Page 19 of The Rules of Dating a Younger Man

“Hold up.” I scratched my chin. “She said it was against hotel policy to give out room numbers.”

“She mentioned there was a man who was also looking for me. Since we were clearly in search of each other, she agreed to give me your room number after I gave her your name.”

“I’m so sorry about what you saw earlier. But it was absolutely not what it looked like.”

Alex nodded. “I know that now.”

My eyes widened. “You do? How?”

“Right after I saw you with Kyra, I went downstairs. But I didn’t stay. When I came back up to our floor, you weren’t here, but she was still out in the hall. She’d lost her room key. She was also slurring her words, and I realized she was pretty drunk. She started rambling on about how you blew her off when all she was trying to do was blow you.”

A breath of relief escaped me. Well, thank God Kyra is good for something. Who would’ve imagined she would be the one to save my ass?

“I’ve been worried you thought I was a horrible person.”

She tilted her head. “Getting a blowjob wouldn’t have made you a horrible person.”

Now I knew I was more relaxed, because the word blowjob coming out of her mouth caused my dick to twitch. Any sexual arousal I’d lost in the shower was back in full force. This bombshell of a woman—a real woman—had me aroused in a way I’d never felt before.

“You know what I mean, Alex. There was no way I would’ve been messing around with her.” I took a few steps closer. “There’s something happening between us, whether you want to admit it or not. I sensed the way your body reacted to me when we were up close and personal earlier…” My eyes fell to her neck, which was turning pink. “It’s the same way you’re reacting to me now.”

She shook her head. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Despite her attempt at denying things, her breathing became heavier. When she ran her tongue across her bottom lip, I wished I could reach out and bite it. There was so much I wished I could do right now.

I wanted to fuck this woman in the worst way. But it was more than that. I would’ve been fine just staying up all night and talking to her, too. Anything she wanted to give me, I’d take. I wondered what would happen if I kissed her right now? But instead of attempting that, I stepped back. “Why did you say what you did earlier about young people?”

She narrowed her eyes. “What did I say exactly?”

“When you bowed out of coming out with us, you said us young people should go enjoy ourselves, as if there’s a world of difference between you and me just because of our ages. You know damn well there’s not.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it.”

“Well, it pissed me off.”

She arched a brow. “But it’s the truth, isn’t it? You and your friends are younger than me.”

“It felt like you were trying to tell me I should stick to women my own age, when I’m not interested in anyone else right now but you. I don’t give a shit what it looked like earlier with Kyra hanging all over me. I didn’t ask for it. And absolutely nothing happened with that girl.”

“Okay…” She looked down at her shoes. “I was caught off guard to see Kyra hanging all over you earlier. I’ll admit that.”

“Finally, she’s being honest with me.” My mouth curved into a grin. “You were jealous?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“Not in so many words, no.” I moved in slowly. “Let me make something clear. Me being interested in her is laughable, considering I’ve thought of little besides you this weekend. It’s not easy chasing someone who runs from me, you know. There’s a chance I could end up never catching you. But it’s a risk I’m willing to take if it means I’ve got a shot. It’s even a little invigorating. Women don’t play hard to get with me all that often. But I don’t give up easily on things I want.”

She said nothing as I continued to stare into her eyes.

“Why did you come to my room tonight, Alex?”

She crossed her arms. “Get your mind out of the gutter. I didn’t come here for any reason but to talk.”

“I know that. What I mean is, you could’ve just left well enough alone, if you were hoping I’d move on to someone younger. You could’ve let me think you were mad. You didn’t need to come see me. We could’ve cleared things up in the morning.” I licked my lips. “But…you like me.”

She swallowed. “I need to go.”

Despite her words, she didn’t move.

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