Free The Billionaire's Challenging Beauty (Bold, Alaskan Men Book 2) by Elizabeth Lennox

her features looked disgruntled.  She was so obvious.  Tempting, but…  “Remember the ‘no-touching’ policy?”
    She took a deep breath, still looking up at him with hope even if she had no idea what to do to get him into her apartment.  “You’re not serious about that, are you?” she asked.  Her fingers were clenching the keys now, desperate for him to touch her in some way.  She should just throw herself into his arms, take charge.  What would happen?  Would he hold her?  Would he…
    But she simply wasn’t that brave. 
    “I’m dead serious.  We can date, Tyla, but we’re not touching.  We’re not kissing.”
    She bowed her head slightly, her mind frantically trying to figure out what step to take to get what she wanted.  She wanted Saeger to make love to her, to show her what all the hoopla was about. 
    “Okay, so if you’re not going to kiss me goodnight, why are you still here?” She lifted her face up, trying to show him through her eyes what he was missing. 
    Saeger almost groaned.  She was teasing him and he suspected she had no idea what she was doing.  “I’m trying to be a gentleman and wait for you to unlock your door, Tyla.”  And debating with himself on the best way to kiss her, to make love to her, without messing up so completely.  Tyla was too… perfect.  She was perfect in every way.  And he couldn’t touch her. 
    With a sigh, she turned around and he almost groaned as he looked down at her bottom in the tight jeans.  Those boots… damn but he loved jeans and boots on a woman!  They were perfect!  He didn’t care if they were high heels or low, the leather against the denim was just… enticing. 
    “Tomorrow night,” he blurted out, losing all of his reputed smoothness with the ladies. 
    Tyla spun around, her eyes wide and hopeful.  She was clenching her keys in her hand, holding her breath as she waited for him to continue.  “What about tomorrow night?”  Her door was open and one hand was resting on the knob but she waited, her body not moving, not even to breathe in and out. 
    “Actually, you work tomorrow night.  How about tomorrow afternoon?  We could go for a hike.”
    She remembered their last kiss in the woods, his hard body pressing hers against the tree.  Oh my!  “A hike in the woods would be great,” she agreed eagerly. 
    His eyes narrowed as he looked down at her, trying to figure out what she might be up to.  But he lost himself in those blue eyes.  Maybe he could just…
    No touching, he reminded himself.  His hands clenched by his sides and he thought about stuffing them into his pockets, but that might draw attention to his aroused state and he didn’t want to embarrass Tyla.  Stepping back, he nodded his head.  “I’ll pick you up before lunch and I’ll pack something for us to eat.”  A moment later, he walked away, taking deep, gulping breaths and congratulating himself for being strong enough to walk away from her. 
    When he got into his SUV, his hands clenched the steering wheel, trying to keep himself from jumping right back out and pulling her into his arms.  Just one kiss wouldn’t be bad, would it? 
    With a growl of frustration, he turned the key and forced himself to back out of the parking lot.  The whole drive home, he was berating himself for asking her to go for a hike tomorrow.  It was a bad idea!  What the hell was he thinking?  They’d be alone in the woods, with no one around for miles! 
    It was going to be torture. 

Chapter 6
     
    Tyla practically stomped into the bar five days later.  She was so furious with Saeger that she wanted to just… well, she was too angry to even come up with something horrible!
    And to make this day even worse, it was Wednesday!  Saeger would be tending bar tonight!  She remembered last week after their weekend shift, the way he’d held her in his arms, kissing her so gently at first but then…
    She groaned as she leaned her head against the metal