Page 24 of His Flash Mate
My frustration collided with how much I really wanted to lean in and kiss Konni in a way that would end with both of us in bed, breathing heavily.
“I’m having Daddy issues.Want to help me with that?”
I watched the big man’s eyes dilate, and I would have sworn the temperature around him spiked hot enough that the air around him moved like there were heat waves.Whether my perception of his interest in me was real or fake didn’t matter.All that mattered was my interest in him and my need to forget my life for a few hot minutes.Or, if I were really lucky, an hour.
“It could be fun,” I said.“You could spank me and tell me I’ve been a bad girl.”
He blinked.Slow.Sensual.It wasn’t a “come get me,” though.It was more like “I’m under her spell,” which couldn’t be right.
He had to have women tripping over themselves to fall into his arms.
“Yes or no?”I pressed.
“I’m not sure if I’m supposed to take what you’re saying seriously,” he said after a moment.“You seem angry.Did someone offend you?”
“You were supposed to say, ‘Any time.Any place.I’m yours.’”
“I was weighing the odds of that resulting in a slap.The odds weren’t in my favor.”
I grinned, unable to help myself.
“You’re pretty smart, but it might have gone the other way.”
He sighed.“That seems to be my luck.If you ever reissue the invitation, I’ll be sure to answer correctly.”
“You’re a smart man.Why can’t they all be like you?”
“It would be too dangerous for women everywhere.”
I laughed, and he grinned.
“What can I get for you tonight?”
“Whatever you feel like making.”
“Something sweet for a sweet guy,” I said before making him a tequila sunrise.
He accepted it with a smile and handed over a twenty without me asking.
“You do know I’ve been overcharging you for drinks, right?”
“It’s not an overcharge,” he said.“I value your time.”
He was so smooth that my insides were melting dangerously.
“Only twenty?”I managed to ask.
“I feel like this is another test where I’d get slapped if I offer more for more time.”
Flirting with Konni would pull me under if I kept going.Underhim.And I wasn’t sure I would only want one night.The magnetic pull I felt for him was dangerous.Too dangerous.
Hewas dangerous.And so damn tempting.
Turning away from him, I put the money in the till and went to fill the next drink order.
He stayed longer than usual, nursing his drink and meeting my gaze every time I glanced his way.He was waiting.For what, I didn’t know.And I knew better than to allow my curiosity to find out.
He disappeared with the thinning crowd, leaving another twenty, which I pocketed with zero guilt.The note he’d written on a napkin made my heart beat just a little faster.
