A Little Harmless Addiction(21)

She smiled as she reached up to get a cup. The shirt she was wearing moved up, revealing her slender back. There was a dip in the small of her back that told him her full ass would be gorgeous in the flesh. He bit back a sigh. The woman was a work of art.

After filling up two cups, she joined him at the bar.

“There is nothing like milk and cookies,” she said. “Mama always had some waiting for us when we got home. I know that most people go on and on about obesity today, but I think that comes more from sitting in front of the computer or TV. One or two treats a day won’t kill you if you stay active.”

He watched her dip the cookie in the milk then lean forward to take a bite. He drew in a deep breath and started to concentrate on his own treat and not the one sitting beside him.

“So have you decided what you wanted to do?”

She swallowed a bit of milk. “I think I’ll work for Cynthia then decide. She’s going to need some extra help because of the baby.”

“Wait, she’s pregnant?”

She smiled. “Yeah. I thought everyone knew about it.”

He shook his head. “Nope.” At least he didn’t think so. Truth was, he had been so busy thinking about Jocelyn every day, he had avoided Dupree’s. May had a full schedule this week, so she hadn’t been by the family home much.

She gave him an evil grin. “Can you keep a secret?”

“Yeah.”

“Chris is having sympathy morning sickness.”

He laughed. “Oh, this is going to be good.”

“You have no idea. I’ve been holding it over his head for days now. He doesn’t want Malachai or Sean to know about it, let alone his friends here. Not sure he will be able to hide it much longer.”

“May must not know.”

She took another bite of cookie. “I doubt that. She is pretty sharp. And knowing her, she would use it the same way I am.”

Kai nodded. “Blackmail. You sisters are all alike.”

She smiled. “You know it.”



An hour later, Jocelyn followed Kai as he walked to the door, oddly deflated that he was leaving. The day had been wonderful, the company better, and everything in her wanted to invite the man back to her bedroom. She knew better, knew it was a bad idea. But even now, her body yearned to touch, to taste to—

“I’m glad you had a good time. Anytime you want another trip around the island, on or off my boat, just let me know.”

“I will. I really had a great time today. Thanks.”

He nodded and turned toward the door, but then paused. He turned around to face her.

“I promised myself I wouldn’t do this.”

He stepped closer, cupped her face and gently brushed his mouth over hers. For a second, she couldn’t think. Not out of fear but out of bone-deep surprise. She had thought he wasn’t that interested in her, but now his mouth was moving over hers and she couldn’t seem to think. So instead, she opened her mouth and returned the kiss. He groaned, the sound of it vibrating against her lips. She slipped her hands up his arms and over his shoulders. He stepped closer now, his entire body against hers. His heat enveloped her, pulled at her. She could feel the ridge of his erection against her belly and she wanted. Oh, God, how she wanted. His tongue stole inside, and she pressed closer. The taste of him entranced her as he slipped his hands down her body to cup her rear. Her nipples were hard, her body hotter than Louisiana asphalt, and she could feel the low hum of lust pulsing through her blood.

Then he was pulling away. She moaned in irritation and he chuckled.

“Jocelyn.”

She slowly opened her eyes.

“I think it best I go now.”

She frowned. “Why?”

“Because we just met and it wouldn’t be right.”

Dammit, she hated good men. “Wouldn’t be right?”

“Yeah. There are a lot of complications and I am not sure you are ready for something like this.”

Irritation, embarrassment and a healthy dose of anger replaced the arousal he had so easily flared deep inside of her.

“So you don’t want to finish? I think your body says another thing.”

Her nasty tone brought her down to earth. What the hell was wrong with her? Here was a decent man, a nice one, who had gone out of his way.

She opened her mouth to apologize, but Kai stepped forward one more time, pressed his body against hers. Wet heat slipped down from her belly to her pussy and her body became one big pulse of need with that simple action.

“There is nothing more I would like to do than to turn you around and take you against this door. I have a powerful need for you that wouldn’t be quenched with a quick, hard fuck. I understand that you might not understand, but I do have some decency and if there is anything between us, it isn’t going to be a one-night stand.”