Page 66 of Mr. Flirt

Her eyes flashed me a knowing smile as I took a sip of wine.

“Maybe I want that. I’d love to be sexually free like you and just stop off at a bar after a long, hard day at the office and just pick a dude and make him a plaything.”

I choked on the wine I’d just swallowed, and she ran over and smacked me on the back while I recovered, using my wrist to wipe away the residue on my lips.

“That sounds horrible, Lucy. Why would you want that?”

“So, it’s okay if a man wants to have a one-night stand but not a woman?”

I shook my head, setting the wine glass down. “I didn’t say that, but it’s just... It’s not you.”

Lucy frowned and set her glass down. “How would you know?”

“I know enough to recognize that you want a connection.”

“And what I’m telling you is that I want a physical connection. If I want to relieve some stress, I want to be able to do it with no strings attached.” She picked her wine back up. “And that’s where you come in.”

My chest tightened in a panic at the thought of Lucy spending nights with any man but me.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” She studied me as I fought for an easy answer.

“Meatloaf is done.” I pulled out the dish and slid the French bread onto the rack.

“Did I offend you?” she asked, getting in front of me.

“It would take a lot more than that to offend me, Lucy.” I smiled, watching the spark ignite in her gaze. “We can discuss particulars over dinner.”

I put the oven to broil for the bread.

Lucy laughed. “I didn’t think it was that difficult.”

“Did you ever show up and find your law professors ill-prepared?”

She grinned. “No.”

“There you go.”

Lucy’s mouth parted, and her tongue slowly slid along her bottom lip, driving me instantly crazy for her.

“You don’t have any effing clue how sexy you are,” I muttered, glancing at the bread in the oven.

She patted my chest and laughed. “I think you’re just in a dry spell.”

I shook my head and cupped her hands in mine. “Don’t do that.”

“What?”

“Put yourself down like that.”

She was thoughtful for a second and nodded. “Okay.”

“Lesson number one, Lucy. Know your worth.”

Her green eyes caught mine, and my heart ached. I wanted to taste every square inch of this woman right here and now.

“I can do that.”

“You’re an insanely sexy, intelligent woman who could strike down most men with one look.”

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