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“No, Chase. That ship has sailed. I can’t wait for you. I have a date next week, and I’ll need you to take CJ on Friday.”
“Overnight?”
“Can you take him overnight?”
“You’re going to sleep with this man? Who is it?”
“I am not going to sleep with him, and it’s none of your business who he is.”
“I’m your friend. I want you to be safe.”
“Is it that, or are you jealous?” I can’t hide the bitter tone in my voice.
“Megan, I am not jealous. I want to know who is going to be around my child and his mother.”
“He’s someone I met through Cindy. Remember her? She invited me to a barbecue on July fourth, and I met him there. He’s a journalist.”
“How old is he?”
“Does it matter?”
“Again, I want to know who is dating my child’s mother.”
I sigh. “He’s twenty-six.”
“Isn’t he a bit young for you?”
“It’s a four year age difference. Big deal.”
“Younger men can be aggressive.”
“So can older ones,” I mumble.
“Are you speaking of me?”
“Maybe. Maybe not.”
“Miss Stanford, that is a childish response.”
I stick my tongue out at him, and he glares at me with his gorgeous blue eyes.
“Don’t stick your tongue out unless you plan to use it,” he threatens.
I stare at him in response. The sexual tension between us is palpable. All he has to do is ask, and I’d be putty in his hands. My breathing is shallow as I stare at his sensuous lips. I swallow hard and avert my gaze to my feet. Chase’s breath hitches and he clears his throat.
“I, I better go. What time will you drop CJ off?”
“Megan, you don’t have to go,” he whispers.
I know I don’t, but it’s dangerous for me to be here, for us to be here together. With how much I want him, I’m already envisioning myself falling into his trap. A trap I’ve been trying to escape from ever since he came into my life over almost two years ago. I rise from the couch and head to the door, but before I can make it, he races up the steps in front of me, takes my face in his hands, and kisses me. His lips are soft and warm. I can feel his warm breath fan across my hot skin, and my body starts to flame.
I quickly back away, shaking my head. “You can’t do this to me again, Chase. I don’t want this.”
“Do you think I’m a fool? You’ve been dropping hints since I came back. Am I reading you wrong?”
“I don’t think you’re a fool. I think you want what you can’t have. I won’t give in to you.”
He wheels us around and pushes me against the door, but I don’t protest. His body is tight against mine, and I can feel his arousal against my belly. My knees go weak as I let him move his lips against my neck and up to my ear to suck on my lobe.
