Everything He Promises (2 page)

“
Rock.
”

“
Let
me
do
this.
Then
we'll
go
back
to
the
party,
and
I
swear
I'll
behave
like
a
good
little
boy.
I
won't
give
anybody
anything
to
talk
about
—
except
for
how
wild
I
am
about
my
gorgeous
fiancée.
”
He
growled
and
caught
my
bottom
lip
in
his
even
as
he
drove
me
to
ecstasy
with
his
fingers.

I
trembled
against
him.
He
wrapped
my
hair
around
his
free
hand.
He
never
broke
the
gaze
between
us,
and
the
connection
was
so
erotic
that
it
brought
tears
to
my
eyes
as
I
reached
my
release
with
a
shout.

“
Lacey,
please
don't
doubt
me.
”
He
leaned
in
closer,
took
me
into
his
arms,
and
kissed
me.
His
mouth
demanded
everything
from
me,
and
I
could
hardly
breathe
with
the
intensity
of
his
lips
against
mine.
I
tasted
blood
on
my
bottom
lip
when
he
finally
pulled
away,
and
pinprick
stars
danced
in
my
vision.
I
collapsed
against
him.

Rock
held
me
up,
saying
nothing
for
a
moment.

“
Ready?
”

“
Yeah.
”
I
moved
a
step
away
from
him
as
he
punched
the
elevator
back
into
motion.

*
*
*
*

The
rest
of
the
party
was
a
whirlwind
of
congratulations
and
dances
with
board
members.
True
to
his
word,
Rock
steered
clear
of
Nadia
Nargent.
Her
disdain
for
me
was
written
on
the
sneer
she
kept
on
her
lips
the
whole
night.

Oh,
well.
She'll
get
over
it.

I
decided
to
enjoy
my
time
in
the
limelight
as
Rock's
cherished
future
bride.
After
all,
it
could
all
be
over
in
a
matter
of
months...or
days,
year
contract
or
not.

“
So,
when's
the
date?
”
Walter
Marsh
asked,
a
half
scowl
on
his
face.

Rock
had
sauntered
off
to
try
to
get
me
a
plate
of
food.
That
was,
if
he
could
get
through
the
crowd
clamoring
to
speak
with
him.

I
shot
a
glance
in
his
direction.

Hurry
up,
Rock.

“
Honestly?
I'm
not
sure.
”

Embarrassment
washed
over
me.
How
could
I
not
know
that
important
detail?

“
Humph.
Hopefully,
it's
next
year.
There's
a
lot
going
on
at
Regal
right
now.
A
bunch
on
Rock's
plate.
”

I
could
have
sworn
the
man
had
a
malicious
note
to
his
voice.

“
Well,
we
have
to
talk
about
it.
I'm
sure
Rock
will
pick
an
appropriate
date.
”

Rock
appeared
at
my
elbow,
and
I
breathed
a
sigh
of
relief.

“
Walter,
I
hope
you've
enjoyed
the
party.
”

“
I
have,
Rock.
Lovely
woman
you've
got
here.
”
Walter
shot
a
stiff
smile
in
my
direction.

“
I
know.
I'm
lucky.
”

“
Well,
I'm
going
to
call
it
an
early
night.
”

“
I'll
be
in
touch.
”

Rock
watched
him
walk
away.

“
What
did
he
ask
you?
I'm
sorry
you
got
left
alone
with
him.
”

I
shrugged.
“
Well,
you
wanted
me
to
mingle,
so
I
did
and
I
will.
”
I
grinned
at
him,
thinking
of
his
fingers
inside
my
panties
and
our
elevator
time.

“
Good.
”

“
But...he
did
ask
me
something
I
couldn't
answer.
It
was
awkward.
”

Rock
steered
me
toward
a
table
off
by
itself.
“
Tell
me.
Even
if
you
think
it
wasn't
important.
”

I
sat
after
he
pulled
out
my
chair.
“
Oh,
I
think
it's
important,
Rock.
”
My
voice
was
laced
with
steel.
The
more
I
thought
about
not
knowing
the
answer
to
Walter
Marsh's
question,
the
more
embarrassing
it
was.

“
Okay.
Don't
keep
me
in
suspense.
”
He
frowned
at
me.

I
enjoyed
the
moment,
knowing
that
Rock
hated
to
be
denied
his
right
to
know
everything.

“
Well,
Walter
asked
when
the
big
day
is.
In
other
words,
when
are
we
tying
the
knot?
”
I
raised
an
eyebrow,
playing
with
the
straw
of
the
cocktail
in
front
of
me.

“
Oh.
”

For
the
first
time
since
I'd
met
him,
Rock
looked
stumped.

I
giggled.
“
Wow.
So,
you
really
have
no
idea.
”