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the kiss and pushed her against the countertop. Dropping his hands from her breasts, he gazed upon them.
    “You look damn good, Sky. Damn good.” His voice was thick with arousal. A faint smile lifted his lips. “Now I wonder if you taste as good as you look.”
    She blinked in surprise as his head lowered. His hot tongue shot out and licked her right nipple. The warmth of his rough tongue against her tight flesh startled her. Without warning, he popped her nipple into his moist mouth. Rays of pleasure zipped through her breast making her shiver.
    His hand clamped over her other breast. He kneaded her roughly, and suckled her nipple. His mouth was warm and wet. His tongue constantly jabbed at her tender tip, sending sexually charged messages to parts south.
    His zipper forgotten, Sky reached up and smoothed her hands over his shoulders, enjoying the cords of muscles there, before cupping the back of his head and pulling his face into her swollen breast. This time she couldn’t stifle her cry as his teeth sharply nipped her nipple.
    Something untamed and delicious whipped through her, leaving her self-control in ruins and anxious for him to take this even farther.
    “Fuck me, Jim. Please fuck me,” she gasped.
    Her words made his mouth still on her nipple. Then he pulled away.
    He stared at her with eyes dark with desire. His pupils flared with need and his breath was raspy and hard.
    His Adams apple bobbed as he swallowed. “I want to fuck you so bad right now it hurts. But how do I know you’re ready for me? How do I know you won’t say no? How do I know he didn’t put something in your drink?”
    “How do you know I had something to drink?” she asked, quite ready to deny she’d been drugged.
    “I can taste it and I can smell it on your breath.”
    Shoot.
    Desperation made her shameless.
    “I want you, Jim. More now than ever.”
    His eyes widened at her answer and she fought to inhale air as the familiar shade of hurt shone in his eyes.
    He didn’t believe her. He thought she was teasing him?
    Sky reached out to him but he backed away. His hands were held up in defensive gesture as if to ward her off.
    “You’ve been drugged, Sky.”
    She shook her head. “No, I want you.”
    “Stay in your room until it wears off. Fake being sick if you have to.”
    Like hell.
    “Jim¬…”
    “I’ve got to go. They’re expecting me.”
    Turning away, he quickly slipped out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
    Dammit !
    Sky stomped her foot as frustration whirled through her. Was Jim right? Had the bartender slipped something into her drink making her feel hot and bothered? Gazing into the bathroom mirror, she frowned. Her bare breasts were swollen, her nipples red and taut. Her lips were red and full from his kisses.
    She looked pathetic. She looked like a woman who wanted to be fucked, yet devastated because of rejection by her one true love. She’d offered herself to Jim and he’d walked away.
    Son of a bitch .
    Sky shook her head. She had no one to blame but herself. The next time she saw him, she’d make sure he understood she wanted him. Drugs or no drugs, the next time she wouldn’t take no for an answer.
      She should take a long cold shower. That would fix the problem of her wanting sex with Jim. Or maybe it wouldn’t.
    Visions continued to swirl inside her mind. Of Jim stepping into the shower to join her. Water sluicing off his naked body. Muscles rippling in his arms as he reached out and cupped her swollen breasts in his big hands. Her, reaching down and grabbing his hot rigid shaft…
    Her vagina clenched in response and Sky moaned. The sultry sound ripped her back to reality.
    Okay, she’d better skip the shower.
    Turning off the taps and the bathroom fan, she then grabbed her blouse. Frustrated, she left the bathroom. Through the dimness that enveloped her room, she noticed the slim white package containing the vibrator where Jim had tossed it earlier.
    She licked her lower lip. She