A Tricky Proposition by Cat Schield Read Free Book Online

week?”
    “Then you agree that we run the risk of changing things between us.”
    “It doesn’t have to.” Jason’s fingers continued to dwell on her skin, but now he was trailing lines of fire along her collarbone. “Besides, that’s not what preoccupied me.”
    This told Ming all she needed to know about why he’d suggested they skip the fertility clinic. For Jason this was all about the sex. Fine. It could be all about the sex for her, too.
    “Okay. Let’s do it.” She spoke the words before she could second-guess herself. She stared at the television screen. It would be easier to say this next part without meeting his penetrating gaze. “But I have a few conditions of my own.”
    He leaned close enough for her to feel his breath on her neck. “You want me to romance you?”
    As goose bumps appeared on her arms, she made herself laugh. “Hardly. There is a window of three days during which we can try. If I don’t get pregnant your way, then you agree to do it my way.” Stipulating her terms put her back on solid ground with him. “I’m not planning on dragging this out indefinitely.”
    “I agree to those three days, but I want uninterrupted time with you.”
    She dug her fingernails beneath the beer label. In typical Jason fashion, he was messing up her well-laid plans.
    She’d been thinking in terms of three short evenings of fantastic sex here at his house and then heading back home to relive the moments in the privacy of her bedroom. Not days and nights of all Jason all the time. What if she talked in her sleep and told him all her secret fantasies about him? What if he didn’t let her sleep and she grew so delirious from all the hours of making love that she said something in the heat of passion?
    “You’re crazy if you think our families are going to leave us alone for three days.”
    “They will if we’re not in Houston.”
    This was her baby. She should be the one who decided where and when it was conceived. The lack of control was making her edgy. Vulnerable.
    “I propose we go somewhere far away,” he continued. “A secluded spot where we can concentrate on the business at hand.”
    The business at hand? He caressed those four words with such a high degree of sensuality, her body vibrated with excitement.
    “I’ll figure out where and let you know.” At least if she took charge of where they went she wouldn’t have to worry about her baby being conceived in whatever town NASCAR was racing that weekend.
    She started to shift her weight forward, preparing to stand, when Jason’s hand slid across her abdomen and circled around to her spine.
    “Before you go.”
    He tugged her upper half toward him. The hand that had been skimming her shoulder now cupped the back of her head. She was trapped between the heat of his body and his strong arm, her breasts skimming his chest, nipples turning into buds as desire plunged her into a whirlpool of longing. The intent in his eyes set her heart to thumping in an irregular rhythm.
    “What do you think you’re doing?” she demanded, retreating from the lips dipping toward hers.
    “Sealing our deal with a kiss.”
    “A handshake will work fine.”
    Her brusque dismissal didn’t dim the smug smile curving his lips. She put her hand on his chest. Rock-hard pecs flexed beneath her fingers. The even thump of his heart mocked her wildly fluctuating pulse.
    “Not for me.” He captured and held her gaze before letting his mouth graze hers. With a brief survey of her expression, he nodded. “See, that wasn’t so bad.”
    “Right.” Her chest rose and fell, betraying her agitation. “Not bad.”
    “If you relax it will get even better.” He shifted his attention to her chin, the line of her jaw, dusting his lips over her skin and making her senses whirl.
    “I’m not ready to relax.” She’d geared up to tell him that she’d try getting pregnant his way. Getting physical with him would require a different sort of preparation.
    “You