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time they’d seen each other in seven years and she was pushing his buttons, trying to get him to kiss her. The last time she’d pushed against his control, she’d lost her project. What would she lose this time if she continued down this path?
    She wasn’t a match for Ben, at least not in the bedroom. Jenna sucked in a shaky breath and looked into his eyes. She couldn’t read the emotion in his hooded eyes, but was surprised at the intensity of his look.
    Jenna jumped when he leaned in and cupped her cheek with his hand. Easy now.
    She couldn’t take her eyes from his, drawing her in like a moth to his bright light.
    Everything about him seemed larger than life. A pulse of desire flowed through her, reaching every nerve ending in her body. She licked her bottom lip before lightly biting down on it.
    Ben’s lips turned up in a faint smile. “I’ll agree to your terms if you answer a question.”
    Jenna’s throat was tight, thick to the point of blocking her speech. Not trusting herself, she nodded.
    Ben moved his face closer, stopping inches from hers. “How will I know if you like it?”
    Her hand automatically moved to his chest, a feeble attempt to protect her sensibilities and to put a small barrier between them for her protection. It didn’t matter.
    Ben took another half step closer, increasing the contact between them. His words were hot against her skin.
    “How will I know? I hate performing below expectations, Jenna. And after you took the time to look so absolutely,” his eyes traveled down her body, “stunning, I don’t want to be a disappointment to you.”
    Her brain already screamed her approval, but a mysteriously wicked streak suddenly emerged in her. He was as affected as she was. Ben’s heart pounded in his chest under her hand, the muscles tightened as she flexed her fingers against him.
    “I’ll let you know,” she said with a confidence she never quite felt around him. “I would hate for you to work blind.”
    Ben’s wide grin seemed to fill his perfect face. “Aren’t you full of surprises? I forgot that little detail about you. I think you’ll find that I have a few of my own.”
    With another half step forward, Jenna’s back was pressed against the door she was trying to exit a few moments earlier. Thighs against thighs. The hand that had been 28

     
    caressing her cheek now pressed against the door. His scent surrounded her, intensified by his body heat.
    “Close your eyes,” he said in a low voice.
    Unable to resist such an invitation, her lids fluttered shut. Every nerve in her body was stretched in a vain attempt to anticipate what Ben would do. So when he whispered in her ear, she jumped.
    “Now I have a dilemma,” his hot breath swirled around her ear. “You didn’t tell me where you wanted me to kiss you.”
    She tried to speak, but he squeezed her hand still held captive on the doorknob.
    “Now, now. It’s more fun when I have to figure things out on my own.”
    Jenna’s heart couldn’t possibly beat any faster than it was at that moment. His hand slid from hers and brushed the neckline of her dress.
    “Personally, I would love to place a kiss right here.” He brushed his fingertips above her cleavage. “But I don’t think that’s what you had in mind with your request.”
    His fingers traced a slow path up her chest to stop at her collarbone. She shivered, goose bumps rising on her skin.
    “This looks like it has potential, but I think you would prefer something closer to here.”
    Again his fingertips journeyed higher, this time stopping at the hollow below her earlobe. Jenna sucked in a small breath.
    “Here? Is this the spot, Professor? Should I test my hypothesis?”
    Without another word, Ben lowered his lips to her neck. His tongue found her overly sensitive skin, caressed her neck and suckled her earlobe. Jenna flexed her fingers against Ben’s chest, encouraging him on. She almost opened her eyes in protest when he pulled back.
    “Hmm, I