Page 550 of Rock Me All Night

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Forget my plan? Not a chance in hell. "Sounds terrifying."

"It can be." His fingers curl into my hair. "Close your eyes."

I don't. Instead, I stare back at him. "Is this your thing—taking girls to strange places and asking them to close their eyes so you can assault their senses."

"Assault?"

"You know what I mean."

"It's my thing taking you places and asking you to close your eyes. Yeah."

"Why?"

"I want to know everything there is to know about your body, every place I can touch to make you purr."

My sex clenches. The man can talk.

His fingertips skim my temples as he pulls off my glasses. Gently, he folds them and sets them on the table. "Try it."

I close my eyes.

His fingertips brush against my inner thigh.

Almost.

He strokes my inner thigh with his thumb. I reach for something and get the soft fabric of his shirt.

His fingers brush the sides of my panties. "Jess, we talked about this. Now I'm going to have to tease you twice as hard."

My skin tingles with anticipation. "Really?"

"Yeah." He moves closer. His fingers brush against my clit, over my panties.

I sigh with pleasure. I need more of that. Need him to continue.

"Stop guessing what's gonna happen," he whispers. "Take it in, one thing at a time."

I try to stop guessing. To feel every note of the music. To feel every brush of his lips against my neck, every stroke of his thumb against my thigh.

The song fades into an outro and one of the musicians steps up to the mic. There are footsteps coming our way. The waiter.

I press my lips together, feigning innocence. It's clear Pete's got his hand up my skirt but it doesn't seem to bother the waiter.

He drops off our sodas with a smile, turns, and disappears.

Pete leans close enough to whisper. "Did it work?"

I shake my head. "I don't like jazz."

"It's not for everyone."

"I like knowing what's going to happen." I press my cheek against his as I bring my lips to his ear. "I like girly pop music."

"So you aren't a fan?" he teases.

"You're not bad."

His lips curl into a smile. "Jess, you're going to break my heart."

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