “ Jack,” she hissed. “What are you
doing?”
    He yanked her into his chest. “Takes five
minutes to get to the car, fifteen minutes to get out of Georgetown
and twenty minutes to get home. I’m not waiting to put my cock
inside you, Maia.” Jack’s eyes glittered with determination and
heated intensity that caused her sex to spasm. When she just gaped
at him, he growled, “Good, we’re on the same page.”
    He resumed dragging her up the hotel steps and
through the lobby. They stopped at posh check-in
counter.
    “ Do you have a Deluxe suite
available?”
    “ Let me check,” the receptionist
said slowly. The suite was probably five thousand dollars a night
and from the receptionist’s scrutiny of their attire, she didn’t
think they could afford it.
    “ We have one available, um, how
many nights, sir?”
    “ Two,” Jack said shortly as he
handed over his American Express ‘black’ card.
    Soon they were in the elevator. No luggage. No
overnight bag. Just the two of them, like a typical one night
stand.
    “ Jack we can’t hole up in a hotel
for two days with no clothes and—”
    “ Maia, for what I have in mind,
clothes are useless.” He was staring straight ahead, not looking at
her.
    “ We can’t fuck our way out of our
issues, Jack.”
    “ Can’t we?” Jack asked softly. “I
thought we were doing just fine.”
    “ Jack—”
    “ Don’t,” Jack cut her off. “Not
another fucking word, Maia.”
    What is up his
ass ? Maia could feel the tension rolling
off him, and she couldn’t put a finger on his mood. Was he the one
pissed? She was the wronged party as far as she was
concerned.
    When the elevator doors slid open, Maia
tingled with anticipation. Her instincts were telling her to run
because she had finally deciphered the vibes coming off of Jack.
Predatory. He was hunting, and she was his prey.
    Jack gripped her upper arm and guided her down
to the end of the hallway where double doors opened to a luxurious
suite. Without another word, he pushed her inside, and slammed the
door shut.
    “ Strip,” Jack ordered as he pulled
off his shirt. “Leave your shoes on.”
    Maia just stood there, a part of her still
defiant.
    “ Maia, in