belly and chest, but her fingertips, her knees, her toes âshe was blushing everywhere. The man was outrageousâand what was more, he pulled the hitherto undiscovered outrageous thread running deep within her.
âYou know you owe me a jacket.â He upped the intensity of his focus as if he knew damn well he had her already.
Her hormones sizzled into high gear and her tongue loosened completely. Her self-restraint unravelled with it. âWell, you owe me an apology.â
âFor kissing you?â His chin lifted defiantly. âNever going to be sorry for that.â
Her innards flamed; fortunately her mouth kept working. âNo, for your insulting insinuations before that.â
âOh, those,â he said flippantly. âSure, Iâm sorry.â
Lena took in his devilish, gleaming blue eyes and his wolfish, un apologetic smile. So assured, so confident, sosexy. Intent rippled from him and sent a wild surge of insanity pulsing through her. It carried her so far away she didnât stop to think. âNo, thatâs not good enough,â she sassed back at him, tumbling beyond her boundaries. âYou can do it properly over dinner.â
Seth froze to replay her words in his head. Had she just said what he thought? âOver dinner?â
âI prefer a home-cooked meal.â
Seth clamped his teeth to stop his jaw dropping. The rest of his body was still shut down. Well, almost his entire body. Satisfaction slammed into every cellâthe âuntouchableâ had just ordered him to take her to dinner. At home.
For a moment she looked as if she couldnât believe what sheâd said, either, but she blinked and then held his gaze with unmistakable challenge in her pale green eyes. Her brows liftedâas if she was waiting for him to rise to it.
Hell, yes, he was rising. He struggled to get his slain brain to operate. It took at least three endless seconds before he got a useful phrase together. âWhen can you get out of here?â
The rosy pink across her cheekbones deepened. âYou can pick me up from Exit Four at 6:00 p.m.â
âExit Four,â he repeated blankly. Then it clickedâof the stadium, of course. âRight.â
He was so close now they were nearly touching. Powerless to resist, he breathed in a good look at her body again. Her curves beneath the elegant dress beckoned, his hands itched to undo the buttons. He noticed the slight shake of her fingers before she curled them into fists and when he looked back to her face he saw how her eyes had widened.
It wasnât fear. Heâd seen plenty of fear in his opponents. But in Lena he saw heat deepening, darkening her green irises. Primitive pleasure flooded as the tide of power turned towards him. He forgot why he was here. He forgot all aboutthe boys and the disaster that had killed their programme for next week. All that mattered was tightening the knot on this tryst.
âAny other requestsâare you vegetarian or anything?â he asked. Now he could feel her trembling all over, but she didnât try to step back. He liked that about her.
Her chin lifted, despite the hitch in her breathing, as well. âI likeâ¦very freshââ she snuck a breath ââfood.â
A wave of tension hit Seth, so extreme he was unable to do anything; even forcing a swallow hurt.
The woman wanted fresh.
He stared. There wasnât a single freckle on her smooth skin, something totally rare in this sun-struck country. It made him think of succulent berries and rich cream and he wanted to taste every inch of what she might offer. He wanted her to offer it all.
Her light green eyes lanced through himâsuggestive and serious and summoning. Sheâd snatched the lead. When sheâd started chattering nonstop about the team and not looking him in the eye heâd thought he was going to have to hunt hard and heâd started to, but all of a sudden sheâd