Total pages in book: 17
Estimated words: 16103 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 81(@200wpm)___ 64(@250wpm)___ 54(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 16103 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 81(@200wpm)___ 64(@250wpm)___ 54(@300wpm)
“I’ll let you know.” Wren grabs her purse and waves at me. “When I figure it out myself.”
Chapter 7
LETTY
I spend all day telling myself to cancel the date. What in the world am I doing with the hot judge? My inner insecure side has asked me that repeatedly today.
Luckily, I decide to ask Jazzy for her opinion, and my older sister is much more convincing when she orders me to take a chance on Lex. “You will never forgive yourself if you don’t give this relationship a chance. Heck, I’ll never forgive you if you pass up this chance.”
“Listen to Jazzy.” Skye walks into the office and sits on the edge of my desk. “I want to live vicariously through you.”
My sisters manage to convince me to throw caution to the wind and take a chance. It takes me much longer to get ready for dinner since I’m acting like a sixteen-year-old girl. I end up applying, tweaking, removing, and reapplying my eyeshadow and blush several times while my sisters watch me. When Skylar offers to help, I let my younger sister work her magic.
Five minutes before Lex is due to arrive, I rush down the stairs and take several deep breaths, hoping to calm myself down. A single, rich, handsome man wants a relationship with me, and I’d be crazy not to jump at the chance. Once I finish my internal pep talk, I feel much better. In fact, I’m looking forward to seeing where this is going. The possibility of something great with Lex is worth the risk. Even if I end up with my heart broken.
When I hear his sports car outside, I rush out before my sisters get the chance to come downstairs. I’m ready to jump in with both feet and see where this relationship is going.
After a short drive, he leads me into his gorgeous home and smiles. “Welcome to my home.” He looks yummy in his dark jeans and white button-up shirt stretched across his muscular chest.
“Thank you.” I smile up at him. “Something smells wonderful.”
“I have a confession.” My heart drops a little while I wait for him to explain. “My sister helped me with dinner.” Oh, man, I’m in so much trouble here. My heart and soul both melt at the thought of him asking for assistance to impress me.
“That was really sweet of her.” I let him lead me into the large living room.
“Not really.” Lex sits next to me on the large leather sofa. “She had ulterior motives.”
“What motives?” I relax against his side and breathe in his warm, spicy scent. My inexperienced body lights up from the inside out while I fight the urge to jump his bones.
“I have no idea, but I’m sure it will be a doozy.” When he leans over to place a kiss on my lips, I feel sparks shoot down my spine. My mind shuts down as his tongue slides past my lips to tangle with mine. I groan in the back of my throat as fireworks burst behind my closed eyelids.
I finally get the chance to run my fingers through his short black hair. His deep groan fills my mouth as his hands slide down my side. His soft touch sends my blood zinging through my veins. When he pulls back and lays his forehead against mine, I take several deep breaths, trying to clear the cobwebs from my mushy mind.
“We need to slow things down before I self-combust.” His warm breath feathers against my overheated skin.
“What if I want to move things faster?” Where did those words come from? Have I lost what’s left of my mind?
“As much as I want to move our relationship along at the speed of light, I need to make sure you’re really with me. What I feel for you is too important to risk by moving too fast and scaring you off. Now, let’s have dinner and finish getting to know each other.”
Unfortunately for my overheated body, Lex acts like a gentleman the rest of the night. By the time he drops me off at my door, there is no doubt in my mind that I’m already totally in love with the handsome judge.
Over the next few weeks, Lex insists on giving me time that I don’t really want. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time with him, but I’m ready for my hunky judge to make a move. Since he doesn’t seem to recognize the signals I’ve been sending out, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.
We’re having dinner with his dad and sister tonight, and then I plan to make my move. “I like your outfit.” Skylar walks into my room eating a bowl of ice cream. “Very sexy.” My sister wiggles her eyebrows. “Should we assume you won’t be coming home tonight?” I spin around and stare at myself in the mirror. The hot pink dress might be a little bright, but it hugs my curves in all the right places. The A-line dress with bell sleeves hides the fact that I have a few extra inches on my waist. When the dress arrived in our last shipment, I took one look at it and knew I had to have it. Pairing the gorgeous dress with my new four-inch black heels helps disguise my “height deficiency.”