Loving the Best Man (Friends & Lovers Book 2) Read Online Free PDF

wasn’t worth it. Besides, I had no proof.” She shrugged. She’d gotten over most of the anger she felt about being sexually harassed but now Marley had taken a dangerous turn. She already had pepper spray but she planned to get a pocket knife so that she could defend herself if she had to.
    “I hate assholes like that,” Lincoln muttered. “Self-entitled prick.”
    “It’s okay, Lincoln,” She said, heartened that he cared so much. “I’m over it.”
    A quick grin came to his handsome face and he smiled as he raised his glass to his lips.
    “What?” She asked, telling herself not to squirm under his scrutiny.
    “I like how you same my name.”
    “What are you taking about?” She was genuinely puzzled.
    “You’re the only one who calls me Lincoln. I like it.”
    She hadn’t realized that she did that. She didn’t like the implications.
    “Whatever,” She scoffed. “It doesn’t mean anything so don’t read too much into it.”
    “You’ve done it since we met,” He said, draining his glass and placing it on the table.  “I know exactly what it means.”
    She finished her own wine and went back to her dinner, not wanting to play his little game. She had too much on her mind to play any kind of games. She was too vulnerable to put herself out there. She didn’t want to risk saying the wrong thing.
    “So I have a proposition for you,” He said after several seconds of silence between them.
    “What kind of proposition?” Already her spine had stiffened. She put her fork down and crossed her arms on the tabletop.
    “Hear me out,” He said, raising his hands up in a placating gesture.
    “Alright.” She nodded once.
    “I know you said we should just go back to being friends-”
    “Please, let’s not go there right now. I really don’t want to talk about this.”
    “Hear me out,” He repeated.
    She sighed. She’d thought she’d made herself perfectly clear when they were at the hotel that she didn’t want a relationship.
    “I know you’re worried I’ll get too attached or always be around,” He lowered his voice. “But I’m not like that. I like to keep things light. I know you feel the same way.”
    “So?” She asked although she already knew what he was leading up to.
    “There’s no reason we shouldn’t have fun and enjoy each other’s company.”
    “We-”
    “Don’t give me that bull about us going back to being friends. The line already got crossed and there’s no going back.”
    She snapped her mouth shut, intrigued against her will by the idea of having a friend with benefits. It had been so good with Lincoln and she had wondered if that was because he was that good or because she’d been abstinent for more than two years.
    But still, she hesitated.  She didn’t have time for a relationship, even the no-strings one that Lincoln was now offering. She had to figure out how to get proof of what Marley was doing so that her life could go back to normal.
    He stood up and grabbed her hand, pulling her up with him and then against him until their bodies were pressed together. She could feel his erection pressing against her and the knowledge of her power over him seemed to make her weak in the knees.
    Almost against her will, she was instantly turned on. She tossed her doubts and worries to the side. Maybe fun was just what she needed. She’d just have to play it smart.
    She stood up on the tips of her toes and pressed her mouth against his, giving in without another thought.
     
    With a satisfied murmur, Linc cupped her ass, pressing their bodies even closer. Her mouth was so hot beneath his, her tongue darting in and out of his mouth. He slowly backed her up, kissing her all the while, until they reached the couch.
    She lay back on the couch, staring up at him with those russet eyes, and his heart seemed to tighten in his chest. She was just so beautiful and he was as enthusiastic as a teenager. He got rid of his tie but gave up on his shirt after the top button