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this, but he
couldn’t seem to stop.
    “Then you’re a fool.” He brought his mouth crashing down on
Matthew’s and thrust his tongue deeply into his mouth. Daniel plundered and
pushed, taking the other man’s mouth over and over again. He bit at Matthew’s
bottom lip as he pushed his hips into the cradle of his pelvis. He grabbed
Matt’s jaw, widening his mouth so he could lay claim.
    It wasn’t supposed to be a kiss of passion; it was
punishment for pushing Daniel too far. His lips were bruising in their
intensity, but Matt wasn’t intimidated. No, Matthew was moaning, his hands
grasping Daniel’s ass, grinding him against his cock.
    A small gasp broke the spell. Both men turned their heads
toward the sound. Standing in the doorway was the little hottie Daniel had just
met in the hall. He pushed away from Matt and walked to the woman. He didn’t
stop until he was close enough for her breath to touch his face. Daniel let his
gaze travel up and down her perfectly curved form, stopping at the beaded
nipples straining against her white tank top.
    She’d watched them kissing, and it had turned her on. Drawn,
as if by a magnet, he lowered his head, closing the distance between their
mouths. He breathed in deeply, and the sweet aroma of orange blossoms invaded
his senses. When she tilted her head up to meet him, it broke the spell. Daniel
pulled back with a jerk and walked out the door, leaving both Matt and the
mystery woman breathing hard and wanting more.
    Leaving himself wanting more.
    * * * * *
    They stared at each other for a long, charged minute before
Matthew spoke.
    “Sorry about that.” His voice was deep and raspy, and for
once there was no laughter in his eyes.
    “Who the hell is he?” Shannon flicked a glance at the closed
door, and then to Matthew’s very obvious erection. “And is he the reason you
stopped earlier?”
    Matthew sighed. “He is a force of nature named Daniel Ellis.
And yeah, he does have something to do with why I stopped.” When she went pale
and narrowed her eyes, he hurriedly continued. “But not the way you mean.”
    “Okay.” Shannon tried to control her profound
disappointment. She’d found not one, but two amazingly hot men and had thought
she might have a chance with at least one of them. It was depressing beyond
words to discover they were more interested in each other than in her.
    “Okay,” she repeated. “Then I think you’d better explain to
me exactly what it is you want from me. Was what happened earlier on the couch
some sort of…fluffer until the main event?”
    She met his eyes somberly. Her body was at war with her
brain. She wanted, and it looked as if she wasn’t going to get any
satisfaction.
    “Oh, sweetheart, I meant every second of what happened on
the couch. And if I was getting ‘fluffed,’” he winced at the term, “for anyone,
it was you.”
    He sighed and gestured for her to sit. Somehow Shannon
couldn’t bring herself to sit calmly on the couch where they’d almost made love
less than an hour ago. Walking over to gaze out the window, she motioned for
Matthew to continue.
    “Things between Daniel and me are…complicated. He’s not my
boyfriend. But I do want him, and God knows he wants me, too. That doesn’t have
anything to do with my wanting you. Shannon, before you there hasn’t been a
woman to make me hard with just a look in years. Hell, not since I was a horny
teenager. The reason I stopped earlier wasn’t because I’d rather be with
Daniel. It was because everything with Daniel is a struggle. He wants me, but
he doesn’t want to. I don’t want to be with you and then find out you regret it
later.” He came to stand behind her, gently turning her to meet his eyes. “I
want you too damn much for that.”
    Shannon knew she should turn around and walk away right now.
This was a situation destined to break her heart. And yet, she understood
Matthew completely. Hadn’t she just stood in the elevator marveling at her
desire