Page 147 of Sweet Temptation
“I dunno. Average hot?”
“Doubtful,” she said.
Then she looked me up and down, slowly. It was darkish in here, but whatever light there was found her eyes and the gorgeous curve of her cheek. My gaze dropped to her sexy lips as she spoke.
“Now, if he was above-average hot… I’d maybe consider it,” she said.
And the way she looked at me…
My dick twitched.
Well, that went in the wrong direction fast.
Change the subject to something unsexy.
“Do you know your brother’s friends well?”
“I know some of them. I wouldn’t say I know them well. Different circles. I don’t see Justice as much as I’d liked to.”
“Why not?”
“He doesn’t come into the city much. He travels a lot. So do I.”
“So why didn’t you want to stay at his place longer tonight?”
She shrugged. “I want to get a good sleep and get back to Vancouver tomorrow as early as possible. I wasn’t in the mood to be up all night.”
“I thought you were always in the mood to be up all night.”
“Not when my brother’s sky-high on blow.”
“You noticed.”
“Yeah, I noticed.”
She didn’t say anything else about it, so I decided not to pry.
Maybe another time. She was already annoyed with me enough tonight.
“You didn’t tell him about me,” I said, treading gently. “You haven’t told him and Mia about the restraining order? The attempted break-in?”
She sighed. “I haven’t exactly gotten around to it.”
“They don’t know about any of it?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I haven’t told anyone in my family. And I don’t know why.” She went silent a moment. “Okay, I know why. I don’t want them to freak out and worry about me.”
“Would it be so bad if your family was concerned about your safety?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“What did you think of the party?” she asked, changing the subject.
