Free Body Double by Alane Hudson Page B

sultry, blue eyes were absolutely mesmerizing. Something told him that agreeing to Sarah’s little scheme was going to be the end of him, and he had never looked more forward to anything in his life.
    “Thank you for dinner, Blake,” she said in a voice that was like silk to his ears. “Are you sure I can’t leave the tip?”
    “I put it on the card.” He walked her out to her car—or rather, Sarah’s car. “Are you staying at Sarah’s place?”
    “Yes, she asked me to. That is, if I remember how to get there. Otherwise, I might drive around looking for it until I run out of gas and sleep in her car.”
    He watched while she fished the keys out of her purse, admiring every movement of her delicate hands, the shape of her mouth, and the shine of her hair in the moonlight. Resisting the urge to touch her made his hands tremble. “I’ll lead you over. Just follow me.”
    “Thanks for offering, but I need to run home to grab some personal effects first. I’ll use the GPS if I get lost.” She clicked the key fob and opened the driver side door.
    Blake pulled out his cell phone. “Let me get your phone number. We’ll probably be talking quite a bit in the next few days.” They exchanged contact information. “I put you in my phone as Sarah G, in case anyone sees the caller ID before I answer. You know I’m going to have to call you Sarah in front of other people, right?”
    “I know,” she said, leaning against the car.
    “What time shall I pick you up tomorrow?” he asked.
    She blinked up at him, her eyes sparkling under the parking lot lamps. “For...?”
    God, he wanted to kiss her. The need ached in his jaw. “We have an appointment with Scotty, the wedding planner.” Blake checked the appointment scheduler on his phone, mentally dismissing everything that didn’t involve his wedding, everything that would keep him away from this dazzling woman. He would cancel his nine o’clock appointment with the Realtor or get his general manager to handle it. “It’s at eleven. It’ll be a good chance for you to practice being Sarah. We should probably go over a few details before we meet him.”
    “Good idea. I have an eye doctor’s appointment at nine-thirty, though, to get green contact lenses. It shouldn’t take more than a few minutes, unless they’re running late. My regular doctor faxed over my prescription, and they assured me they have the lenses in stock. I also have an appointment to get the dress fitted later.”
    “I’ll come with you,” Blake said, putting his phone back into his rear pocket.
    She smiled, so sweet and sexy. “All right.”
    He gazed longingly at her lips. “You look like Sarah until you smile.”
    “What’s wrong with my smile?” she asked, alarm tensing her voice and her features.
    “Absolutely nothing. It’s a mixture of sexy and sweet that rings every bell in my body.”
    “Oh.” She licked her lips.
    Whether she did it out of nervousness or to entice him, he couldn’t tell, but it ignited his desire into a roaring blaze. He gazed at her lips shining moistly in the light, luring him with promises of their softness. How was he going to go on his honeymoon with this woman and not touch her? Hell, how was he going to make it to Saturday?
    “I’d better go,” she said. “I guess I’ll see you in the morning, then.”
    Both relieved and disappointed, he held her car door open while she got in behind the wheel. “I’ll be over by nine,” he said.
    She nodded. “Good-night, Blake. It was nice meeting you.”
    He smiled at her as he pushed the door carefully shut. “Drive safely.” He watched her back out and drive away before getting into his own car. Behind the wheel, he took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
    The next two weeks were going to be the most blissful kind of agony there was. The physical differences between Andrea and Sarah were subtle, but Andrea had that doe-eyed look of a woman who was attracted to him that Sarah didn’t. Add to