back, cowboy, and enjoy the show.”
She straightened and the music changed to a slower, more seductive beat. Her gaze never leaving him, she began to dance, her body writhing in time to the music.
Around him, the guys stared up at her in awe. They looked back and forth between her and Chase as if they couldn’t quite believe what was going on.
Then he saw the jealousy and the lust in their eyes. It hit him with more power than he’d ever imagined in his fantasy. This was his girl onstage, giving him the performance of a lifetime, and his friends were watching, envying him with their every breath.
He glanced back at Brody and Tate and realized then that they must have been in on it. It explained their unease. He almost laughed. They looked a little green, and every time one of the guys yelled something to Zoe or made a motion like he wanted to touch, he thought they were going to resort to violence.
But he saw something else in their eyes. Something they probably didn’t want anyone to see. He saw desire and yearning.
“Goddamn it, Chase, you are the luckiest son of a bitch,” Mike said over the music. “I’ve never had a girlfriend willing to do this for my birthday.”
His statement was met by a round of guffaws.
“You don’t keep a girl long enough to be called your girlfriend,” A. J. said with a snort. “Taking them to bed, then sending them on their way doesn’t a relationship make.”
“Fuck you, Spinelli,” Mike said rudely. But he grinned in acknowledgment even as he flipped A. J. off.
The rest of the firemen crowded round and finally it was too much for Brody and Tate. They pushed to the front and glared at their fellow firefighters.
“You don’t touch and you better damn well be respectful,” Brody growled.
Chase chuckled and looked back up to see Zoe lower herself to her knees in front of him. She crawled to the edge where he stood, reached for his shirt and pulled him roughly to meet her lips.
Her kiss was scorching and he felt the sensation all the way to his toes. Hot, sweet, intensely erotic. He burst into flames, and he sported wood that threatened to ruin his jeans.
“Happy birthday, baby,” she murmured.
He reached to cup one breast and rubbed the pad of his thumb over her nipple. She smiled a devilish little smile that told him this wasn’t all she’d planned for him.
She kissed him again, then rose to her feet and continued her sexy dance—topless and not enough to cover her ass—but Chase wasn’t complaining. She’d go home with him afterward while everyone else would go home cursing Chase’s luck.
A chorus of whistles rent the air.
“Son of a bitch!” one of the firemen yelled. “She’s freaking hot!”
Chase settled back on his heels and stared at her as she gracefully danced, her breasts bobbing, her face flushed with exertion—and excitement—and that delectable ass bouncing enticingly close.
He knew they all wanted her.
And then he remembered the fantasy she’d imparted to him.
A slow grin traveled across his face.
She’d taken the initiative and given him something he’d only fantasized about in his dreams. He could do the same for her, and furthermore he’d have a fucking awesome time doing it. Her fantasies were hot. They were as much a turn-on to him as they seemed to be for her.
He glanced sideways at Brody and Tate. Who better to ask to give Zoe her fantasy than two guys who cared about her every bit as much as he did?
CHAPTER | FOUR
Zoe ducked behind the curtain and stood there for a long mo ment, catching her breath and still riding the adrenaline high. Wow. It was the only word that came to mind.
Seeing Chase’s face when he saw her for the first time, seeing the lust and desire that burst into his eyes, had sent a set of flurries loose in her belly that were still making their rounds.
She glanced down at her bare tits and then up at the DJ. Oops. She hastily covered herself and started down the hallway to the dressing