Free Haley's Man by Sara Daniel Page B

closed.
    She’d
never seen him without his wire-rimmed glasses before. Even while wearing a
white dress shirt with a pink and gray striped tie, his sweet, safe image
transformed into that of a dashing, unpredictable man. “Oh. Well, you look
good.”
    As
soon as the words were out, she wanted to kick herself. W ay to come up with scintillating
conversation, Haley. No wonder he never wasted his time chatting with her.
    “So
do you.” He brushed a strand of her wavy black hair behind her ear. “So, who’s
the lucky boyfriend right now?”
    She
hesitated, absently loosening the knot of his tie. Her single status wasn’t in
question, but she’d already booked an orgasm for the evening. Why couldn’t she hit
on the right timing with Seth?
    When
she’d first met him, she’d been dating Loser Luke. By the time she’d shaken him
loose, Seth had a girlfriend. Unable to stand how perfect they were together, she’d
taken a job across the country.
    She’d
picked up a new boyfriend on that cross-country move but missed her friends so
much she jumped on a job transfer to come back home. The job was great; Ogre
Owen, not so much. Seth, meanwhile, had found another soft-spoken girlfriend.
    At
the same time, her company was branching into the Asian market. Disgusted with
the constant jealousy she felt toward Seth’s girlfriends, Haley volunteered to
help with the overseas launch. By the time she returned, all traces of her ex-boyfriends
were gone.
    So
was Seth. He’d taken a job in China.
    Now
for the first time in nearly eighteen months they were both in the same
country, in the same room, and she’d promised her vagina to some random guy.

 
    Chapter 2
     
    “Never
mind,” Seth said, dropping his hand. “None of my business.”
    “No
boyfriend,” she clarified, her chest aching from the loss. “Just…plans.”
    “Maybe
I could change those plans.” His hand settled on her cheek again.
    “You
can try.” She gave him a sassy grin, unable to resist the opportunity to flirt.
“Give it your best shot.”
    He
grasped her shoulders and spun her against the counter. She gasped in surprise
and delight at the emergence of his alpha side. Her shoulder pressed along the
side of the fridge. He stood so close, enveloping her with the heat radiating
from his body. He didn’t kiss or touch. He simply stood, staring into her eyes.
    The
intensity of his gaze unnerved her. Scared to analyze what it meant, she
wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her mouth to his. Her lips tingled
against his warm, moist flesh. She swiped her tongue out. He accept her advance
but didn’t reciprocate.
    A
low moan quavered from his throat. Whatever he had been thinking, he wanted her
too, even though he still didn’t give her the touch she craved.
    She
scraped her teeth lightly over his lips, then slid one hand up the back of his
head, bringing her fingers through his adorable ringlets. She’d dreamed so many
times of running her hands through his hair and pressing her body against his.
Finally, she had her chance. Except in her dreams, he’d responded and encouraged
her.
    Oh,
on one level his response was tangible. His stiff cock throbbed through his
pants against her pelvis. But just because he wasn’t dead below the belt didn’t
mean he wanted her. Reluctantly, she released his luscious mouth and
dropped her hand from his hair.
    “I
have to tell you something,” he said.
    Oh
hell, she hadn’t checked to see if he was in a relationship. Any minute some
sweet, mild-mannered girl was going to enter the kitchen and go ape shit over
Haley seducing her man. “Did you get married while you were in China? Do you
have a girlfriend?”
    “No,
but I—” His gaze skittered away. “Like you, I made plans.”
    “Do
your plans have to stop us from making out right now?” Now that the crazy
girlfriend threat had been eliminated, her body ached and her heart thudded,
fearing that once they broke apart, she’d never get another chance to