Best Erotic Romance 2014

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Book: Best Erotic Romance 2014 by Kristina Wright Read Free Book Online
Authors: Kristina Wright
“Patient, professional, knowledgeable…and very thorough.”
    She held him against her for a moment, savoring the experience and wondering what she ought to do next. Then she released him so he could take care of the condom. She watched his back as he walked toward the sink. Tamara decided that when he returned, she could ask him to dinner.
    â€œHey,” Randal said lightly as he turned on the water. “You never showed me the valve cover gasket. Did that turn out to be in good shape after all?”
    â€œIt certainly wasn’t dried out like the cam seals,” Tamara answered, then trailed off, lifting herself onto one elbow. Thefacility with which he’d referred to cars as they made love took on a different cast in her mind. “Most people who can’t tell a timing belt from a steering wheel wouldn’t know a valve cover gasket if it put a gun to their heads.” Adrenaline poured through her body, erasing the relaxation her orgasms had brought. “Who are you?”
    The easy smile he’d been wearing fell off his face. He turned toward her and held up his hands. Now, his gym-sculpted body seemed to mock her.
    Tamara pressed her attack. “Are you checking out the competition or something?”
    â€œThis isn’t what you think,” Randal said.
    â€œI just had sex with a man who’s in my place of business under false pretenses,” Tamara shot back. “I’m pretty sure it’s what I think.” She felt too naked, too vulnerable and too embarrassed. She gathered her clothes as quickly as she could.
    â€œLook, I’m a reporter. I’m checking out how different shops treat their customers.”
    She sent him a glare cold enough to freeze water. “Do I get special mention for fucking a customer?”
    â€œLook, I know it wasn’t the best thing for me to do. I tried to tell you, but… In the end, I just didn’t want to stop what was happening between us. I’m sorry.”
    Tamara stared at him. Her body still ached with the pleasure he’d given her. She still wanted him, and she did remember the moment he’d hesitated. Tamara very nearly stretched out her arms to him, but the humiliation of being deceived burned too strongly in the back of her throat.
    She turned her back on him. “You can call me later if you want, once I’ve had a chance to think about this. Right now, please get out.”
    * * *
    â€œCan you believe he was an undercover reporter?” Lucy almost squealed the question, clearly thrilled by the glamour of the word “undercover.” “‘Top marks go to T.O.’s Auto Service Plus in Providence, R.I., the only shop we tried that caught every problem our test vehicle had, fixed them all and didn’t charge a penny’s worth of unfair parts or labor,’” she read aloud from the magazine open in her hands. She followed Tamara into the garage, ignoring her boss’s every effort to retreat. “‘Staff was patient, professional, knowledgeable and very thorough,’” Lucy continued.
    Embarrassment flooded Tamara at the familiar phrasing. Her hands worked at her sides. Engines made so much more sense than people. “You should really keep an eye on the floor if you’re going to be in here, Lucy,” she said. “Especially in those heels. Why don’t you put that magazine away?”
    Lucy surprised her by dropping it and placing one fist on each hip instead. “What’s the matter with you, Tamara? That is the best write-up we could possibly have hoped for, and in a national magazine! You’d think you would be happy! I’ll even forgive Randal Dean for being such a pain in the ass while he was here.”
    Tamara swallowed. Lucy was right—she had no reason to be anything but delighted with the profile. She’d earned every nice thing Randal had written about her shop by being good at her job. He hadn’t

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