Pure Temptation & Old Enough to Know Better. Vicki Lewis Thompson

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      “Unless they want to explore the fantasy angle.”

      “Could we forget the fantasy angle? For all you know, being out here with you is my fantasy!”

      She caught her breath and stared at him. “Is it?”

      “No. Or at least I don’t think so. I don’t know what made me say that. Forget it.”

      But of course she couldn’t forget it. And she remembered a dream she’d had about five years ago, one she’d put out of her mind as being silly. “Have you ever dreamed about me?”

      “Of course I’ve dreamed about you. We see each other all the time. I dream about all the people in my life. Everybody does that.”

      “No, I mean, have you ever dreamed of me in a sexual way?”

      He hesitated. “Yes. Once.”

      “So have I. About you.”

      He kept his attention on the dirt road. “That’s probably normal.”

      “I didn’t say it wasn’t. What did you dream?”

      “I… I can’t remember.”

      “I don’t believe you. Are you going to tell me what it was?”

      “Nope.”

      “Do you want to know what I dreamed?” When he didn’t answer, she smiled. “I’ll take that as a yes. We’d gone out for ice cream at Creamy Cone one summer night, and mine was melting all over the place, and you’d forgotten to get napkins, like you always do.”

      “Not always.”

      “Most of the time. Anyway, I was a mess, and I didn’t want to go home like that, so you decided the only solution was to lick the ice cream off me. We’d magically gotten down to the river by that time, and we were sitting on the sand in our special place. You started cleaning me up, like a cat would, and then…you started kissing me instead of licking, and…then you took my clothes off…” She wondered how much detail to include, but she felt dishonest leaving anything out.

      “You kissed my breasts,” she continued quickly, “and I said I was surprised you wanted to do that. You said you’d always wanted to, and you kissed them some more, and then you kissed me…all over.” She decided to leave some details to his imagination. “Then right at the moment you were finally going to…well, you know… I woke up.”

      Her heart was pounding by the time she finished, and she had total recall of what she’d felt like in that dream, all warm and melting like the ice cream. She was definitely in the mood for a kiss. For more than a kiss.

      Mac stopped the truck and switched off the lights and the engine. “That’s…quite a dream.” His voice sounded strained.

      “Now you tell me yours.”

      “Maybe later.”

      “Was it anything like mine?”

      “No.”

      She sat in the truck as the silence grew more and more intense between them. The air-conditioning was off, but the outside heat hadn’t penetrated the cab yet. The warmth she felt was all coming from inside her, and she was ready to do something about it, but she didn’t know whether she should make a move or let Mac be the first one. From the corner of her eye, she could see him sitting there, staring into space. He seemed hypnotized. At last she decided to say something. “What next?”

      “Give me a minute. Then we’ll take the blanket in the back.”

      She peered at him. “Are you feeling sick or something?”

      “No, I’m feeling aroused.”

      “You are?” She glanced down at his jeans but it had become too dark to see much. “Cool. Was it my dream that turned you on?”

      “Sure was. But then you probably knew that would happen, after all your reading about fantasies.”

      “No, I didn’t.” She felt thrilled with herself. “I wondered if you’d laugh.”

      He groaned. “I guess you don’t know me as well as you think you do, then.”

      “Then you…really want me right now?”

      He looked over at her. “Yeah. I really do. What a surprise, huh?”

      “Oh, Mac.” She put a hand against her racing heart. “That makes me feel so good.”

      He gave her a slow smile. “I guess this isn’t going to be as difficult as we thought.”

      She smiled back. “I guess not. Want me to put the blanket in the back and wait for you?”

      He took a deep breath. “I’m okay now.”

      “Are you ever going to tell me your dream?”

      He took off his hat and laid it on the dash. “Not right now. It’s a little more graphic than yours.”

      “And you said you didn’t remember!”

      “I’ve tried my damnedest to forget all about it. I thought I had, until you started talking about dreams.” He opened his door. “Stay there. I’ll come around and help you out. I don’t want you stepping on a snake in those sandals.”

      “I’ve lived here all my life, Mac.” She picked up the blanket from the floor. “I certainly know enough to check for snakes before I get out of a vehicle after dark in the middle of nowhere.” She opened her door.

      “Hey.” He turned back to her. “Could you pretend that you’re a timid female for a few minutes and give a guy a chance to be a big brave he-man? It’s good for the ego.”

      “Oh.” She grinned and pulled her door shut again. “All right, but I think it’s stupid.”

      He shook his head. “Maybe this will be exactly as difficult as we thought.”

      Tess sat obediently while Mac rounded the truck and opened her door, although waiting for him to take care of things wasn’t her style. But if that made him feel more romantic, then she was all for it.

      He held out his hand. “I’ll take the blanket first and then come back for you.”

      “I can take the blanket.”

      “Tess.”

      “Oh, okay, here’s the blanket, Mr. He-man, but this is dumb. We could make it in one trip.”

      “Yeah, if we’re going for efficiency. I was after a different effect.” He walked around to the back of the truck, pulled down the tailgate and climbed in.

      She listened to him arranging the blanket. A couple of years ago, he’d installed an all-weather cushioned pad in the bed of his truck. At the time she’d wondered if it СКАЧАТЬ