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wine
on the counter and she snagged it and two glasses.
    The tray was heavy as she
trudged back upstairs with it and somehow managed a one-handed hold to open the
door to her room.
    For a moment she
panicked as she stepped in and saw that her bed was empty, but then she
realized that Jase was lounging on the small loveseat
by the French doors leading to the balcony.   He had put his jeans back on, but they were unbuttoned and showing off
an enticing amount of skin and a little happy trail of blonde hair down the
middle of his lower abdomen.   He was
bare-chested and his arms were crossed behind his head which made all those
sculpted muscles even more defined.
    Her heart thumped wildly
at the sight of him.   He was just so
beautiful.
    And he was hers.   No more doubts or hesitation or worries.
    He was hers for at least
tonight and she didn't intend to spend another moment of their time together
doubting the wonder of that.   She’d deal
with the heartache later.
    She hurried over and
placed the tray on the small coffee table in front of the loveseat.   Teasingly she said, “Make yourself at home.”
    He grinned and patted
the space beside him.   “The bed was too
lonely without you.”
    She guffawed and rolled
her eyes.   “Does that line ever really
work with anyone?”
    His grin broadened,
deepening the dimple on one side and making him look boyish again.   “Very few anyones to try it on, Nickie .”
    She tried not to let his
comment please her so much and to keep the lighthearted mood going, she elbowed
him playfully.   “I’m sure the girls at
‘Nova were literally falling at your feet so give it a
rest, Hart.”
    He dropped his arms to draped them over the back and arm of the loveseat and said,
“Okay, here I am, resting.   Literally.   Feed me, Nickie .   Please. I'm
too weak to go on without some food.”
    She chuckled and shook
her head.   She grabbed a small bunch of
the grapes and held them to his lips like Eve tempting Adam.   He tugged one off with his perfect white
teeth and she pulled another one from the bunch and popped it into her mouth.
    “Sweet,” she said as the
juices exploded in her mouth.
    Jase grinned and
after she swallowed, surged forward and kissed her.   Dipped his tongue in and murmured, “You're
way sweeter.”   He lingered then, coaxing
her lips to open with his.   Sucking and
biting at her lower lip until she was leaning into him, wanting more.
    She moaned a protest as
he shifted away, but he merely shot her that devil-may-care smile again and
grabbed a few pieces of cheese.   “While
you're way more tempting, I really do need some food.”
    Tempting, huh?
    Feeling decidedly more
dangerous than she ever had, she leaned over to snare a piece of cheese, giving
him an eyeful of what was beneath her robe.   Or should she say what wasn’t beneath her robe.   Even with her downcast gaze, she didn't fail
to miss how he admired her nakedness and how the green of his eyes darkened
once more with desire.
    Empowered, she eased
back to her seat, but trailed her hand down his thigh, appreciating the
strength of the rock hard muscle beneath the faded black denim.
    “That's a dangerous
move, Nickie ,” he warned, the tones of his voice husky which stirred something alive in her.
    “Is it, Jase ?” she teased and stroked her hand up his thigh again,
letting her thumb skim along the edge of his steadily growing erection.
    * * *
    Jase didn’t fail to
miss the new boldness in her and as she grazed his cock with her finger, it
hardened instantly with that barest touch.   Despite that, he held back, determined to take it slow with her.   She might be all full of fire now, but he
knew her too well not to recognize that she might regret some things come the
morning.
    Regret was the last
thing he wanted her to take away from tonight.
    Reaching over, he poured
glasses of wine and handed one to her, wanting her to have something to do with
her hands that didn't involve his dick.