Free Game For Love: Love Games (Kindle Worlds) by Mara Jacobs Page A

little bit.
    The other reason he didn’t speak was that he didn’t want Marlee to change her mind. He knew this was something new for her, being with a man like Declan. At least he thought it was. He wasn’t naive enough to know that a woman who looked like she did and was as confident as she was wouldn’t have a bevy of suitors around. But he envisioned them all as pipe-smoking, elbow-patched, jacket-wearing intellectuals. Not someone who would encourage Marlee to engage the tigress Declan was now certain she was capable of becoming.  
    And yet she was still single, and seemingly not involved with anyone. Whatever the reason for that, Marlee was unattached right now and he was going to take advantage.  
    He thought if there was conversation in the car, not only might the spell break, but she might just talk herself out of it again. Declan couldn’t bear the thought of not getting to finally touch Marlee, so he kept his mouth shut and drove.  
    Fast.
     
    Marlee had no intention of backing out, but she didn’t want to talk too much about it, either.
    She wanted Declan. She wanted whatever time she could get with him, even if it was only for the week.  
    Who was she kidding? She wanted him because it would only be for a week. Anything more would be a disaster. They were too different, and she didn’t want to waste time pursuing something that had no shot of survival.
    Not again.
    But for now…the idea of Declan alone, naked, with that glorious body exposed for her inspection and pleasure…
    The thought alone made Marlee shiver.
    At her final direction, Declan turned into her driveway and turned off the engine. She tried to see the house and area as he might. It was a nice, quiet street, lined with older homes that had been lovingly kept up. Besides being close to work, she adored the Chestnut Hill area, and her smaller home.
    “Nice neighborhood.”  
    “Thanks.”  
    He went around and opened the door for her. He took her hand as they walked up the shoveled sidewalk to the front door. She tried to keep her pulse calm and steady, praying he wouldn’t feel her excitement through the clasp of her hand.  
    She dug her keys out of her bag and turned her back to Declan as she placed it in the lock. He placed his hands on her waist as she tried to unlock her front door. Her movements were jerky and tense, and it took her a couple of tries to get the dang thing unlocked.
    “Nice house,” he murmured into her neck as he gently kissed the soft skin just below her ear.
    “Thanks.”  
    Finally getting the door open, she waved him through, then entered herself. She turned back to the door to lock it and put the safety chain on. She turned on the light switch, but while her hand was still on it, Declan placed his hand over hers and turned it back off. He slid her bag off her shoulder and let it drop to the floor, causing a heavy thump that didn’t seem nearly as loud as the beating of her heart. He plucked the keys from her hand and they plinked as they fell to the floor. He placed her hands on the door, above her head, almost as if he were a cop and was making her assume the position.  
    She’d assume any position he wanted, and maybe even a few she’d think up.
    He placed his hands on top of hers, then slid them down her arms, as if checking for weapons. She felt his weapon as he pressed his hard arousal into her back. He put her hands down to her sides for only a moment so he could slide her coat and then her suit jacket off, which he promptly threw aside. He then put her arms back on the door, and slid his hands down them again. This time when he reached her shoulders, he swept to the front of her silk blouse.
    “Nice room.”  
    “Thanks.”  
    Marlee knew Declan hadn’t seen one iota of her house before he’d turned the lights out, but she acknowledged the compliment all the same. His hands felt amazing on her body as he started to undo the buttons of her blouse. He untucked it from her slacks to get