Reckless (Fractured Farrells: A Damaged Billionaire Series Book 2) by Mallory Crowe Read Free Book Online

don’t have to explain myself to you.”
    “Damn it. Give me something. I’m dying here.”
    She let out a laugh and bit her bottom lip as she looked him up and down. “Dying? I doubt that. In fact, I’d be surprised if you don’t have some hot—”
    Robert finally gave up and kissed her. He was so sure about this. So sure that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. He wouldn’t apologize for being too forward with scheduling this. He’d wanted to see her again and he’d found out how. Everything in his past had taught him to go after what he wanted and not stop until he got it.
    And he was damn tired of people thinking of him as the bad guy just because of his last name.
    He cupped the back of her neck as his mouth moved over hers. He waited for the slap or her pulling back and cursing him, but she kissed him back. He would’ve muttered a “thank fuck” if he weren’t too afraid to break his string of good luck.
    Under the water, his free hand wrapped around her back and pulled her against him. The feel of her tight body pressed against him. Before he could deepen the kiss, the sounds of splashing and laughter grew closer. Reluctantly, Robert pulled his head back and savored the sight in front of him. Malia was taking deep breaths, her breasts pressing against his chest with each inhale, as her hands ran along his arms.
    “So you don’t completely hate me then?”
    Malia rested her forehead against his chest. “I don’t like you either.”
    He’d take that as a win. “From now on, you can’t deny it. There’s something between us.”
    Before she could say anything, Colin’s and Jean’s voices came from the other side of the boat and Malia pulled away.
    Robert stayed where he was. He didn’t think he should be getting out of the water until he had better control over himself, or else Colin and Jean would know exactly what he and Malia had been doing behind the boat.
    Even as he waited, he smiled to himself. Malia was warming to him. It was only a matter of time now.
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    A fter Robert said good-bye to Jean and Colin, he headed back to his room, which doubled as his office for the week. The resort had cordoned off a separate conference room to use as much as he wanted during the week, but unless he was meeting with someone, he worked better in his presidential suite.
    Mainly because the only people who would walk in to interrupt him there were the maids, and they would stay away if he left the notification on the door.
    He powered up his laptop and cleared his mountain of emails one by one, even though he only thought of one thing. How he could see Malia again. It was hard to get back into the working mode after the day he’d had. He thought back to how Malia had looked as she’d steered the boat back to the dock. The flush that crept under her tanned skin every time she glanced in his direction.
    It was obvious she regretted the kiss. Both kisses. But she still kissed him back. He smiled in victory at the memory. No, he had gotten closer to cracking the mystery that was Malia. Even though she acted like they were no more than strangers as she’d said good-bye to Jean and Colin, there was something more between them. Damn, it was going to be fun to figure out what that was.
    She already thought he was a stalker after his surprise appearance today, and he didn’t want to spook her more. She had just started to thaw before they had to head back for the day. He’d closed enough deals in his time to know that once he had momentum, he had to keep charging ahead until his adversary gave in.
    Malia would probably slap him cold if she knew he was thinking of her in terms of a real estate deal. He smiled at the thought. As strange as it was, that was a compliment in his world. She was complex and intricate and one hundred percent worth all of his effort.
    Make that two hundred percent , he mentally corrected as he remembered the feel of her strong, soft