was stubborn, a little arrogant, but very
loyal, sweet and compassionate. His good qualities were evident in the way that he
talked about his family and the pride with which he described starting up his bar.
Celeste braced her hands on the sides of the sink. The porcelain was cool under her
hands and she clenched the rim to steady herself.
It was also a bit of a relief to realize that she wasn‟t quite the floozy she‟d been
afraid she was. The feelings that Grant evoked in her, both as himself and as her
mystery man, had been unsettling. She had been more turned-on, confused and filled
with pleasure than she had ever even imagined herself capable. The thought that two
different men could evoke the same primal reactions in her was scary to say the least.
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Just the thought of how hot he made her was bringing some color back to her
cheeks. She felt the heat rising as she remembered the things she‟d said to him and dear
God—the pictures she‟d sent! She stared at her reflection in the mirror and pinched her
cheeks a little to bring more color to them.
At least now she knew it was one man. One man who had lied to her by omission
and maybe wasn‟t planning on coming clean any time soon. But how often did a girl
really come across someone who made her feel like she was flying with one word, one
touch? Celeste had been attracted to Grant from the beginning and their conversation
over dinner had solidified those feelings. She‟d been having reservations about giving
in to the feelings that Grant inspired in her. A war had been waging inside her about
whether or not she should follow her heart with Grant or wait for the mystery lover
who had given her so much pleasure to appear. Now she had what both her heart and
her body wanted and she wasn‟t about to give him up without a fight. Of course, that
didn‟t mean she had to make things easy on him, either.
In the mirror, Celeste could see a little sparkle coming back to her eyes. She wished
she hadn‟t left her purse at the table. Her lipstick had worn off during dinner and she
could use a fresh coat. A brush would have been handy, as well, but she looked pretty
good.
And she felt like herself for the first time in a week. Back on firmer ground. Even
though they had only met a short time ago, she knew Grant. Knew that his subterfuge
had to be eating him up inside. She hoped—believed, rather—that he‟d want to tell her
the truth so that they could get on with being together. And they would be, as soon as
she finished making him pay for letting her squirm for the past few days.
Celeste smiled to herself as she smoothed her hair one last time and then added a
little strut to her step for the walk back to the table. She could tell the moment when
Grant realized that she was heading back his way. His eyes took a slow trip from her
swinging hips to her breasts and up to her face. She felt the heat of his gaze from several
steps away. She watched his Adam‟s apple bob as he swallowed hard. Celeste felt her
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nipples bud under his gaze and couldn‟t contain a shiver. That‟s what she loved about
being with Grant. Turning him on turned her on.
She finally got to their table and took a quick look around the room as she sat. Most
of the other patrons were about finished with their meals. The waitstaff had been very
kind in letting them hog a table all evening, but they couldn‟t stay there all night.
Celeste had a much better venue in mind anyway.
She leaned over the table and gave Grant a good view of the cleavage down her
dress. “Maybe we should get out of here. It looks pretty deserted.”
Grant pulled his eyes away from her breasts and laughed. “Yeah, I didn‟t realize
how quiet it was in here until you left.” His eyes warmed as he leaned closer to her
across the table as well. She could feel his breath puffing against her face. “I guess I was
a little distracted.”
Celeste