this moment she was thankful for the ability.
Jax took three steps forward, closing the distance between them. Her heart dropped to her toes. “Oh yeah, I’m offering,” he said in a gruff whisper that made her toes curl.
Holy shit!
One of his rough hands trailed softly down the side of her face. Karma tilted her head up and his lips explored hers, gently at first and then more urgently. His hand tangled in her hair, and his tongue stroked hers. Karma threw her arms around his neck, pressing her body to his, her panties already wet, and got lost in the kiss. It was the best first kiss in history. At least in her history. Her mind was spinning, and her knees felt like jelly.
The door swung open, and they jumped apart as a tall, slim guy walked through the door. Karma tried to get her breathing under control, but it was useless. One kiss made her come completely unglued. Her body had never felt so alive. They made eye contact and Jax looked just as flustered as she felt. Could she really have that effect on this gorgeous stranger?
“Seriously, Jax?” the guy said and shook his head with a laugh.
Jax didn’t take his eyes off her. “Hey, man, I’m taking off early. Tell Anderson for me. He can dock my pay.”
“Sure, whatever,” As the guy continued back into the room he glanced back once and shook his head again laughing.
She couldn’t help but wonder if Jax did this kind of thing often. Or was the guy surprised because it was so unlike him? Either way she was glad that tonight he was interested in her. She wasn’t naive enough to think anything more would come out of this than a one-night stand and losing her virginity. And honestly, she didn’t really care. She would take what she could get and be happy about it. Ecstatic really.
Karma looked up at Jax, and he smiled down at her. Hard to believe, but he was even sexier when he smiled.
“It’s nice to see you actually do smile,” Karma said, her voice softer than she expected.
“On occasion. Let’s get the hell out of here.” He reached for her hand again like it was the natural thing to do and laced his fingers through hers.
Karma’s heart felt like a rock skipping water. “Let me text my ride, so she’s not worried. Do you think you could take me home tonight? I live kind of far away.”
His eyes drifted down the length of her body. The look in his eyes told her he liked what he saw. “I’ll take you home tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow sounds good,” Karma said as she reluctantly pulled her hand away to get her phone. She sent Eva a quick text telling her she didn’t need a ride, and she’d call her tomorrow with details.
“My apartment is close by.” He grabbed her hand again and led her out a back door and into the cool evening air. She loved the feel of his skin on hers. It was dark and kind of creepy outside, shadows dancing on the pavement from the dim street lights, but she felt safe with Jax. Even though he was a total stranger. He was a bouncer after all.
“That’s good,” she managed to choke out. Oh my god . Tonight really was going to be the night. It was equally as thrilling as it was terrifying. She was so giddy she wanted to scream out and announce to the world she would no longer be a virgin. But that would probably be a bad idea.
Chapter Seven
Jax couldn’t believe his luck. He looked over at her again. Damn, she was sexy. “You do know you shouldn’t go home with strange men from bars.” A statement more than a question as he opened up the door to his beat-up Chevy truck.
He looked up at her innocent eyes, and it nearly stopped his heart. She was such a contradiction. She looked shy and sinless, but she talked with such an air of confidence. “Yeah, yeah, I know. But how else can you have a one-night stand with a stranger. It’s on my bucket list.” Karma grabbed the handle and pulled herself up. She didn’t seem to mind the truck. A lot of girls were hung up on fancy cars.