A wave of heat arced between them and tension grew, but when pool balls cracked and the loud noise reached their ears, it shattered the intimate moment. Madison blinked and inched away, her guard back in place. As she gathered herself, the desire in her eyes disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. But it had been there long enough for Sean to see it, to know what it meant.
“Sean,” she murmured breathlessly as she sucked in a tight breath.
“Yeah, that’s me.”
The heat in her voice filled him with warm and wicked sensation, and a wave of anticipation took hold. Despite the crowd, who seemed completely oblivious to their private conversation, Sean stepped in to her until their bodies were once again meshed together, until she could feel the depth of his need for her. As they stood there, staring at each other, Sean gave her a long heated look, one that spoke of passion, sex and endless sensual nights.
He wet his lips, heat flaming through him as he pushed his cock harder against her stomach. Aching to taste the sweetness of her mouth, to feel skin on skin, he gyrated his hips, letting her know what she did to him.
Surprise registered on her face as her glance moved over his features, a visual caress that set him on fire and had him realizing that he’d been oh-so wrong about her. So completely and utterly wrong that it had him wanting to climb to the rooftop to scream hallelujah.
He wasn’t sure why she tried to hide the desire she felt for him, or why she always pushed him away, but a second ago when her guard had momentarily dropped and she looked up at him with those expressive eyes of hers, it told him everything he needed to know.
Madison wanted him every bit as much as he wanted her.
So why the hell did she always pretend otherwise?
Damned if he wasn’t going to find out.
Fearing she was about to flee before he could put together a plan of action, he backed her up until she was pressed against the wall, then he braced his hands on either side of her head to prevent her from escaping. Her warm, seductive scent reached out to him and her dark eyes, alive with curiosity, smoldered as they met his. She shifted her hips, an easy grind of her pussy against his leg. The movement was slight, but he noticed it. In fact, since the accident, he noticed everything about Madison.
Pleasure pounded through him when he felt something in her body give, soften against his. A low, barely audible sound vibrated in the back of her throat as she melted into him, her heat wrapping around his body and doing insane things to his cock.
“So what other games do you like to play when you’re on duty?” he asked as his mind filled with delicious images of the two of them coming together, over and over again, until she called his name out in orgasmic bliss.
She opened her mouth to answer, but when no words came, all he could think about was breaking that control she kept close, stripping her flesh bare and satisfying all the hidden wants he’d spotted in her eyes. As she continued to stare up at him, her guard once again wavering, he knew this might be the only chance he got to explore the heat between them.
A deliciously naughty idea began to formulate in his mind, and he suddenly knew exactly what kind of game he wanted to play, exactly what it would take to peel away her layers and light the fire inside her.
Oh yeah, he definitely planned a rooftop visit, and if he played his cards right, by the end of the night they’d both be screaming, but it certainly wasn’t going to be hallelujah…
3
“Come with me,” Sean said, his voice a deep, sexy command as his blue eyes gleamed in a way that had shivers skittering through her.
What the hell had gotten into him?
Ribbons of desire twisted inside her and her heart pounded erratically as she stared up at him, spellbound by the intensity and hunger she spotted in his gaze. As his eyes turned a deeper shade of blue, a fine tremor rippled through her, and she could hardly believe what was happening between them, hardly believe Sean suddenly wanted her. But the hard erection pressing insistently against her stomach was quickly making a believer out of her.
His hand found hers and he gave a slight tug, pulling her along with him. Acutely aware of the sexual energy arcing between them—not to mention the incredible heat rising in her—everything inside her urged her to give in to her body’s demands, to let this sexy firefighter rock her world in a way she knew only he could.
But there was some small, coherent part of her brain telling her to tread carefully. From his bodily reactions it was clear he wanted sex, but unlike her, Sean didn’t seem like the settling-down type, which meant everything about him was a danger to her heart.
Despite that warning, and before she even realized what she was doing, she found herself walking hand in hand with him, cutting through the throngs of people until they reached the back of the pub. Strides determined, and without speaking, Sean led her down a narrow hallway and into a small room that contained a cot, a pedestal sink and a first-aid kit. He grabbed a blanket from the mattress, as well as the small white medical box, and guided her to the rear service door.
When she stepped outside, Madison glanced out over the majestic cove. A cool ocean breeze washed over her face but it did little to ease the heat bubbling up inside her. Sean tightened his hold, and
