Free Hawaiian Holiday: Destination Desire, Book 2 by Crystal Jordan Page A

weren’t even on his radar. There was a certain attitude about a man who was open to a relationship, and Lukas didn’t give off that vibe at all. He wanted a vacation fling, and nothing more.
    Then again, when she’d arrived the day before, she hadn’t exactly been in a headspace where a relationship was even close to something she’d consider. Maybe it was better not to let her thoughts stray in that direction, and just have fun with Lukas in the days they had left. She wouldn’t mind spending more time with him like they’d done yesterday and today. Not just in bed, but hanging out, talking, getting to know each other, and seeing the sights together.
    Maybe that made this a mini-relationship. All the good parts with none of the bad. It would be over too soon to get her heart trampled, but she got a few days to remember how fun it could be to have a boyfriend. Or something. Maybe it was best not to dwell on it. Embrace the moment, the way Eloise would have done. Yeah, that was the best idea.
    The waitress came out bearing a huge baking pan loaded with golden brown rolls. “Hong Kong bun, fresh from oven. You want for dessert?” She brought the pan closer to Julie and Lukas’s table, so a whiff of heavenly scent filled her nose. The waitress grinned. “Sweet coconut butter in center. Very good. You want some?”
    “Yes,” Julie and Lukas said at the same time.
    Julie laughed. “I’m stuffed but it looks so good . I just have to try one.”
    Their server set the pan down on the empty table next to theirs, went to grab two plates and a spatula, and dished their dessert right in front of them.
    Lukas quirked a brow as the waitress took the pan away to the bakery counter. “That woman knows how to advertise. No one could have resisted.”
    In answer, Julie moaned as she took her first bite. “Oh my God, they taste even better than they look. The coconut butter filling is amazing .”
    His gaze was glued to her mouth, hunger that had nothing to do with food reflecting back at her. “Julie.”
    Since he’d teased her multiple times today, she figured she should play this up. She chewed another bite, savoring slowly. She threw in another moan for good measure. “So. Yummy.” Then she echoed his earlier words. “Want some?”
    He cleared his throat, a bite of his bun suspended halfway to his mouth. “Did you want to head back to the hotel after this?”
    The roughness in his voice went straight to her core, making her body throb. “Yes.”
    “Let’s pray the traffic has cleared up.”
    “Ugh. Traffic .” There was a real killjoy. If the roads were clear, it would take about twenty minutes to get back. If they weren’t clear, the wait until she could jump Lukas’s bones was indefinite. Patience might be a virtue, but she’d never claimed to be virtuous. If she were, she wouldn’t be shagging a virtual stranger.
    “It would be worth the wait.” His gaze dipped down to caress her breasts, and she felt her nipples tighten.
    She hurried her way through dessert. As good as it was, it couldn’t even begin to compete with how good Lukas was. Delicious. And half the calories.
     
     
    They maintained a casual pace from the bus stop to her hotel room, but it was a sham. There was nothing casual going on. The way she’d been looking at him the entire ride back had made Lukas want to rip her clothes off and fuck her until she begged him for mercy.
    “So, did any other Stanford professors go to your conference?” Her palm grazed his ass as they walked through the lobby, though her expression was one of pure innocence, the little witch.
    He shook his head, pressed his hand to the middle of her back, lengthened his stride, and urged her to hurry. “No, though one of the two presentations I gave was about joint research I’d conducted with a couple of colleagues in my department. Terry and Sven.”
    “Yeah? What are Terry and Sven like?” She sounded a bit breathless as she all but jogged to keep up with him.