Page 133 of Indecent Ventures

My whole body is covered in goosebumps at his voice, his touch, his smell, his close proximity.

“I…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

His lips still hover by my ear. “It’s okay. I’ve been watching you too. It’s hard not to. You’re the most beautiful woman in this room.”

He brushes his lips over my neck. I have to close my eyes to keep myself from moaning in pleasure.

His hand is on my stomach, pulling me tight to his body. He starts moving our hips to the beat of the music. My hips instinctually sway in sync with his.

He whispers again, “Let’s take this to the dance floor. I want to see your body move. I want to feel you in my arms.”

I nod my head as he takes my hand, leading me to the dance floor. I set my wine glass down on a nearby table along the way.

As soon as we reach the dance floor, he pulls me into his big, strong arms. It’s not a fast song, but not exactly a slow song either. He doesn’t seem to care.

With his body pressed tight to mine, he begins to sway his hips again, urging me to follow suit. I do.

He rubs the backs of his fingers down my face. “Tell me more about you, princesa. What do you do?”

I’m finding it hard to speak while in his arms, but I somehow find my voice. “I’m a lawyer at Cooper and Kronfeld.” It’s a well-known, big Philadelphia law firm.

“And what’s your relationship to Reagan? How do you know her and Carter?”

“Reagan’s mother, Darian, and my sister, who you met, are long-time best friends.”

He looks confused for a moment. “I assume your sister is much older than you?”

I nod. “She is. We had different mothers.” Words are not coming easily to me right now. I need to get him to speak. “What does the Vice President of Strategy and Operations do?”

“I work on acquiring new businesses for the Daulton Holding’s umbrella.”

“Do you work with Skylar?” Skylar is Darian’s youngest daughter who I know has a similar role at Daulton Holdings.

He nods. “Yes. We have the same title, but I focus on acquiring existing businesses, and she focuses on building new ones. We help each other though. Do you know Skylar well?”

“Of course. I spend time with the whole family.”

“We work well together. She’s highly intelligent and very good at her job.”

He expertly twirls me around and then brings me back to him, all while continuing to move those sexy hips of his. “Tell me more, princesa. I want to know everything.”

I take a breath, trying to gather myself enough to behave like a normal adult. “I’m divorced with a three-year-old son. He’s the light of my life. My ex isn’t in the picture at all, so most of my free time is spent with my son.”

Dominic smiles. It’s a soft, loving smile. “I have a three-year-old daughter. She’s my everything.”

“What’s her name?”

“Valentina.”

His entire face lights up at the mention of her name. It’s sweet.

“Tell me, Dominic Mazzello, why do you have an Italian name if you’re Latino.”

He smiles again. “Everyone assumes I’m Italian because of my name. I’m impressed that you knew otherwise.”

“I knew as soon as I saw you. Even if I didn’t, you’ve been calling me princesa.”

He tucks my hair behind my ear. “You are a princesa.” His eyes bore into mine. “You have the most penetrating blue eyes I’ve ever seen.”

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