Free Summer Sizzle by Samantha Gentry Page A

perfectly rounded ass. Playing his fingers along the crevice separating her cheeks, he fought to bring his breathing under control and restore some semblance of reason back to the moment.
    They hadn’t talked about last night, but he knew they had to talk about it now. He couldn’t pretend nothing important had happened, that she represented nothing different from any other hot fuck that might come his way. She was different all right. Unique. Special.
    Very special.
    He smoothed her hair away from her damp face. “Vicki, we need to talk about—”
    “No.” She placed her fingertips against his lips. “Please don’t make more of this than it is. I want you to know I’m not in the habit of falling into bed with every man I meet, with men I’ve only known a few hours. You and I…we don’t have anything in common. Our lifestyles and goals are completely different, but there’s obviously something about our body chemistry, something pulling us—”
    Now it was Blake’s turn to place his fingertips against her lips to stop her words. “I never thought for a moment that you promiscuously hopped into bed with every man who crossed your path. If you don’t want to talk about this right now, we can wait until—”
    Vicki stopped his words with a kiss. Even though it felt strange with neither of them mentioning what had happened the night before, she didn’t want to confront the truth. Didn’t want to deal with where it could lead. Two ships passing in the night. As different as could be in what they wanted from life…except in bed where they both wanted the exact same thing. To fuck each other into exhaustion and satisfy every carnal desire. The best thing to do was simply leave it at that. Accept it for what it was—two people with an incredible case of the hots for each other and nothing more. A short term situation with no long term consequences to consider.
    At least, that’s what she wanted to believe. She couldn’t allow a thought to the contrary. No way would she entertain the possibility of anything more with this man. She had her entire future planned out, and he absolutely did not fit into that plan. Nothing about him fit into her life even though everything about his body fit with hers.
    “We have to talk about this, Vicki. Not now, apparently, but sometime soon. This is too hot. Too all consuming. Much too…”
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    Blake stepped onto the deck, closing the door behind him when he remembered the cat was loose somewhere in the house. He stared at the storm clouds on the horizon, his thoughts lost in a confused swirl that revolved around Vicki. She tried so hard to be tough and independent in spite of her terrible predicament, and each attempt made him more aware of how much he wanted to take care of her.
    “I guess I’m ready.” Her voice sounded more like someone being led to an unavoidable ordeal rather than a person enthusiastically participating in a fun activity.
    She stepped onto the deck, and he turned to face her. She had pulled on a simple pale blue T-shirt that caressed the soft curve of her breasts and a pair of dark blue shorts. A sharp jab of desire attacked him. It had been less than an hour since they’d showered together after generating enough heat to nearly set the sheets on fire. Yet, just the sight of her made him want to carry her off to bed all over again, as if he hadn’t had sex in months.
    It had taken a bit of convincing for him to get her to agree to a kite flying lesson. She kept using the words frivolous and waste of time . Although totally uninhibited in bed, she continued to vacillate between being uptight and guarded when dealing with innocent fun.
    He quickly regained his composure, then stooped to pick up the box kite. In spite of the stiff breeze, it would be the easiest for her to fly. “Come on, let’s get away from the house.” He led her out onto the sand and held the kite toward her. “Here, give it a try.”
    “What do I do?” She looked at him