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She laughed. She couldn t help it. And I was orgasmic.
The elevator lurched, stopping at the penthouse. I know. That s why I was ecstatic. He
answered in a husky, quiet voice. Hearing you come is the sweetest sound I ve ever heard.
She swallowed, trying to push down the lump that formed in her throat. Her nipples hardened as
Simon reached around her body to unlock the door of the condo. His words were dripping with blunt,
raw honesty.
Uncertain how to answer his comment, she made a beeline for her room as soon as he opened the
door. I ll be out in a minute. Try not to get my new pair of panties wet this time.
She heard a satisfied, male chuckle behind her. Getting your panties wet is becoming my main
goal in life.
She smiled as she entered her room and pulled out a fresh pair of underwear, trying to push her
own jumbled emotions aside.
Simon had trusted her enough to fuck her without binding her. Again. Maybe some day&
Small steps, Kara. Don t expect too much. Whatever is eating at Simon has been there for a
very long time. It could take years to gain his trust.
And she wouldn t be here for years. She grimaced, her scalp crying out in protest as she ran a
brush ruthlessly through her disheveled hair.
Do what you can. Enjoy what you have while you have it. And for God s sake don t take all of
this too seriously.
Enjoying her time with Simon was not the issue. She cherished every moment in his company
because being with him filled her lonely places in a way that she had never experienced before.
I m poor. I m pragmatic. I am not a woman who believes in soul mates; one man and one
woman who complete each other and are meant to be together.
Problem was, her parents had been like that. Poor as they had been, they had also been completely
happy. In many ways, it was almost a blessing that they had gone together because Kara was almost
certain that one would not have survived without the other. They had been so connected that either of
her parents would have been tormented and miserable without the other. It was hard not to believe in
real, soul-binding love after watching her parents for eighteen years.
She heaved a sigh and set her brush back on the vanity. Okay& maybe she did believe that love
could be that intense, that consuming. But not with Simon. Never with Simon. The man was
heartbreak waiting to happen. He didn t do committed relationships and she was already on
emotional overload with him.
The only way to survive her relationship with Simon was to keep it casual, not let her heart get
involved.
Scooping up her jacket and purse, she sauntered toward the kitchen, hearing only two words
running over and over in her head and her own self-deprecating laugh echo through her mind.
Too late. Too late.
Chapter 6
Samuel Hudson had a lavish mansion in South Tampa, an area so affluent that Kara had never
been there before, even though she had grown up in the city. She had to force her open mouth to close
as James pulled the car around the circular driveway, letting them out in the front of the palatial
residence.
This is& spectacular, she whispered to Simon as he took her hand to help her out of the car.
You see why I decided not to drive? he said in a lazy voice, his eyes scanning the expensive
vehicles lining the long driveway.
You draw quite a crowd, Mr. Hudson, she told him softly, her eyes roving over his handsome
face. Happy Birthday. I have a present for you, but I ll give it to you later.
His face lit up in a wicked, wicked grin as their eyes locked in a heated gaze. I thought you gave
it to me last night. And tonight.
Simon! She refused to blush again. She wouldn t. Absolutely not. She was a mature, adult
woman and she didn t blush over a simple sexual comment. She was an almost-nurse for God s sake,
used to seeing the human body in all states of dress. It wasn t like she was a young girl, but it was an
infuriating fact that Simon could make her feel like one sometimes.
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