friendliness. Not jaded awareness, not arrogance

nding as though he'd

eyes, that half smile on his sensual mouth, and forced hers

me here to help my friend. I've

ugh not trying to restrain her. But all the same,

somehow. I don't know how. But I'd really like for us to go sit d

ross his strong jaw, the slide of his fingers rasping t

ng a terrible, boring t

en remotely true

he said, as he shr

you here?" she asked, only out of curiosity. Not out

riends made me. It's his birthday so we hav

lmost s

uch" he added. "Honestly, if they find out that the reason why I left my seat was to go find a certa

ind her. But she stopped herself immediately, what did she expect him to do? She had given the man the green light when she had

in, but she wasn't the crazy kind either. She had never ha

t ton

the idea of spending the night with him began to form in her head...and she welcomed it. Would it really be such a bad thing? She liked his company and she had to admit she was enjoying talking to him now. Enjoying t

dreamy eyes resting on her lips, his

he said, his

eet, feeling ve

eautiful."

ons, and he probably made a practice of making every woman he wanted feel beautiful

made her

her a line, not at all sleazy. Just confident of what he said. "You

he thought she wanted to hear. Because she was far from being a 'vibr

live on that stage...t

way she could have him. She had to leave before she gave in to another crazy thing tonight, and the shots she had taken with the girls back

d my performance, but I re

to at least let me buy you a drink for.... I don't know

brows l

he added. His tone said he didn't care, but she could s

g someone even if you didn't completely understand or agree with

smile off her face. The movement brought his attenti

n't see the way his jaw flexed and his eyes narrowed, shining with dark inten

to notice. But his body was too fine to ignore for long, despite her re

s. His gaze lingered on her mouth, then s

pping. He didn't say anything, but she got the message all right. And for the