With: Nina Crespo
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Heat
flamed in her cheeks. “Oops. That was an accident.” She’d just meant to take
out cash to pay for her drink.
But the
amusement in Rome’s golden-brown eyes expressed exactly what he thought. Yeah, right, the condoms just
magically flew out of your purse.
More
heat surged into Natalie’s face. But they really had. Determined to salvage
some of her pride in failing the flirting game, she made a grab for the
condoms, but he did, too. As he slid them from the counter, his fingers brushed
hers. A rush like the kind that came from heady, high-proof alcohol almost
threw her off-balance.
“Uh-uh.”
He grinned, and a slight dimple sunk in below a semi-circle shaped scar on his
right cheek. “I’m not giving these up. They’re the best tip I’ve gotten all
night.”
“They’re
my property.”
“Looks
like they’re mine now.”
Mine.
His husky possessive
tone conjured up images of him pinning her up against the wall as he made good
use of one of the “Do Me” condoms, doing her.
“Excuse
me,” a woman farther down called out. “Can we get some service? The show’s
about to start.”
Rome’s
attention remained on Natalie. “Hold on. I’ll be back.”
She
held out the money. “But I need to pay.”
“You
will.” Rome’s mouth lifted with a faint lopsided smile before he turned away.
His
self-assuredness made Natalie’s heart flutter. She was all into compensating
for whatever transgressions he accused her of. Was it wrong for her to strip
off her clothes, lay on the bar, and give herself to him as payment? Yeah, it
was definitely inappropriate, no matter how much the thought of doing it turned
her on.
The
woman Rome served at the bar smiled coyly up at him and brushed her fingers
over his forearm.
As his
deep chuckle floated over the woman’s laughter, Natalie suppressed an eye roll.
And a tinge of envy. Obviously, she wasn’t the only one willing to be his
sexual sacrifice. So what? Like she cared if some bottle-blonde flirted with
him. Technically, she’d caught his attention first. Yes, things had gotten a
little messy in the process, but she’d still landed him. Experiment over. Time
to go. Cori and Alexa were probably wondering where she’d run off to.
As she
went to put her money down and leave, Rome opened a mini fridge and grabbed a
bottle of champagne. He stripped off the foil covering, deftly loosened the
wire cage, then draped a towel over the bottle. As he pointed it away from the
crowd, he twisted the bottom of it, and a muffled pop reverberated. Rome
glanced over at her and winked.
Seriously.
Did he think opening that bottle would impress her? But as much as she tried,
she couldn’t stop a laugh or tear her gaze away from him as he served champagne
to customers at the bar.
Natalie
put her purse on the counter. Staying until he came back to her was purely
about principle. No way in hell was she leaving her party favors behind so he
could use them on some other woman later on. He had her “Do Me” condoms, and
she wanted them back.
Minutes
later, Rome returned to her with a cocktail glass filled with ice, amber
liquid, and topped with a maraschino cherry. He set it in front of her.
“Sorry.
I’m all out of condoms to pay for my drinks.”
He
nudged the glass closer. “This one’s on the house. Try it. I think you’ll like
it.”
She
would, huh? No one read her that easily, but he had made the effort. Natalie
took a drink, and the bite of alcohol mingled nicely with a hint of sweet. “Not
bad. What’s it called?”
“A Do
Me Slowly.”
The low
tone of his voice made her tingle. “If this is some kind of ploy to change my
mind about getting my condoms back, it won’t work. I have plans for using
them.”
Lust
sparked in Rome’s eyes, mesmerizing her to the point where she failed to
realize his mouth was suddenly just inches away.
“So,
you still think they’re yours?” As he leaned in farther, his hair-roughened
cheek brushed hers, and her knees grew weak. “That’s definitely something we
need to talk about.”
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