Trenton's Terms by Kelley Nyrae Read Free Book Online Page B

dangerous at all."
    "Oh no. You're Mr. Innocent aren't you?"
    "Well, I wouldn't go that far, but I'm not dangerous."
    Little did he know he was very dangerous to her heart. The more she got to know him the more dangerous he became. “I think you underestimate yourself.” As soon as the words left her mouth she realized how silly they sounded. Trenton's laugh confirmed her knowledge. “Okay, maybe underestimate isn't the right word to use, but you know what I mean?"
    "No I don't. Why don't you explain it to me?"
    Of course he wouldn't make this easy on her. Trenton didn't make anything easy on her. She had a feeling he liked it that way. “Can we leave it at that?"
    "Nope."
    "You're so bossy. Take a left here,” she said changing the subject.
    "I know where I'm going so quit trying to change the subject. Why am I dangerous?"
    Shit. “Because you're you. You're gorgeous,” with that Trenton smiled. “Oh stop, you know I think you're gorgeous so don't smile like you just scored points or something."
    "Well can't I revel in the fact that you finally admitted it?"
    "Not if you want me to finish.” When he didn't reply she continued, “You're dangerous because you make me want to do things I promised myself I wouldn't do again.” She couldn't believe the admission she was making but for some reason the words rolled from her mouth all the same.
    "You promised yourself you'd never sleep with a man again? I have to tell ya, that's a pretty self-defeating promise to make."
    "No smart guy. I didn't promise myself I'd never sleep with another man, I just...” God, how did she say this without making it look like she felt more for him than she should? “Listen, can we drop this?"
    Trenton pulled his car into the parking lot at the raft rental store and shut off the engine. Sidney couldn't bring herself to look at him. She knew he would see way more than she wanted him to if he looked into her eyes.
    To her surprise he said, “Yeah, we can let it go."
    Thank God.
    "For now."
    Of course he had to throw that in there. She grabbed the handle to open the door. Trenton grabbed her arm before she could get out.
    "Hey,” he said touching her face and turning it towards his. “You said earlier that I can't woo you like I do other women. I just want you to know, you don't have to tell me, I know you aren't like any other woman I've ever met.” He let go of her and stepped out of the car.
    Rubbing her hands together Sidney tried to compose herself. Before she knew it her right hand rose to her mouth and she chewed her nail nervously. Don't read too much into what he said. Damn it was hard. She wanted to be different to Trenton. The more time she spent with him the more she realized he was different to her. More so than she wanted him to be.
    What did he mean? Good different or bad different? She couldn't help but think it must be good otherwise he wouldn't have brought it up in the first place. But then was that just her wishful thinking or what he'd really meant? A light tap on the window jarred her out of her thoughts.
    Pull yourself together. She got out of the car trying to calm the shakiness in her knees. “I can't wait to get out there on the water. The river is beautiful. No matter how many times I've seen it, it never ceases to amaze me."
    "Sounds nice. I think I needed this more than I realized."
    She watched Trenton get a distant expression in his eyes as he looked out to the water. He looked heavy with thought, like he was finally starting to see the beauty she saw everyday. As if he realized what he was doing he turned to his car. She stepped aside while Trenton grabbed the bag she'd brought from her house. She couldn't help but stare at how his tight muscles constricted as he turned his body. Yum! “You don't get much time to relax in Los Angeles?” she asked.
    He winked in reply turning back into his playful self. “It depends on what you consider relaxing."
    Just the smallest expression from Trenton almost brought