Free Truth Or Dare by Lori Foster Page B

bought you this. Before we slept together, because even if things hadn’t gotten intimate so soon, I still wanted you to have it.”
    She held the gift with fascination. “Why?”
    “Because you’re special to me. The way you affect me is special, and the way I feel around you is special. I wanted you to know it.”
    “Oh.”
    “Well,” he said, once again smiling, although now his smile looked a bit strained. “Open it.”
    Sitting back down in the chair, Asia pulled aside the crisp paper. She felt like a child again, filled with anticipation. When she opened the velvet box and saw the bracelet, tears welled in her eyes. “Oh, Cameron.”
    “You like it?” he asked anxiously.
    “I love it.” She looked up at him, seeing him through a sheen of tears. “It’s absolutely perfect.”
    Cameron knelt down in front of her, lifted the bracelet from the box and clasped it around her slender wrist. “You’re perfect. The bracelet is just decoration.”
    “Cameron?”
    He lifted his gaze to hers, still holding her hand.
    “May I spend Christmas with you?”
    He sucked in a breath, then let it out with an enormous grin. “You may. You may even spend the entire week with me.”
    Giggling with pure happiness, Asia threw her arms around him. “You’re so wonderful.”
    He squeezed her tight. “I know you want to take things slow and easy, honey. So I’m not rushing you.” As he spoke, he lifted her in his arms and started back down the hall. “Your ex pulled a number on you, and I’d like to demolish the bastard. But I want you to know I’ll be patient. We can dowhatever you want, however you want. You just tell me.”
    Asia felt ready to burst. “I really do care about you, Cameron.”
    He froze, shuddered, then squeezed her tight and hurried the rest of the way to the bed. That’s a start,” he said, lowering them both to the mattress. “Do you think by New Year’s you might be telling me you love me? Because Asia, I …” He stopped and frowned. “I’m rushing you, aren’t I?”
    “You think you love me?” she asked in lieu of giving him an answer. “Is that what you were going to say?”
    “I know how I feel.” He untied the belt of the robe and parted it, looking down at her body. “And yes, I love you.” He bent and lazily kissed her breasts. “Hell, I’m crazy nuts about you.” He started kissing his way down her belly, and Asia wasn’t able to say another thing. All she could do was gasp.

Epilogue
    “A Valentine’s Day engagement.” Becky sighed.“How romantic.”
    Asia smiled in contentment. “I’m so happy. I didn’t know a man like Cameron existed, and now I’ve not only discovered him, I have him for my own.”
    Erica gave her a smug grin. “You see how well my plans turn out.”
    “What I see,” Asia said, leaning over the lounge table to wag a finger at her two friends, “is that neither of you have fulfilled your end of the bargain.”
    Erica laughed. “We were too amused watching things unfold for you. You and Cameron have stolen the show.”
    “Uh-huh. I think you both just chickened out.”
    Erica said, “No way,” but Becky just looked around, as if seeking escape.
    Erica and Asia both caught her hands. “C’mon, Becky,” Asia teased, “you know it’s well past your turn!”
    Looking tortured, Becky said, “I don’t know if I can.”
    “Trust me.” Erica patted her shoulder. “You can.”
    “And you should,” Asia added. “I mean, look how it turned out for me.”
    Becky folded her arms on the table and dropped her head. She gave a small groan.
    Asia and Erica shared a look. “'Fess up, Becky,” Asia urged. “You’ve had two months instead of two days to think about it. So let’s hear the big fantasy.”
    “I know I’m going to regret this,” came her muffled voice. “But if you both insist …”
    “We do!”
    She lifted her head, looked around the lounge and leaned forward to whisper into two ears.
    “Wow,” Asia said when she’d