Free The Billionaire's Kiss (Scandal, Inc) by Avery James

have everything your way, never compromising, but for you, I think it's different. I've seen the way you've looked at me. I've seen the way you've looked across this room. You're looking for someone to run off with right now."
    "Ooh," Logan said, "you were getting close there at the end, but you're still so wrong. Looks like you're stuck here with me for the night, Haven."  
    Callie rolled her eyes. "Call me Callie. And you don't just get to say that you win, you have to explain it to me. If I like your answer, I'll stay. If I don't, I'm leaving."
    "I don't know how to explain it. I'm like a moth with a flame."
    "Care to elaborate?"  
    "I see someone. Maybe she's sitting across the bar, or maybe we make eye contact across a crowded room. Maybe it's a friend of a friend who's just too pretty for me to keep from staring and smiling. That first look and I'm hooked, and I need to know more. For me, it's about drawing a line."  
    "Like a line in the sand?"
    "Yeah, but instead of the line being between us, it's between us and everyone else in the world. It's the idea that two people can be completely alone inside a crowded room. Forget about the sex. Forget about everything else. I want that moment, the moment where everything else fades into the background and it's just the two of us, eyes locked, hearts racing wondering who's going to take the next step." As Logan spoke, he leaned in closer and closer to Callie, until his lips were just inches from hers. Then he leaned back and smiled. "That's what it's about for me."
    "I see," Callie said. "And what happens after that?"  
    "I try to hold on to that feeling as long as I can. Then, when it's gone, I try to find it again."
      "Have you ever thought of just finding someone you're compatible with and, I don't know, dating?"
    "Compatibility is overrated."
    "Do you have some kind of mantra for everything? Or are you quoting from the billionaire playboy playbook?"
    "I just think people wander through life looking for the one person who completes them. I feel bad for them. They go from one relationship to the next trying to make something work when it won't. Why not just accept the truth and enjoy it?"
    "What truth is that?" Callie asked.  
    "People love feeling like they're falling. They just don't realize that at some point, they have to hit the ground."
    "And you're more than glad to drop them as soon as you lose interest?"  
    "I'm willing to accept reality, that's all. You should try it. I guarantee you'll have a wonderful time."  
    "One that won't last very long."  
    "All good things," Logan said, shaking his head. "Of course, I can't help it that women are naturally drawn to me."  
    "Ha," Callie blurted out. "You think you're that good?" She looked around the room. No one really looked like a threat, no curvaceous women, no one eyeing Logan like he was a piece of meat. Maybe this would be a chance to win him over a little bit and learn how to keep him in line later on. "Let's see what you've got."
    "Right now?" Logan asked.
    "Seems fair. I'll sit here and watch you work your magic. If you're as good as you say you are, that shouldn't be a problem. And if you care as little as you say you do, you'll have no problem coming back over here when you're done."  
    "Hmm," Logan said, "sounds like a good idea, but I want to make one little change."
    "What's that?" Callie asked.
    “You have to give it a shot, too."  
    "What? Do you really think I'm going to go hit on some random guy?"  
    "Why not?” Logan asked. “Are you afraid you'll get yourself in trouble?"  
    "No, I'm afraid that I'll attract some creep who won't leave me alone. I'm a woman. I could have any single guy in this bar and half the married ones if I wanted. You're the one who will end up getting yourself into trouble.”
    "I do seem to have a talent for that. Although, from the sounds of it, you might, too. How about this: if you’re having trouble, just motion to me, and I’ll come and save you. Do we have