Seducing Chase (18 page)

“What? When?”

“About three hours ago. She told me I should come up here and see you. So I did.”

“Just like that?”

“Just like that.”

“Wait—how did Stacy know your number?”

Finally Nate was able to take a deep breath. With a sad attempt at a smile, he said, “She took your phone.”

“That little sneak. She never said anything.”

“I asked her not to. Don’t be mad at her. Personally, I’d like to buy her a house or something. Right after I buy one for us. This is nice, but we’re going to need something bigger.”

“Bigger?”

“Oh yeah. Even living in Manhattan I like my space.”

“So you’re moving here?” Val shook her head. “I need a drink.” She made her way to the kitchen. “Do you want something?”

“I think three shots of JD is enough for one night. Besides, my stomach still isn’t feeling all that hot.”

“Oh, baby.” She rushed back into the room. “Do you want to lie down? Need a cold cloth for your head? Something to eat? A glass of water?”

“How about a kiss for my belly?” He reclined on her couch and she gave him an incredulous look.

“Is that an attempt to seduce me?”

“No. You’ll know it when I’m trying to seduce you.”

With a chuckle she knelt in front of the couch. Slowly she pulled his shirt out of his suit pants and then laid a chaste kiss on his stomach. He sighed in contentment.

“I’m still gonna need that drink.” She left the room and reappeared a short time later with a glass of wine. After taking a sip, she set it on the coffee table and joined him on the couch. “Is this really happening? What are you going to do for work?”

“So many questions.”

“Well, yeah. You just turned my world on its ear. You’ve already decided we’re going to live together, for God’s sake.”

“I just like to know what’s happening.”

“You like to
control
what’s happening. That’s different.”

“Why do you think I’m in PR? I like the role of ‘the man behind the curtain’.”

Val laughed. “Hiring you was the best decision I ever made.”

“You didn’t hire me. Doug did, and you hated it
and
me.”

“Good thing I brought you around to the dark side and you started seeing things my way.”

“Good thing.”

She snuggled up against him and, for the first time in days, life was absolutely perfect.

The End

Cassandra Carr is a multi-award winning erotic romance writer with Ellora's Cave, Sybarite Seductions/Twenty or Less Press, Decadent Publishing, Siren Publishing, and Loose Id. She lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out online. 

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