the sexual desire heâd sparked in her. Comforting a man like Duke would mean risking her heart because she didnât know how to only feel emotions halfway.
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Duke steered through the early evening traffic with ease. He hadnât seen Cami since the picnic last weekend. She had invited him to check out an event the catering company sheâd selected was working here in town. Since it would give him a chance to see how the caterers worked and allow him to observe their interaction with hotel security, heâd decided to go with her.
Heâd been avoiding her since heâd seen her at the picnic. Because he knew heâd crossed a line he hadnât meant to when heâd asked why there wasnât a man in her life. Now he was backpedaling and trying to reestablish the distance he always kept between himself and others.
Sheâd wanted to drive, but heâd put his foot down. Sitting next to him in another one of herfrenetic suits, Cami hummed quietly to Vivaldiâs Concerto in E, the music suited her.
If any woman was Spring, it was Cami. She bustled with life though she tried to hide it. On the outside she tried to be calm, polite, and a plain Jane but she didnât come close. The true woman underneath kept flashing through. He wanted to get to know that woman intimately.
âThereâs the turn,â she said.
And she wasnât going to be happy until she completely unraveled the threads that held his life together. Heâd been having hot dreams about her and her slinky stockings. When heâd seated her in the car, heâd watched her straight skirt slide up her thighs. The womanâs legs ought to be illegal. He was still hard from the peak heâd gotten earlier.
She was slowly infiltrating his office after only one visit. Sheâd looked around and declared the place too sterile. Then sheâd shown up at lunch with a box of pizza, Godiva chocolates and a framed motivational poster on goals to hang on his wall.
Heâd decided to bring in some of the stuff heâd collected in Japan just to stop her. He didnât know if he could handle one of those lace things she had on her credenza in his office.
He knew he could just refuse her gifts, but he didnât want to hurt her feelings. Though he didnât question it too closely because he knew he wouldnât like the answer, her caring touched him in a way he hadnât accepted from anyone in a long, long time.
She simply didnât ask permission to clutter uphis life. Barging right into his office, she then expected him to appreciate it. It intrigued him, wondering what sheâd do next.
He let the valet park the car and followed her into the hotel. It was plush and elegant. First-class all the way, and for a moment he felt like the unkempt orphan heâd been for his formative years. The boy whoâd have been shown the door before heâd even crossed the lobby. The boy whoâd have given his eyeteeth to fit in.
He wasnât that boy anymore. He was wealthy enough to live in a suite here if he desired. He was prominent enough to garner special attention from the maître dâ, and his confidence allowed him to mingle with the born-with-a-golden-spoon crowd.
Cami grabbed his arm before they entered the reception. âOkay, want to hear my plan?â
Her touch went through him like wildfire across dry land. How could this plain woman keep him in a constant state of semi-arousal? Except she wasnât plain. There was an animated charm to her pixie-like features and slim body. He wanted to see her out of the baggy suits she wore at the office and into nothing but those dark hose and garter belt heâd glimpsed at their first private meeting.
âWhat plan? Youâre here to test the food and service. Iâm here to check on security.â
âI know, but I thought you could kind of help me out.â
He liked that she asked for help. Not many people in