Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Damn. If winking at her made her blush, what else could I do to make those cheeks turn such a beautiful rose color?
“I think I’m in love,” I whispered as Colton chuckled.
“I’m not gonna lie, she’s good-looking, but I don’t think she’s your type, dude.”
My head snapped over to him. “What makes you say that?” I asked in a hushed voice.
“Dude, look at her. The innocence is dripping off her. What are you going to do? Ask her to join you in a threesome?”
The idea of sharing her with anyone else made my stomach turn, and I didn’t even know her name. But with the way she kept glancing my way, I knew one thing for sure—she was as captivated by me as I was by her.
Colton was right, though. She looked to be about our age, which meant she was fresh out of law school and most likely a workaholic. But damn, what I wouldn’t do to put my hands on that body.
When she looked back my way, I smiled bigger. The moment her teeth sank into her lower lip, she grinned wider, and I knew I was fucked. The room suddenly felt like it was spinning, and I lost my breath.
What. In. The. Hell. Just. Happened?
I glanced down as I drew in a deep breath of air. My heart felt like it was sitting on the bottom of my stomach.
“Does it feel hot in here to you guys?” I asked while rubbing the back of my neck.
“No,” Colton and Zeb replied. My gaze moved back to her. I had to find out her name. Ask her out. Ask her to marry me…
No. Shit. Ask her out. Jesus, what is wrong with me?
All right, Ward, it’s time to get your game on. Play it cool.
When I glanced back at her, she was leaning over talking to the dick next to her. He was dressed in a suit, and I could tell from first look he was also a lawyer. The way he stared at her pissed me off.
“Ward, you look like you’re about to rip someone’s head off. What the hell is wrong with you?”
Pulling my stare off them, I tried to get a hold on the crazy-ass feelings racing through my body.
“Um, it’s been a rough few days. Plus, I have a damn surprise birthday party my mother is throwing.”
Zeb hit my arm. “She still trying to fix you up?”
With a slight moan, I nodded my head.
It was strange how I felt the sexy lawyer’s eyes on me. Glimpsing back over, I couldn’t help but smile at her again. When her tongue darted out and quickly licked her lips, my dick jumped. She pressed her mouth together, and I swear those blue eyes of hers shined even brighter.
Over the course of the rest of the meeting, we exchanged a few flirtatious exchanges. When the meeting adjourned, I excused myself from Colton and Zeb and made a beeline toward her.
“Oh hell, Ward. Come on and leave some for the rest of us!” Colton called out.
Ignoring him, I kept my onward push. When I finally reached her, she was talking to the stiff suit. She turned and looked directly into my eyes.
I opened my mouth to swoon her, but the only thing I could manage was, “Hey.”
Oh, for fuck’s sake. That’s the best I could come up with.
She pursed her lips, and her cheeks blushed. Oh hell. Colton was right: She was probably still a virgin. Then her eyes turned dark, and that tongue ran along the top edge of her teeth. I stumbled back a step and had to adjust my balance, because my entire world rocked.
She finally spoke, and that one word sounded like it was straight from heaven. “Hi.”
Ask her for her name. Her number. Anything. Don’t stand here like a fool.
Before I had a chance to ask her anything, the dick next to her took her by the elbow and whispered something in her ear. She nodded and glanced back at me. “I’m sorry—if you’ll excuse me.”
I nodded. “Yeah. Sure. Sure. No problem.”
Standing there like an idiot, I watched her walk across the room with the asshole. She stopped in front of Clint, one of our dispatchers, and Chief Adams. They quickly got lost in conversation.
“Hey, Finn.”
Shit. I closed my eyes and took a couple of breaths before turning and seeing Jessica Round standing before me.
“Hey, Jess. How’s it going?”
She worked in the administrative building downtown. We had hooked up once and ever since then she’d been trying to make it something more.
“Any plans tonight?”
Taking a quick glance back over to the hot lawyer, I nodded my head. “Spending the evening with family.”
There. That should give her the hint.
“Oh, I see. Well, if you ever feel like hanging out, give me a call.”
Focusing back on her, I smiled. “Will do, Jess. Have a good evening.”