She settled into her seat, trying to act nonchalant. The trouble was she couldn’t keep the smile off her face.
David handed July her bag. “I see you changed.”
July had traded Mary Karen’s cocktail dress for a simple cotton one. “I’m afraid I was in such a hurry, I forgot my panties.” She lifted one shoulder and gave an exaggerated sigh. “I’m sure it will work out.”
The impish gleam in her eyes told him the omission had been deliberate.
“That’s too bad,” he drawled, thinking it wasn’t too bad at all.
The few blocks to his house were the longest in David’s life. By the time he pulled into his garage his desire for her had surged to a fever pitch.
Take it slow, he told himself as they walked inside. Take it slow, he repeated as he showed her around the house. Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow, he told himself when she paused and lingered in the doorway to his bedroom.
She gestured with one hand to the four-poster. “Is that as soft as it looks?”
“It’s very comforta—” David stopped when he realized she wasn’t listening.
Instead she made a beeline for the bed, kicking off her shoes along the way. When she reached it, she sat on the edge then flopped back onto the down comforter with a happy noise. “It is soft. I love it.”
He followed her route across the room, discarding his own shoes and jacket. Taking a place beside her, he was acutely aware that there were no panties underneath her thin dress. All he’d need to do was push the cotton fabric up a little higher and…
Resisting the urge to roll over and bury himself inside her sweet flesh, he took her hand instead, reminding himself once again of the need to take.it.slow.
She exhaled a sigh, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
“Penny for your thoughts,” he said.
“I had a really good time tonight.”
“You sound surprised.”
“I didn’t know what to expect.” Her eyes remained focused on the ceiling. “But I enjoyed talking to everyone and dancing and—”
“Don’t forget the moonlight golf cart ride.”#p#分页标题#e#
She turned to face him, propping herself up on one elbow. The floral scent of her perfume teased his nostril. “Forget that? Never. It was my favorite part of the evening.”
He rolled to face her. The back of his house looked out over the Elk Refuge. With the wood blinds open, the moonlight streaming through the window bathed her face in a golden glow.
“The fact that you came to see if I was okay meant so much to me,” July continued. “I liked the talking, too.”
Talking? She liked the talking?
She laughed softly as if she’d read his mind. Her hands moved to unknot his tie. “But talking isn’t why I’m here.”
The tie soon flew over his head and her fingers moved to the shirt buttons. Before she could get a single one open, his hands closed over hers.
“I didn’t ask you over tonight just for sex.”
“Really?” She lifted a brow and that gleam was back in her eyes. “Because that’s why I’m here.”
David couldn’t help but laugh. With July he was learning to expect the unexpected.
“Okay, so maybe that was part of it, is part of it. But I wanted to spend time with you, too. Just you. It seems like someone is always around.” He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I like it when it’s the two of us.”
Her tense shoulders loosened up and there was no denying the awareness in the depths of her eyes. Yet, for all her boldness and bravado, he swore he’d seen a flicker of fear when her gaze had first settled on the bed. As a physician, he knew it was important she be fully relaxed the first time she made love after giving birth. As a man, he wanted this to be as good for her as it was for him. That meant he needed to make sure she was ready, both emotionally and physically.
He trailed a finger slowly up her arm. “Have you ever had a massage?”
July blinked. “A couple of times.”
“Did you like it?” he asked, trailing those same fingers down the front of her dress.
July felt the tips of her breasts tighten and she mentally urged his fingers…just a little lower. She didn’t want to talk anymore. She wanted to hold him and for a few precious hours forget about the confession that loomed around the corner. “Massages can be…very relaxing.”
Satisfaction crossed his face. “I’m going to give you one,” he said. “But first—”
David took her mouth in a kiss that left her breathless and her body tingling all over.
Then with eyes black with passion, he stood. “I’ll grab some lotion. You get comfortable.”