ALL HE DESIRES (Voluptuous Woman Series) by Brenda Jackson Read Free Book Online Page A

breath away.”
    He leaned down and gently placed a kiss on her lips. “That about makes us even, because you took my breath away the very first time I laid eyes on you, sweetheart.”
    Dominique stared up at him. Jordan always said nice things to her and gave her compliments, which was something Kenneth had never done. Jordan had a way of making her feel special, all woman and sexy. She was smart enough to know that some men were capable of delivering just any line to a woman if it would get them from point A to point B. But whenever Jordan spoke, there was always a deep sincerity in his voice, as though he really meant what he was saying.
    She started to say something in the way of a thank-you, but he didn’t let her. Instead he took her hand in his and together they began jogging. And once again he slowed his pace to keep up with hers.
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    Bending over with his hands on his knees, Jordan began taking deep, slow breaths. They had jogged an extra thirty minutes, and although sweaty and hot, his body felt good, like it usually did after a good workout.
    He glanced over at Dominique, who was also bent over and breathing deeply. Her eyes were closed and a few loose strands of hair had come undone and were stuck to the perspiration on her face. He wondered just how her heated and damp skin would taste on his tongue. He was tempted to cover the distance between them and began lapping her up to find out.
    He closed his eyes when he felt his body get harder. He forced himself to take another slow, deep breath as his nostrils flared and his mind became tormented with vivid images of the two of them in his bed naked and making love in the wildest kinds of ways.
    Slowly, still struggling for breath, as well as for sanity, he opened his eyes and straightened his body. She had already straightened and was staring at him. In that instant, at that moment, he felt the same awareness and connection he’d felt when their gazes had met yesterday across the span of the courtroom. Warmth that he was beginning to get used to began increasing in slow degrees and sluggishly expanded to every part of his body. He had never been this caught up, bewitched, enchanted and fascinated by a woman. Not even with Paula.
    He sucked in a deep breath, feeling the affect of Dominique’s gaze as if it were actually touching him, and he could tell she was as much aware of the magnetism between them as he was. And also, like him, she was powerless against it.
    “You ready to go?” he finally asked, hoping conversation would at least soften the sexual tension surrounding them.
    “Yes.”
    He reached out and took her hand. “Come on. I’ll walk you home.”
    In silence they walked the three blocks to the condos where she lived, holding hands.
    “I don’t live far from here,” he finally said after they had walked through the gated entrance and she had exchanged greetings with the guardsman on duty.
    She glanced up at him. He was smiling, and she wondered what he’d found amusing. “Really? Where do you live?”
    “Three blocks away from the park.”
    She stopped walking. “You live here? In this same complex?” she asked as her eyes widened in surprise.
    “Yes.” His smiled deepened. “It seems we’re neighbors. Now isn’t that a coincidence?”
    His voice, she noted, sounded husky and sexually charged. The sound of it sizzled along her every nerve ending. She saw their being neighbors more of a convenience than a coincidence, and could tell by the look that he was giving her that so did he.
    She sighed when they reached her front door. Although she was tempted to invite him in, she decided it would not be a good idea. Too much sexual current was flowing between them, and she had a feeling that if they were alone they would overcharged and end up galvanized. Besides, she needed time to deal with this latest bit of news that he was her neighbor.
    “What are you doing tonight?”
    “Having dinner with my family.”
    “And