Page 97 of Until You

“And when I leave the room?” she asked playfully.

His smile fell, and he turned surprisingly serious. “There’s no one else then either.”

His answer shocked her, but then he shocked her more when he turned around and left the room. “Where are you going?”

“Stay there.”

“So our plan is for me to hide in my room?” she called after him.

Seconds later, he stood in the doorway with his hand behind his back and a cheesy grin on his face.

“What are you doing?” she asked, realizing how much she loved this playful side of him. She’d never had this in any of her previous relationships, and she’d had no idea she even wanted it until now.

He stepped into the room, placed a hand on his stomach and bowed at the waist, then stood. “Prince Charming would like to present you with this shoe.” Then he pulled her missing shoe from behind his back and held out the purple pump.

“You found it.”

“Someone turned it in to the property manager.” Grinning, he knelt in front of her, then seductively lifted the hem of her bridesmaid’s dress up to her knee.

“What are you doing?”

He looked up at her with his bad-boy eyes. “I have to try it on you, of course.” He slipped it on, then slowly ran his hands up her calf to her thigh.

“I don’t remember it happening this way,” she pushed out in a breathless gasp as her body ignited. How did he turn her on so quickly?

“This is our own X-rated version,” he said, leaning down to kiss her knee while his hand slid up to her panties.

“We’ll be late,” she said without protest as he pushed her back onto the bed. “What will we tell Britt?”

He pushed her dress up to her waist and tugged down her panties within seconds. A wicked smile crossed his face as he knelt between her bare legs. “That you met the Big Bad Wolf.”

“Wrong fairy tale…” she gasped as he began to distract her.

He looked up at her and grinned. “My version’s much better.”

***

On Friday, Tyler showed up at Lanie’s front door at seven thirty, surprised at how eager he was to see her. He’d dropped her off at her office that morning less than nine hours ago, but he was still blown away when she opened her door.

She was gorgeous.

They’d decided to go casual since they both dressed up for work, and thankfully, the weather had significantly cooled over the week. Lanie was wearing a fitted long-sleeved black T-shirt with a green scarf, and a pair of jeans that hugged her thighs and ass and were tucked into black boots. Her long dark hair was pulled into a wavy pony tail.

A wave of lust washed through him when he saw her, and he resisted the urge to drag her to her bed. This night was to prove there was more to them than just sex.

Still, he couldn’t let her appearance go without comment. “How do you look more sexy every time I see you?”

“I was about to ask you the same,” she said seductively, taking in his blue long-sleeved Henley and his jeans. Then her gaze lifted to his forehead. “Hey. You don’t look like Dr. Frankenstein anymore.”

He grinned. “Got my stitches out this afternoon. Now I won’t scare small children and pets.”

Her grin turned sexy. “You don’t scare me.”

He wanted to take her to her bed right now and—no. They were going to see this movie. Even if it was a rom-com. “You’re still good with seeing the movie first and then going to eat?”

“Then we can take our time at dinner.”

“Where’s your bag?”

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