Page 7 of Unbreak My Heart

Oh, boy. What was she doing?

Was she really going to go home with this guy?

Stepping onto the sidewalk, she turned as he walked out behind her, the noise dimming to a distant thump behind them.

His hands were shoved deep into his front pockets, making him look for all the world like a bashful teenager unsure of what he was doing.

That almost made her laugh. She felt exactly the same way.

He chewed on his lush lower lip. A very sexy lip that looked like it would be so very nice to kiss.

Stop it! Goodness, Eva!

She was so hormone-fuelled she almost couldn’t see straight. She sent him what she hoped was a confident smile.

Did he even realise how cute he was?

Simon jerked his head to the right. “I have a room at the Baxter. We could go there if you want?”

Blinking, Eva’s smile grew. The Baxter was one of the most upmarket hotels in the small city, which had modelled itself on the bigger, fancy five-star numbers in the capital cities. “You’re not local.”

“No. Not from here. Just passing through.”

It was as if the angels themselves had delivered this man right into her lap. Not local. Not too young. And he actually seemed to like the look of her.

Nodding, she replied, “I’d love to.”

She followed him the hundred or so metres to the hotel and stepped into the lift while he tapped his room card on the access point, then pressed his floor number. Butterflies flocked her stomach, actually seeming to curdle the wine in her belly.

She wasn’t sure if it was from excited nerves or terror.

She stifled a giggle. The terror was in case he found her lacking once their clothes were off.

Taking her time to straighten her blouse, she tugged it into place over her dress pants, then shook her head at herself and her self-sabotaging brain.

He wouldn’t have asked her back if he hadn’t liked what he’d seen.

It was just that she hadn’t done anything like this in… well, ever. Certainly hadn’t put herself out there since her ex-husband had left her and Matty high and dry.

It’s just a booty call. You know it and he knows it.

She psyched herself up mentally. Not because she didn’t want this, she just needed a little confidence. Something that had taken a massive beating when Vance had walked out on her more than two years ago.

A hot night with a sexy man should help.

Shouldn’t it?

The elevatordingedand the doors opened on his level. Eva followed as he walked toward the end of the hall.

Simon tapped the card to the door and held it open for her.

She blinked up at him in surprise. He was holding the door for her?

How sweet!

She wasn’t used to that. Wasn’t used to a lot of things, to be honest.

He closed the door gently and she faced him, her excited nerves winning out and she rubbed her palms on the seat of her pants. She looked up as he came closer.

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