Page 52 of Daddy By Design

No way.

Nolan cleared his throat. Then his gaze dipped to my mouth before he licked his lips, which made all sorts of things inside of me clench that had no business clenching. “Maybe I should go.” His voice was even darker and growlier, if that was at all possible.

“I mean, we’re adults, right?” Don’t laugh. Don’t laugh. It would sound crazy right about then. “We know what sex is.”

He stuffed his hands into his pockets. He might have just as well drawn an arrow to his crotch. I couldn’t help myself, dammit.

And well, now… I wasn’t the only one feeling the buzz of reaction.

The thunderous pounding just kept on going.

My fingers slid down to my neck. “Okay, but seriously what kind of supplements is he taking, huh?”

Nolan snorted.

My heart tripped. “Oh, hey. Was that a laugh?”

“No.”

“I think it was.” I dipped down to pick up my sketchbook and damn...

He was definitely not immune. And just as impressive as I remembered from our roll in the grass the other day.

I glanced up and from the jaw tick he had going on, he’d definitely seen where my attention had strayed.

Straightening up, my breast grazed his chest. He took a healthy step back from me and there was a little demon inside of me that enjoyed the fact that he was uncomfortable.

Did I make him nervous?

If anyone had asked me an hour ago, I’d have said I pretty much just pissed him off.

I stepped forward and he took another back until he bumped into my desk. I reached around him to fix a pin on my board, making sure to crowd him until we were touching from thigh to chest. His sharp cinnamon scent ramped up the buzz under my skin. My shirt was thin, and I’d worn a more decorative than supportive bra thanks to the heat. Right now, there was a lot of heat pumping off his muscular chest and stomach. I knew my attributes were more of a curvy bottom half, but my boobs weren’t half bad.

His gaze stayed on my face—admirable, but I was pretty sure that was sheer stubbornness on his part.

Was this my smartest idea?

Nope.

I wanted him to hire me on my talents, not because I was offering him a bonus tip.

Speaking of tips, my nipples were not cooperating in the least. No padding in this bra to hide them, either.

And he definitely noticed. Every muscle seemed locked against my touch.

Maybe he wouldn’t think I was worth the trouble. I annoyed him every chance I got. And this girl was definitely out of practice of the naked variety. Especially the part where there was a lot of sweating and?—

“Holy crap.”

The guttural groan from beneath us practically vibrated the room. Or was that him?

Nolan’s chest heaved, flight or fight warring in his deep blue eyes.

A better woman would let him go.

A smarter woman would take this as a sign to end the night.

My hand rested on his rock-hard stomach as my heart rate tripled. The shout that came through the floor left me rattled and hot. God, I missed that kind of shouting. I wasn’t a quiet girl when it came to the naked times. If it was good naked times, anyway. Plenty had been silent before.

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