Page 9 of One Hot Deal

Before she can interrogate me any further, Hugh approaches us."The grand opening is over.We can all go home."

"That was quick," Avery says."I assumed it would take hours, not thirty-five minutes."

Hugh shrugs."Why waste time?Everyone wants to get things rolling."

"He's right," I say."The grand opening was mostly for the media, so they would have photographs to print in their papers."

Derek and I follow Hugh and Avery out of the building and into the limousine.None of us speak.When we drop the happy couple off at their flat, the second the car door shuts, Derek turns partway toward me and lays his arm across the seat's back.

"Close the partition," he calls out to Ellie.

She doesn't hesitate, though I can see in the rearview mirror that she wrinkles her brows.The partition rises, giving us full privacy.Derek has never asked anyone to shut the partition before.

"We need to have a little talk, alone," he says.Then he slides closer to me, and his fingertips tease the back of my neck."Tell me one thing, Diana.Are you doing this baby pact thing because you desperately want a kid?Or because you desperately want to fuck me?"

All the fine hairs on my body shiver and stiffen, but a sensuous heat rushes through me a second later.Between my thighs, the heat instigates a tingling sensation.I cannot want him simply because he asked an inappropriate question.

So I huff."Don't flatter yourself, Mr.Hahn."

He stares at me with such intensity that a shiver slithers up my spine.The sensation isn't entirely unpleasant.

I stare right back at him.

Derek leans in until his lips graze my ear."Before I decide whether to accept your deal, I need to gather a little more information."

"About what?I've told you how it will work."

"Yeah, but I need to know something else."He lays a hand on my thigh."Whether or not we're sexually compatible."

"That doesn't matter.Men are easily aroused, and all I need is for you to reach orgasm."

"You don't care if either of us enjoys it."

The feel of his hand on my thigh, even with the barrier of my dress, excites me in ways I've never experienced with any other man.I don't understand it, and I don't like it.Well, I like it.That's obvious.I don't want to enjoy it, but his breaths teasing my ear… That's even harder to resist.My nipples have tightened and become so sensitive that I think I might come just from that sensation.

"Do you want me to move my hand?"he asks.

I shake my head just a little.

He slides his hand up to my hip."The way I see it, if we're going to have sex over and over until we reach the finish line, we might as well enjoy it.I don't want to watch porn movies just so I can get it up for you.So let's make sure we're compatible—with a kiss."

I struggle to pull in a full breath, and my response emerges as a whisper."All right."

"You want me to kiss you."

My head nods, but I had no conscious intention to do that.It's true, though.I want him to kiss me.I need it.Part of me prays it will be less than satisfying, so I can keep our arrangement clinical rather than sensual.But mostly, I want to know what it feels like to kiss Derek Hahn just once.

He cups my cheek in his hand, exerting gentle pressure to turn my head toward his face.The heat of his breaths makes my heart beat faster.As he leans in, my lids flutter shut and slick heat gathers between my thighs while my clitoris throbs.He hasn't even kissed me yet and already I'm on the verge of orgasm.The moment his lips touch mine, a breath rushes out of me as I sag into him.

Derek glides his hand up my cheek to tunnel his fingers into my hair.A deep groan resonates in his chest.

His lips feel soft and warm, and when he thrusts his tongue into my mouth, the velvety texture of it triggers a landslide of sensations that overwhelm me until I can't hold back anymore.I grasp his tie and drag him closer.With his chest mashed to mine, I push my tongue into his mouth and moan at how sinfully good he feels and tastes.

Keeping hold of his tie, I clutch his hand and thrust it between my thighs, under my dress, until his palm is spread over my mound.He pushes his palm inside my knickers, shoving his fingers between my folds, then pets my flesh so delicately that I can't catch my breath.My ears begin to ring while he strokes me with his long fingers, up and down, up and down, while my ears begin to ring.

We're about to shag, right here in the limo.

And I want it to happen.

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