Page 23 of Only For Him

Unless she submitted. It was something she had never thought to do before him. She had friends who lived in the life, but she wasn’t someone who would be happy giving over that kind of power.

Or she had thought so.

Before now.

Before this man.

“Addison?”

She shook herself out of her thoughts. “Okay. But…only dinner.”

He nodded. “Of course.”

He pulled out a card from his jacket and grabbed a pen. He wrote something on it.

“My address.”

“Your address?”

“Yes. Dinner at my place, and I promise no strings attached.”

She studied him for a second and realized he was telling the truth. She trusted him, and that was saying a lot.

“Okay.”

Then, he gave her another one of those smiles that made her heart skip. “Thank you.”

“For what?”

He leaned closer, his mouth so close to hers she could feel his breath against her lips. He smelled like snow, sandalwood, and sex. The scent sunk into her soul, pulling a need she didn’t have before him. She didn’t know if she would ever find another man like him.

“For not accusing me.”

“You said you would wait for my decision. I know you will.”

“Oh, but Addison, I said I would try to sway you to my side.”

“You warned me, which is one reason I trust you.”

The moment she said it, she realized she meant it. Vic hadn’t done anything devious other than sending her things she liked. She was woman enough to admit she liked the attention.

He brushed his mouth over hers. Just a slight touch that had her body burning with heat. Her nipples hardened against the fabric of her bra. She didn’t realize until that moment how much she had been waiting for contact.

“See you at seven?”

She nodded, unable to take her gaze off his as he waved and headed out the door.

“As I said, oh, mama.”

“You don’t know the half of it.”

“So, this guy—who looks like sex on a stick, by the way, and dresses like the cover of GQ—has been sending you gifts?”

Addy sighed. “Yeah.”

“You’re being wooed.”

She glanced at Lindsey, who was smiling at her. “Wooed? That isn’t what I would call it. You don’t know what’s going on.”

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