Page 97 of Third Chances (Men of Manhattan 2)

"Was it the best 30 seconds of your life?" James asked, trying to keep a straight face.

"I was kind of trying to avoid those lyrics," I said.

James laughed. "I'm glad you could join us, Daphne. Let me grab you a chair."

"No, it's fine," I said. I grabbed Daphne's waist and pulled her down into the only empty lounge chair with me. "I forgot to tell you that I love to snuggle after sex."

She laughed as she settled between my legs. "How are you so nice and so horrifyingly rude at the same time?"

"Rude? Baby, singing to you was a compliment." I kissed the side of her neck.

"You just told all your friends that we had sex," she hissed back at me.

"Exactly. And it was amazing. Oh sorry, I missed an important lyric." I cleared my throat. "And it felt so good!" I sung.

"Oh my God, stop. You already sung that. I will seriously hit you."

I laughed. "If you did, I would have to tie you up. Bet you wish I wasn't leaving tonight now, huh?"

She looked behind her shoulder at me. Her eyes looked a little sad. "Of course I wish you weren't leaving." She tilted her head back, resting it against my chest. Her hair tickled my skin.

I wrapped my arms tightly around her and rested my chin on the top of her head. She felt so small in my arms. Maybe having me wrapped around her comforted her as much as it comforted me. Why did I suddenly feel sad? I'd see her again. It's not like this was going to be goodbye. With other girls it had been. But I didn't want Daphne to be a onetime thing. I would have done so much more to her perfect body if I kne

w I was only going to get to experience her once. "I wish I was staying too."

I heard her sigh and she put her arms on top of mine, holding me in place like she thought I was about to run away. But for the first time in my life, I didn't feel like running. I was happy exactly where I was.

"We already ordered," James said. "But we got a ton of food. I can run back to the restaurant real quick and get you something specific if you want, Daphne."

"She's good," I said.

Daphne laughed and leaned back to look up at me. "I'm very particular."

"If you're still hungry, I've got something you'll like for dessert," I whispered in her ear.

"And what is that?"

I tightened my arms around her. "Baby, I'm picturing my cum dripping down your chin as we speak. And your pussy is the only dessert I want."

Her body tensed. "We just had sex," she whispered.

"Quoting The Lonely Island too?"

"No." She laughed. "I'm just stating a fact."

"You're really telling me that you don't want me again right now? Because I want you. Just say the word and I'm all yours, baby."

Chapter 31

Daphne

All mine? He kept saying stuff like that, but it didn't feel like he meant it in the way I wanted. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. What am I doing? I just had sex with a complete stranger.

So why didn't it feel that way? I had never had a one night stand, so I had no idea how it was supposed to feel. But I was pretty sure it didn't involve holding hands and having lunch with the guy's friends.

I opened my eyes and looked down at Rob's legs. They were really hairy. Why did I find that so sexy? They were just legs. I tried to shake away the feeling that I was starting to latch on to him. I couldn't afford to get my hopes up. I wouldn't do that to myself. "Are you getting excited for your wedding, James?" I asked.

A smile spread across his face. "I think excited is an understatement. I've been waiting to marry this girl for two and a half years."

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