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off guard
as he’d intended. Dena wasn’t getting the upper hand if he could
help it, and he was good at maintaining power in a
relationship.
    “ I had my last well check
last month and they did blood work. Everything was fine. I’ll ask
for a copy.”
    “ Good. When we’re together,
I’d prefer not to use a condom.” A major change for him, but the
urge to feel bare skin on bare skin had been a persistent thought
since their first meeting.
    “ Oh. Okay.” Her fingers
intertwined in her lap, slipped around and resettled. “I’m on the
pill, have been for a couple of years, but I’ve never not used a
condom.”
    “ Good girl.”
    More fidgeting and he kept his smile
moderate. Keeping her a little off balance worked in his favor
while he put together her personal adventure. Waiting to have her
under him, begging for release while he pounded into her sweet body
was worth it. He had all the time in the world, and she’d be his
soon enough.
    Keeping her hands out of his lap during the
drive to the restaurant might require restraints, and wasn’t he
lucky to have just what he needed for that?

Chapter 6

     
    Dena recited the Gettysburg Address in her
head while the truck sped down the road. Dinner had been wonderful
and frustrating. Steve was the perfect gentleman, holding her
chair, cutting her meat, offering her a taste of his food, more
than she’d expected from him.
    Less, too.
    He still hadn’t kissed her, hadn’t even
touched her. She asked for an adventure of the sexual variety and
instead, she got a monk with nice table manners and a body to tempt
the most devout nun in the world. They were almost to her house and
she had no idea what he had planned. After last night’s goodnight
kiss, she’d hoped for more of the same. In fact, it was all she
thought about. The feel of his lips on hers, the pressure and
texture of them making her tremble with need, filled most of her
day. When he’d arrived and leaned close, she’d assumed they were
picking up right where they left off last night.
    Wrong.
    He teased. He taunted. He tortured.
    Even as his hot gaze slid over her body and
he grinned in approval at what she’d chosen to wear.
    Oh, yes, she’d recognized the look in his
eyes when she opened the front door.
    Growing up with three brothers and doting
parents made delayed satisfaction a non-issue for her. She was the
spoiled only daughter and she knew it. Lived it and loved it. But
Steve didn’t seem to notice.
    At least he was a gentleman, she thought as
she waited for him to open her door and help her from the truck. He
kept a hand at the small of her back as they walked to her front
door. The sight of it half-open shocked the hell out of both of
them.
    Steve grabbed her hand and hurried her back
to his SUV while she argued.
    “ What are you doing? I need
to see what’s been taken and call the police.”
    Steve jerked open the passenger door and put
her inside with ease. “Stay here. Do not get out of this vehicle or
unlock the door until I come back. Promise me.”
    Dammit. When he used that tone of voice she
couldn’t argue. “Okay.”
    The door slammed and he used the key fob to
activate the alarm. She watched him jog back up the walk and
disappear into her home. Her breath rushed out when she realized
she still had her purse. Quickly locating her cell, she called the
police and gave them her address. The local police were wonderful
to work with, and a patrol car pulled up to her curb just as Steve
came out her front door.
    The two men met on her front walk while she
watched. Steve’s order to stay put rankled, and when he didn’t
acknowledge her in any way, she hit the lock release and joined
them. His irritation was obvious, but she made sure he saw hers,
too.
    “ You were supposed to stay
in the truck, doll.”
    He didn’t sound angry, just irritated. “It’s
my house. Besides, between you and the officer, I’m sure it’s
safe.”
    The officer shook his head and grinned at
Steve, some