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control.  I’ve also learned a few things about failed relationships.  I sense something special here, Lexie, and I don’t want to blow it by rushing things.”
    She shook her head, smiling, “You are a rare breed, either that or I’m dreaming and don’t want to wake up.” 
    Glad she was comfortable enough to tease, Jonas demurred jokingly, “I don’t know how rare I am, so I’ll try not to wake you, Sunshine.  Now, our reservations are for nine o’clock, so if we’re going to make it on time, we’ll need to go.  Shall we?”
    He held her hand as they moved toward the door, pausing for Lexie to retrieve her bag and wrap.  She thanked him softly as he helped the lacy wisp of nothing around her bare shoulders. 
    “This is nice,” he said as he rubbed the sheet of fabric between his fingers.  “Is it a shawl?”
    “It’s a pashmina, which is more like a scarf.  I know it’s August and still warm, but I tend to freeze in the air conditioning and this seems to do the trick.  Too dowdy, do you think?”
    “On the contrary, it’s quite lovely and the black lace makes it quite sexy.”
    She grinned up at him, “See, a very rare breed.  Very few men would consider a scarf sexy, if they’d notice it at all.”
    He waited for her to lock up, and then with a hand at the small of her back guided her down the dimly lit walk.  She stopped short as they approached his car. 
    “Is that your Mercedes?”
    “Yeah, do you want the top up or down?”
    “Down please, I’ve never ridden in a convertible before, or a Mercedes for that matter.  What a sweet ride.”  She pointed to her seven-year-old Toyota Camry a few spaces over.  “That’s about as sporty as I get these days.”
    “You’re in for a treat then.”  Opening the door, he helped her into the low slung, charcoal gray cabriolet.  “Buckle up now,” he reminded her. 
    As she settled in, his eyes swept over her long, shapely legs, appreciating how her skirt rode up to mid-thigh to expose even more of her mile-long legs and smooth tanned skin.  Jonas felt a tightening in his groin as his cock stirred.  As soon as her feet were safely inside and the lock clicked on her seatbelt, he shut the door, hoping she hadn’t noticed his bulging fly.  After his earlier declaration that he was not a horny teenager, he had to prove he wasn’t all bullshit.  Walking behind the vehicle, he paused briefly to adjust himself before climbing in beside her.
    After putting down the top so she could experience the full effect, Jonas headed out, taking the I-410 loop north of the city.  The car purred as he maneuvered through the light evening traffic.  With a sidelong glance, he watched her snuggle into the soft leather seat.  After relaxing into the plush interior for a while, she looked at him with a contented look on her face. 
    “I love having the top down, but I’m surprised.  I thought there’d be more wind.”
    “As long as we keep the front windows up, you won’t get blown around too much.  Me, on the other hand, I won’t be able to do a thing with my hair.”
    He saw her head tilt as she considered his dark blond hair.  Out of habit, Jonas wore it near to a military buzz cut, closely cropped on the sides and just long enough to lie softly on top.   Lexie laughed at his little joke, a full-throated seductive laugh that rippled across his skin, making his hair stand on end as well as rousing his cock into full awareness. 
    Glancing over at her, his gaze fell to the hand that was splayed across her chest, holding the lightly fluttering lace in place.  He noticed her short nails were painted a pale, frosty pink...nice, another mark in her favor.  The trend for long acrylic red nails just didn’t do it for him, having fallen victim to their sharpness a time or two in the past.  To have those razor sharp tips close to his precious manly parts, well… he’d just as soon not think of the damage they could cause.  Lexie’s, however,