Too Hot to Handle: a Boys of Summer Novel
“Nikki said, playfully slapping him.
“Yeah, it was.” Jake didn’t sound remorseful in the least as he held her close on the dance floor. “I have to admit, I couldn’t take it anymore. Watching that guy with my girl.”
Nikki looked up at him in astonishment. “Is that what I am? Your girl?”
“You’re damned right,” he said emphatically, surprised to realize how much he meant it. But he did. Maybe it was seeing her with another man. Or maybe it was the time apart. Even though it had been only a little o...ver a week, it was enough to make him feel the loss, and he didn’t like it.
More than that, it felt so right to have her back in his arms where she belonged. He glanced down and saw that gorgeous black hair swept over one shoulder, the sparkle of her earrings, and the neckline that made the most of her soft white skin and rounded breasts. The midnight-blue dress was less harsh on her than black, yet equally elegant, and made her eyes a deeper shade of indigo.
Yes, she was beautiful, but that wasn’t the reason he felt compelled to make her his own.MoreLess
“Yeah, it was.” Jake didn’t sound remorseful in the least as he held her close on the dance floor. “I have to admit, I couldn’t take it anymore. Watching that guy with my girl.”
Nikki looked up at him in astonishment. “Is that what I am? Your girl?”
“You’re damned right,” he said emphatically, surprised to realize how much he meant it. But he did. Maybe it was seeing her with another man. Or maybe it was the time apart. Even though it had been only a little o...ver a week, it was enough to make him feel the loss, and he didn’t like it.
More than that, it felt so right to have her back in his arms where she belonged. He glanced down and saw that gorgeous black hair swept over one shoulder, the sparkle of her earrings, and the neckline that made the most of her soft white skin and rounded breasts. The midnight-blue dress was less harsh on her than black, yet equally elegant, and made her eyes a deeper shade of indigo.
Yes, she was beautiful, but that wasn’t the reason he felt compelled to make her his own.MoreLess
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