Rock Me All Night

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different man, he’d take Lauren out of the city and into the countryside. Driving neck-or-nothing and showing her what it meant to really be alive.
    â€œJack?”
    â€œHmm?”
    â€œYou missed the turnoff.”
    He cursed under his breath. Checked for traffic and spun the car in a one-eighty. It was a move that required the driver know both himself and his car. Jack knew both well. He glanced over at Lauren and saw her hands were knotted together in her lap, but she gave him a faint smile.
    He felt ridiculous. Like a teenager who was showing off his daddy’s car to a girl he wanted to impress. But hell, he did want to impress Lauren and everything he did was to that end.
    â€œWow,” she said quietly. He really hoped she hadn’t sensed anything other than a guy who was a motorhead.
    â€œSorry. I get lost in the power of the car sometimes.”
    â€œNo problem. I drive a really boring compact. I think my wheels would fall off if I tried something like that.”
    â€œIt helps to know what you’re doing,” he said, then realized he was raising a subject he didn’t want to touch. His dad had taught him show moves before he’d been able to drive legally. Sometimes Jack felt like being the wild rebel most people believed Diamond Dave’s sons should be.
    She was staring at him. Probably wondering if you’re going to try to jump the Porsche over some ravine, he thought with disgust.
    With a shrug he said, “My lawyer has a hell of a time keeping my license.”
    She smiled at that. “I can’t picture you on mass transit.”
    â€œGod forbid. And Carl, my chauffeur, says I’m a horrible back-seat driver.”
    â€œI’d think you’d be more overcautious.”
    Jack parked the car and turned it off before he twisted in his seat to face her. “Because of my dad?”
    â€œYes,” she said. A slight flush covered her cheeks, and he knew that she regretted her comment.
    Jack knew he should help her out, but a part of him—the boy who’d gotten into fights just to prove his dad was still a man after he’d lost the ability to walk—wanted to see how she was going to handle this.
    She cleared her throat. “I mean, he can’t walk now because of that car accident.”
    â€œThanks for explaining it to me. Ty and I have been wondering for a while why Dad can’t walk.”
    She bit her bottom lip and crossed her arms over her chest. “Sarcasm. That’s really nice. You know I wasn’t trying to offend you.”
    Jack turned away from her. What could he say? First he didn’t call her for two days and now he was… “Sorry. Sometimes I’m an ass.”
    She gave him a sweet smile. “I’m the same way about my parents. People actually call my dad Mister Doctor Belchoir. He’s a Ph.D. in Egyptian Studies. It makes him nuts.”
    â€œWhat do you say we stop discussing our families?” he asked. He needed to find his footing withher. She had to be like every other woman he’d ever met. As soon as he figured her out, she’d stop fascinating him.
    â€œSounds good,” she said, but there was a lingering hurt in her eyes.
    He got out of the car and saw Lauren hesitating, her hand on the door handle. He realized she did that each time he picked her up. He opened the door and put his hand at her elbow to lead her into the restaurant. “Why were you watching me like that?”
    â€œLike what?” she asked. A light snow began to fall. She paused, tipped her head back and let the snowflakes land on her face.
    When she looked at him again, crystal drops beaded her face like diamonds sparkling in the sunlight. He forgot what he’d been saying. Leaning closer to her, he breathed in her scent and then licked the snowflakes from her face.
    He held her face caged between his hands and he felt that if he could keep touching her, he wouldn’t screw this up. If

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