“What do you have planned?” she asked, unconsciously leaning forward.
He chuckled. “What caused the daring change?”
Since his eyes were sparkling with something more than amusement, Amanda felt her body heat up even further. She was more turned on than she’d ever been in her entire life!
“You don’t think I’m daring?” she asked, her shoulders swaying as if she were challenging his assumption.
He let his eyes rove over her figure, the smile broadening. “I think that you’re one of the most beautiful, sexiest, and amazing women I’ve ever had the pleasure of getting to know,” he told her honestly, his voice low and with a heat that sent renewed sizzles racing over her skin.
Damn! Why did he have to say something so perfect?
Unfortunately, before she could lift up onto her toes, Tito called out and they turned.
Even as she stared at the object in the man’s hand, she still didn’t understand. “Whatisthat?” Amanda asked, pulling away from the oddly hairy thing dangling from his fingertips.
Daniesh blinked, trying to get his body back under control. Amanda was such a delight! Every time he looked at her, he discovered another aspect that he liked. She’d been timid and shy when he’d first met her, but her eyes had been bright and eager to enter an event that he’d been dreading. She’d enlivened the awards ceremony with her excitement. It was all new and exciting for her, and that made the world new and exciting for him.
Then she’d been arrested and, despite her tears and fear, she’d still managed to look dignified, her inner strength shining through. The tears had been understandable. If he’d been in the same situation, he would have been fuming with fury. Tears and fury were equally valid and he respected her more for her ability to process her feelings.
But now! Something inside of her had shifted. There was a definite change in her body language that he couldn’t quite define, but it certainly turned him on! She was eager, but there was more. Something…hot!
Tito interrupted his latest contemplation of Amanda. When he realized what Amanda was asking about, Daniesh threw his head back, laughing at her horror. When he was able to regain his control, he chuckled again and took the fuzzy thing. “It’s a wig,” he explained, flipping it around so that she could see it more clearly. “A blond wig.”
Amanda took the hairpiece gingerly, examining it carefully. “Okay, so…what’s it for?”
Daniesh took it back and plunked it on her head. She looked a bit silly, but even more beautiful, with her dark hair sticking out underneath the Marilyn Monroe style wig.
“Well, you asked about sneaking into a place during the day.” He adjusted the wig slightly, but it didn’t do any good with her dark hair still draped over her shoulders. “The best way to sneak into a place is to be obvious.” He flipped another lock of the wig. “If one goes in stealthily, trying to avoid being seen, then the odds of being questioned are higher.” He took the bag Tito was still holding and peered inside, grinned, then handed it to her. “Whereas if you go into a space trying to get people to look at you, then you don’t look guilty.”
Amanda peered into the bag, then gasped as she pulled out a low cut, crimson dress with a flirty skirt that would float around her legs when she walked. “And you want me to wear this dress and wig?”
“Yep,” he replied, turning to find Tito offering him a wig and a fake mustache. “You’re going in as a movie star.” He twirled the greyish wig on a finger. “I’ll be your manager and my bodyguards will be your bodyguards for the afternoon.”
“That’s brilliant!” she gasped, bouncing slightly.
“Are you ready for this?” he asked, thinking to warn her. But she merely bounced some more, nodding her head in time. She looked absolutely adorable! Like a kid heading to a candy store. Her eyes were bright, her lips soft and inviting. And he couldn’t even glance down at her breasts because he knew that they would be bouncing under that soft, pink sweater!
Twenty minutes later, she came down the stairs wearing the red dress and he nearly fell off his chair.
He suspected that his mouth was hanging open, but he couldn’t seem to close it as Amanda stepped down the last tread of the stairway, smiling brightly. Her dark hair had been tucked away so that only the champagne blond wig surrounded her bright, eager features. She wore red lipstick that perfectly matched the red dress and a thick layer of mascara and eyeliner that made her eyes look huge!
But it was the dress that had him feeling stunned. It hugged her breasts, clinging lovingly to those magnificent globes. He let his gaze linger on her breasts, but then they lowered, taking in her tiny waist, full, ripe hips, and legs that went on for miles! Her red shoes looked painful, but incredibly hot!
Slowly, he let his eyes move higher and…yes, they again lingered on her breasts because they were truly that amazing…then lifted higher until he was looking into her eyes again.
“Perfect!” he whispered, utterly shocked by the transformation. She looked…wrong. Yes, Amanda looked hot and beautiful, but this wasn’thisAmanda.
He recognized the possessiveness instantly and tried to correct himself. But the need to have her in his world, to know that she was his woman, was overwhelmingly strong.
Clearing his throat, Daniesh stood up, relieved that he hadn’t fallen on the floor.
“Yes, that is exactly the look we had in mind.”
Tito cleared his throat and stepped forward. “You’re going to need these as well, ma’am,” he said, offering her a dark pair of sunglasses and a white cape.
She accepted the sunglasses, but Daniesh all but snatched the cape from his bodyguard’s hands, glaring at him. Tito didn’t take offense. In fact, the bastard smothered a smile as he stepped back out of the way.
Daniesh stepped forward and carefully draped the soft white cape over Amanda’s shoulders. If his fingers lingered on the exposed skin for a moment…well, he was only human after all. And no man would have the self-control to stop himself from touching that beautiful, alabaster skin!