Free Looking Out for Lexy by Kristine Dalton

a big gulp of her water, she turned the conversation to his work. 
                  Now that was a subject Jack could talk about, at least until they finished dinner. 
                  “Actually, things are going along fairly well with this video.  We have a shoot out of the country coming up, but that should be a piece of cake.  I’ve done it many times before.”             
                  “It must be so exciting, going all over the world and seeing all those places.”  Lexy set her fork down, listening intently as she urged him on, hanging on his every word.  The small tremors in her stomach continued to get stronger.  She needed to think about something other than the way his lips would feel against hers, his body hot against her own.
                  “Yeah, yeah, I’ve been to a lot of places.”  He wasn’t about to tell her that what he saw was the insides of a lot of foreign bars, and not the national treasures of the country he happened to be in at the time.
                  “Tell me more.  I’ve only read about the places you’ve been to.  I would love to travel abroad some day.  There must be so much to see and do.  Jack, you are so fortunate.  Most people only get to see what you have seen in movies and on television.”  Lexy put her quivering elbows on the table, resting her chin in the palm of her hands, staring intently at him, trying to look smooth. She needed to collect herself. Control her rollercoaster emotions.
                  “You’ve really done all right for yourself and I think it’s wonderful.” 
                  “I’ll tell you all about it later.  Let’s talk about you.”  He abruptly changed the subject.  Her sweet smile with that cute dimple was making him nuts.  He smothered the urge to reach out and stroke her cheek, to trail his fingers over the sensuous depression near her seductive mouth.
                  How could he tell her he hadn’t bothered to see any of the famous sites in the cities he’d been in?  Maybe it had been a big mistake.  He just had never taken the time.  He turned the conversation back to her own children. 
                  “It must be tough raising two teenagers besides working full time.”
                  “It does have it’s moments.  But I can handle it.”  Lexy smiled a kind, heart warming smile as she thought fondly of Ryan and Jessie.  “They can be so aggravating at times.  Then, sometimes at night, I tiptoe into their bedroom and watch them sleep.  They just steal my heart right back.”
                  “Stealing your heart.  You make it sound so easy, Lexy.”
                  One sure thought flitted across her jumbled mind  You ought to know, Jack .   The quaking inside returned just as she'd managed to almost quell the commotion.
                  Jack stared at her from under long, dusky lashes, obscuring his eyes in a mysterious way that had always taken her breath away.  Lexy caught her breath sharply as she was again mesmerized momentarily by his captivating look.  Returning her hands to her lap and shaking her head she was finally able to reply.
                  “Not so easy as you think, Jack. I have my priorities.”  She looked at him rather haughtily, but wanting to fall into his arms at the same time. 
                  He leaned back causally.  “I hope to be one of those priorities, Lexy.”  Way to go, dummy.  Open the door a little more.  He added, “At least while you are here.”
                  Before she could say anymore he'd beckoned the waiter for the check.  Small talk returned as he ushered her out the door to a waiting taxi.  He slipped his arm around her loosely, once inside. 
                  “Well, Lexy, are you ready for a couple of drinks and some