Free A Tempting Proposal (Kimani Romance) by Sherelle Green

“Listeners, if you could see the way these two are looking into each other’s eyes, mark my words, we’re making love connections on The Jimmy King Morning Show today.”
    Daman flipped the switch, but it was a little too late. Imani couldn’t recall ever being this embarrassed. She was a private person and being teased on a popular radio show about issues she hadn’t even faced yet, was not her idea of fun.
    “I need to leave,” Imani said as she rushed from the room.

Chapter 10
    O n the drive back to his hotel, Daman wondered if he should go to Imani’s condo and check on her. She’d left the show abruptly, so he didn’t get a chance to say anything after they noticed their private conversation wasn’t so private after all. Looking back, he wasn’t sure that it had been a good idea to refrain from telling her he would be on the show. After it ended, she’d barely made eye contact with him. Daman had gotten a chance to talk to Tommy briefly before he left Z105. He could still hear Tommy’s insightful words—“Word of advice, if you want her, you better move fast. Trust me.”
    At the time, Daman was too focused on Imani rushing out of the building to give his words a second thought. But Tommy had a point. He knew a lot of good men were looking for a good woman. Hell, she’d instantly impressed him the first time they met.
    Somehow, he ended up in front of her condo. He couldn’t help but wonder if she would tell the doorman to let him up, just to slam the door in his face. At least if she let him up, he would be able to steal a glance at the face that grew sexier every time she turned her anger toward him. He told the doorman he was there to see Imani and shockingly, she told him to let Daman up.
    “Uh...hi.”
    He noticed her hesitation before she fully opened the door. “Hi. Come on in.”
    After she closed the door, Daman walked into the room and examined Imani’s face. He couldn’t tell what she was thinking.
    “I’d like to apologize for not telling you I would be on the show beforehand. The last thing I wanted to do was imply that we were in a relationship.”
    Imani tilted her head to the side and sighed before responding. “I know, and I really don’t feel like arguing with you after the evening I just had.”
    He watched her face soften.
    “Did you tell Taheim and Jaleen you would be on the show?”
    “Yes.”
    “And they didn’t say anything?”
    Daman shook his head, finally seeing a couple more pieces of the puzzle fit together. “Nope. Now that I think about it, Taheim spilled his coffee when I mentioned your name a couple of weeks ago and was completely normal every time I mentioned your name after that. They told me they’d heard of you and your partners, but they didn’t say they knew y’all personally.”
    “I’m not surprised. My friends are sneaky, and Taheim and Jaleen love getting one past me. There’s no doubt in my mind that they knew we shared that connection.”
    He knew how she meant the comment, but that didn’t stop his body from reacting to the way she said connection . He’d like to connect with her in a couple different ways, none of which included their friends. “I see.”
    For the first time that night, Daman noticed what she was wearing. She’d traded her business attire for a blue negligee that only hit midthigh and was clinging softly to her body. She hadn’t bothered to put on a robe. He wondered what she had on underneath and fought the urge to pull her into a smoldering kiss.
    As his eyes raked further over her face and body, he was mesmerized by the way her tongue dipped in and out of her mouth when she spoke. When he glanced back into her eyes, he felt the heat. That was all the encouragement he needed.
    He pulled her closer and gently circled her lips with his tongue. At first, she wasn’t responding. Then suddenly, she began to suckle his lips, starting at the corners and unrelentingly journeying around his entire mouth. When she softly