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him.
    "I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner at my place instead of going out?"
    "Your place?"
    "Yes. I really want to satisfy your hunger. I promise you'll enjoy it very much," she replied seductively.
    Goddamn. She's not talking about food .
    Those X-rated images of him and Faye popped unbidden in his mind.
    "Sounds good to me," he croaked.
    "Great. I'll see you there at seven."
    "Shall I bring something?"
    "A bottle of red will do."
    "Okay. I can't wait. See ya, F — Jane."
    Her soft laughter warmed his whole body. "See ya, John."
    She'll satisfy my hunger. At her place.
    His cock swelled in anticipation. His own commitment to take it slow just got shredded to tiny itsy-bitsy pieces. Faye wanted him. How could he continue to hold back? He couldn't.
    He was only human, after all. Made of flesh and blood. A mere male who was in love with her.

CHAPTER FIVE

    "Shit, shit, shit!"
    Faye stared in dismay at the cup of coconut milk she had knocked over when her buzzer sounded.
    Move, Faye! Quickly, she snatched some paper towels and pressed them on top of the spill before running to the intercom.
    "Ray?"
    "Yup, it's me."
    "Come on up." She pressed the buzzer to let him into the building.
    She took a deep breath to settle her nerves before propping her apartment door open for Ray. She returned to her kitchen to hastily clean up the mess she created.
    This wasn't how she wanted their date to start. She had suggested they stay at her place so she could play the ultimate seductress. Instead, here she was, stressed to the max because she'd only just started to make dinner.
    She got home with plenty of time to have a shower and prepare for Ray's arrival. Choosing her outfit took longer than usual but she allowed herself to take her time. She couldn't decide between her little black dress that showed plenty of cleavage or her skimpy tight-fitting blue one that showcased her long legs. In the end, she decided on a red number that had a low-cut back and was the easiest to take off, even with fumbling fingers.
    She was even humming to herself when she put on her apron and started laying out the elements for the Thai dinner she planned to make when, to her utter chagrin, she discovered she didn't have all of the ingredients she needed. She could have sworn she had everything. Then she remembered her brother came over on Tuesday night to have a home-cooked meal courtesy of his older sister. Riley had asked if he could grab a few things from her pantry and she'd said yes. She thought he wanted some sugar or salt or something else. It never occurred to her he'd take ingredients for Thai food. Since when had Riley started cooking anything apart from eggs?
    She had no choice but to head down to the supermarket and pick up her missing essentials. It was, thankfully, only a five-minute brisk walk away but before she went, she had to change to a shirt and jeans. She couldn't walk fast in the red garb. She silently cursed herself for not checking what Riley took and for taking too long in determining what to wear.
    She didn't have much luck at the supermarket, either. The queues at the checkouts were much longer than usual. They only had two lanes open and those who were using self-service were constantly making mistakes and calling the lone staff to help them get going again.
    She had wondered whether she should call Ray and suggest they go out instead. But she had been excited to cook for him and she hated changing plans at the last minute.
    By the time she came back to her place, she was sweaty, frazzled and running severely late. She freshened up - much quicker this time - and put her red dress back on.
    After all that, she was definitely not exuding seductress vibes.
    "Hello," a masculine voice called out.
    "Come on in, Ray, and could you shut the door behind you? I'm in the kitchen," she called back to him.
    A moment later, the gorgeous hunk she had been dreaming about for days appeared in her line of sight carrying a beautiful bouquet