hands on her still very flat stomach. âCongratulations,â she murmured.
âYeah, huge congratulations,â Kade said, before slanting a sly look at Mac. âNow youâre going to have two children under your feet, Rorks.â
âHa-ha.â Mac scowled.
âI know, right?â Rory replied, her voice wobbly. âIâm going to be a mommy, Kade.â
âYouâll be great at it,â Kade assured her and tipped his head at Mac. âBut heâll need some training.â
âIâm not old enough to have friends who are about to be parents.â Quinn clapped Mac on the shoulder and nodded to the bar. âWe definitely need champagne. Iâll get some.â
Wren shook her head and stepped forward. âAs much as I hate to break up the party we have work to do and a lunch to host.â
Quinn wrinkled his nose. âOur head girl has spoken.â
Wren threaded a hand through his arm and pulled him toward the dining area. âCâmon, brat. Iâve put you at a table where you canât misbehave.â
Brodie felt Kadeâs hand on her back and she immediately, subconsciously moved closer to him, her fingers accidentally brushing the outside of his hard thigh.
Kade tipped his head and dropped his voice so only she could hear his words. âIt hasnât gone away, has it?â
Brodie wished she could deny it, dismiss his comment, but she couldnât lie to him. Or herself. She forced herself to look him in the eye. âNo.â
His fingers pushed into her back at her reluctant admission. âSo, just to be clear, weâre saying this crazy attraction is still happening?â
âYep.â One-syllable answers were all she could manage.
âSo are we going to do anything about it this time?â
Wrenâs efficient voice interrupted their low, intense conversation. âKade, youâre at the main table up front. Brodie, Iâll show you to your seat.â
Brodie gave Kade a little shrug and followed Wren into the private dining room of Taste. When she tossed a look over her shoulder, she flushed when she noticed Kade was still watching her.
And he didnât stop looking at her for the next ninety minutes.
* * *
He wanted her. The heated looks theyâd exchanged over the three tables that separated them left her in no doubt of that. Jeez, it was a minor miracle the room hadnât spontaneously combusted from the sparks they were throwing at each other.
He wanted her as much as he had six months ago, possibly more. It was insane; it was exciting.
What was she going to do about it?
She knew what he wanted, to take up where theyâd left off in his loft. In the ladiesâ room Brodie pulled a face at her reflection in the mirror above the bathroom sink and ran her wet fingers over the back of her neck, hoping to cool herself down but knowing it was a futile gesture. She was hot from the inside out and it was all Kade Webbâs fault.
Every look heâd sent her, every small smile, had told her he wanted her in the most basic, biblical way possible.
She was pretty sure sheâd returned his message. With interest.
Brodie sighed. Having a fling with Kade wouldnât hurt anyone. Unlike an affair with a married man it wasnât icky, immoral or dishonest. It wouldnât be embarrassing or hurtful. It wouldnâtâunless she did something really stupid, like fall for the guyâbe painful.
She hadnât had an affair, or sex, for a long, long time; she hadnât been naked with a man since Jared the IT guy and he was around three, or was it four, years ago? She was nearly thirty and she was tired of dating herself.
Could she do it? Could she have a one-night stand with Kade? Was she okay with being another puck he shot into his sexual net? Brodie grimaced at her bad analogy. But could she be another of Webbâs Women?
If she was looking for a relationship, and she wasnât
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