Page 130 of Sin With Me

And all I could think about was how much I wanted to taste each curve of those lips as their shape changed. I wanted to feel every single emotion she expressed with them right underneath my tongue. Fuck! I had to stop this, so I’d have some time for my dick to return to its resting state.

“Your sister has gone through a lot,” she finally said. “I’m sorry.”

“Thank you. Do you think you can helpme?”

“I can do more than help you, Cowboy.” That vixen smile of hers was back on her face. “I can nearly guarantee you that I’ll findhim.”

I wasn’t sure if that should make me happy or afraid. The thought of what it would mean to find the bastard could scare the living crap out of a corpse.

“Then I guess I’m your next project.”

She eyed me from the bottom up before saying, “You certainly are.” Emma reached forward over the table for a handshake. “Congratulations, Cowboy. You’ve just hired the best investigator in the country.”

I stood up, taking her little hand into mine and squeezing it gently, quite grateful that my erection had gone down. Touching her for the first time, even if it was just through a handshake, was so rewarding that if I died now I’d be a very happy man. Who was I kidding? I could never get enough of Emma. There would never be enough of her simple touch, her beautiful lips, and sinfulbody.

I made my way around the conference room table and followed Emma as she led me toward the door. She turned suddenly, nearly bumping into me. I held my breath because if I inhaled any more of her sweet scent I wouldn’t be held responsible for throwing her down to the ground and having my way with her the way I’d imagined.

“I’d like to ask you a question that’s not business related.”

“Go ahead,” I smiled. Her eyes danced with happiness in response.

“You called me ‘smart’ back at the club. How did you know? And please, I don’t mean to sound conceited – I’m just curious.”

“I asked the security guard your friends were flirting with. He told me you’re from the city, and that this was a one-time thing.”

“It was. I lost a bet.” She shrugged as if she was already regretting her actions.

“You should reconsider your choice of friends. But for what it’s worth, you were amazing on that stage. You could have turned a gay man straight and put Viagra completely out of business.”

A flush of pink covered her cheeks, and I fought the urge to smooth my hand over her skin to feel how its temperature had changed.

“Thankyou.”

“Now can I ask you a question?”

“Of course.”

“Have dinner withme?”

“Is this personal or business?”

“I’d like to think personal.”

She paused for a moment while considering my offer. Her mouth slowly curved up into a beautiful smile. “All right. I’ll have dinner withyou.”

“I’ll need your address so I can pick you up.” I paused. “If that’s all right with you.” Knowing the forward thinking kind of woman that she was, I hoped she’d appreciate the gesture. I still wanted to do everything for her, including spoiling her rotten and treating her like she was a princess worthy of the best. But I knew better than that, and given that Emma had grown up in New York, she was likely a modern kind of woman more than the country girls I was usedto.

She opened up her iPad, saying. “Add your number to my contacts and I’ll text you. For what it’s worth, Cowboy, I’m glad we ran into each other again. And not only because I know that I’m the only one who can get this jobdone.”

“For what it’s worth, Emma, I’m happy to have found you again as well. And I trust you with this case more than I’d trust anyoneelse.”

The smile she gave me before I left was absolutely priceless. Shit! I would have given up my first born (if I had one) just for that smile. Okay, maybe not, but whatever came next, I was ready to make the sacrifice forher.

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