Free Seductive Reasoning by Cheryl Gorman

learning?”
    Ridiculous. “A mind that is
exercised and challenged is more open to learning. I disagree that a person’s
brain needs to be relaxed before they can learn.”
    The woman cocked her head. “What
about exercising the body?”
    For a brief moment the torrid image
of exercising the lower half of his body with Kate wrapped tightly around him
resonated through his mind like a sudden burst of solar energy. Money.
Concentrate. “I agree that regular exercise is important to a person’s
health and well being, but--”
    “Is he always like this?” The woman
glanced at Kate.
    Kate moved closer to him and
smiled. She lightly clasped his hand and glided her slim fingers between his
then pressed their palms together. His erection grew harder. Hi Ho, Silver.
    “Let’s just say that Dr. Fallon is
a challenge I look forward to pursuing.”
    There she went again, calling him
Dr. Fallon in that sexy I-really-mean-Dr. Phallus-voice that dug even deeper
under his skin.
    “Well, you’ve really got your work
cut out for you,” the woman said. She held out the panties. “I’ll take these
with the matching bra and sheer teddy.”
    Kate took the panties. “I’ll meet
you at the cash register.” She turned to Seth and smiled. “Dr. Fallon”--she cut
her gaze swiftly to his crotch then back up to his eyes--“I may have my work
cut out for me, but I’d say you’re well on your way to exercising your body.”
     
    By mid afternoon, the crowd of
shoppers had thinned. Kate was looking forward to taking a break when she heard
the bell tinkle over the door.
    A woman with shoulder-skimming
blonde hair strode through the door. She wore a tailored red suit, matching
heels, and the look of a woman on a mission. A man of medium height wearing a
suit, pricey leather shoes, and a smirk followed close on her heels.
    Kate scooted across the room to
Seth’s side where he had just finished ringing up a sale. She gripped his arm.
“Look who just came in.”
    He glanced at the couple and
shrugged. “So?”
    Kate gripped his arm tighter.
“Don’t you recognize her? That’s Leslie MacFadden. She owns half a dozen car
dealerships in Denver, and she was just appointed to the mayor’s new council
called Women in Business for Colorado. The man with her must be her latest
boyfriend. They would be the perfect choice.”
    “For what?”
    Kate rolled her eyes. “We can ask
them to conduct a trial experiment for us.”
    Seth frowned and stared at them.
“Maybe. If they’ll agree to it.”
    Kate’s entrepreneurial antennae
went on alert. “They’ll agree. Trust me.” She tugged on Seth’s arm and pulled
him with her across the room.
    As they drew near, Ms. MacFadden
lifted a pair of string bikini panties made entirely of black lace from a rack
and held them up for her boyfriend’s opinion. “Nice, huh?”
    Her boyfriend lifted one brow and
smiled. “Hmmm.”
    Yes, Kate thought. This was exactly
the kind of couple she was looking for. “Good afternoon. Are you looking for
something in particular?”
    The woman turned and threw Kate a
charming smile. “Yes, I’m going on vacation to Tahiti. I want something exotic
and a bit on the wild side.”
    Her dark brown gaze landed on Seth
and the smile turned from charming to coquettish. “You’re the professor.” Her
voice fairly purred in admiration.
    The woman’s companion draped a
proprietary arm over her slim shoulders. “So, how has the week gone so far?”
    Ms. MacFadden kept her gaze on
Seth. “Pretty good,” he answered.
    “Just pretty good? So in other
words neither one of you has won the bet?”
    The woman looked at Seth as though
he were dessert. An odd, very uncomfortable feeling poked at Kate. Could it be
jealousy? Was she actually jealous? If she was, what did that mean? She had
always had a great deal of respect for Leslie MacFadden because she had made it
in a man’s world despite being sexy and drop dead gorgeous. But the woman was
coming on to Seth and she