Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 52957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 52957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
I couldn’t think staring into his deep blue eyes, not while my body went up in flames of lust.
The blonde stood up, her voluptuous frame filling out her catsuit. “Don’t let Caleb boss you around. Women look at him and they think, oh he’s such a nice, lovely-on-the-eyes gentleman. He is so polite and sweet, surely he does not have a mean bone in his body. A pretty face. It is a lie.”
Caleb snorted, the laughter on his face fading to a small smile. “I am a nice guy.”
“Yes, but you’re not simple,” Georgiana said as she remained reclined before the fire on the couch, the shifting light of the flames revealing her spectacular figure. “Caleb, you are a very astute businessman. And sneaky. You’ve refused to get distracted by any drama we have thrown at you. I try to flirt with you and you turn me down, I try to argue with you and you ignore me. I even tried to ruin your chances with a woman you are obviously attracted to, and you didn’t let me. It is annoying.” She crossed her arms and gave an adorable pout. “I need you off-balanced for our negotiations.”
Caleb shrugged, then took a step back from me, releasing me from his hold. “Sorry to disappoint.”
My shoulders dropped and I took a deep breath, freaked out by my attraction to this random guy.
Maybe I needed to get laid. I mean, I wanted to drag this guy back to my room and make him fulfill the unsaid promises in his gaze. But I’d promised myself I wouldn’t rush into finding a partner. I had seven days and part of the fun would be being single. Even my inner teenager was picky about our partners.
Though she was totally on board with getting to know Caleb in a biblical sense. Consequences be damned. I’d never felt such an instant attraction to a man before. It was out of character for me, so of course my anxiety decided to make an appearance. My libido, the twisted thing that it was, decided to get even more aroused as I flushed from the center of my chest to the tips of my ears. I never understood why being slightly embarrassed was a turn on for me, yet it was.
Suddenly Caleb turned, his head cocked and his gaze resting on my face. “You have such a sweet blush, Ivy.”
This man was dangerous to my sense of well-being.
I forced myself to not respond to his compliment and instead walk away. “I need to get checked in, shower, and eat. My flight got delayed, then I had to run to catch another one, and I rode this… small prop jet out here and that was scary. I’ve never been on a small plane that landed in the snow before. So, I’m just going to go to bed. Thank you for the welcome to Rawhide. Maybe we’ll see each other around again since it sounds like you work here. I’ll be here all week for the Retro Spirit Week and a couple days after.”
“Homecoming?” I heard Georgiana say from behind me, “What Spirit Week?”
“It’s a charity event,” Caleb responded in a dry voice, “this year they are recreating the feel of the 80s. People dress up and role play like they’re in high school back then or something. Mason knows more about it than I do.”
Petal squealed as Georgiana said, “Oh my gosh, it all makes sense now. I’ve seen so many women in what I swore looked like 80s clothes. And hairstyles. I thought it was just something that people were into. But now it makes sense. Is this why you were trying to hustle us out of here? Because you didn’t want us to be here for Homecoming?” She tossed her head defiantly. “Well, your plan has failed. I am going to the owner right now and asking to attend Spirit Week. I know he will be thrilled to have us.”
“Hold on,” Caleb’s voice came from behind me, loud enough for me to clearly hear, “Ivy, I’ll be seeing you around.”
“Maybe,” I called over my shoulder, nearly stumbling as I got caught up in his gaze. “I’ve got plans to attend a lot of events, I won’t have much free time. Thanks again for warming me up and suggesting the hot chocolate bath.”
He merely grinned and I had to turn away before I tripped over something. It took a great deal of willpower to check into my room, knowing he was watching my every move. There were various large mirrors around the foyer and I could watch him without him knowing. Though it was hard to keep from laughing as the two women obviously ganged up on him after I’d left.
Right before I left the large lobby, he was looking at the ceiling as if praying for mercy while Georgiana shook her finger at him.