God…when he touched her like that, like he really meant it…She shivered as his tender caress stirred all her emotions.
Deep inside she knew she should have put a stop to their intimate play, knowing what had caused his raging arousal, but damned if she could bring herself to do it. Lust overshadowed sensibility, leaving her powerless to control her desires.
Laura drew a fortifying breath. Needing time to regroup before they worked late into the night, she said, “You go ahead and get started. I’m going to get a lift with Erin. I don’t have any clothes with me and I need to go home and change first.”
He shook his head. His jaw clenched. She knew him well enough to know he was about to voice an argument and urge her to change into a pair of scrubs at the lab.
She arched one brow playfully. “I need to get some panties,” she whispered. “Mine are ripped.”
He grinned, a glint of humor in his eyes. “I’ll replace them,” he promised sheepishly. She sensed his resolve melting.
“I’ll meet you there,” she insisted, not giving him time to protest.
He rolled his shoulders. “All right. Don’t be long. This is going to be great.”
Excitement danced in his eyes and pulled Laura in. Like her, Jay really loved this aspect of their job.
Laura searched through the now-dwindling crowd and found Erin sprawled on a lounge chair. She hurried her steps over to her.
“Hey,” Laura said. “Ready to get out of here?”
“Where have you been?” Erin asked, stifling a yawn. “I’ve been ready for an hour.”
An hour? Surely she and Jay hadn’t spent an hour in the bathroom.
“Let’s go.” Laura held her arm out.
Erin accepted the offered hand and let Laura pull her to her feet. As Erin stood, her gaze slowly, knowingly drifted over Laura.
Erin braced her hands on her hips, a grin tugging her lips up. “Now it’s my turn to say I told you so.”
Laura didn’t even bother to mask her feelings. After all, her emotions were as transparent as cling wrap. “And…” she said, turning on the ball of her foot, “I know you’re just dying to elaborate on that statement.”
Erin fell in step with Laura as they exited the backyard through the gated fence and made their way to Erin’s car.
Erin lowered her voice. “Last night I told you Jay slept with you because he liked you, not because of the enhancer.”
Laura pulled the car door open, paused, and glanced at Erin over the roof. She lowered her voice to match Erin’s. “Tell me something, Erin. You were there months ago when we tested the enhancer. How long did it stay in a man’s system?”
Erin gave her a look suggesting she was crazy and cut her hands through the air. “I don’t buy that for a minute.” With a nod she gestured toward the backyard. “Even if it was still in his system, which I doubt, he could have had his pick of any piranha in the place, and he chose you.” Her grin turned wicked. “The guy’s got it bad for you.”
Laura’s heart kicked up a notch as Erin’s words sank in. True, the effects usually lingered for a little over twelve hours, and they were well past that. And he could have had any slut piranha in the place. That was blatantly obvious.
Could Erin be right?
Could Jay have it bad for her?
Had hell frozen over?
Laura climbed into the car and secured her duffel bag at her feet. The strong smell of Erin’s pine-scented car freshener assaulted her senses and made her sneeze.
Erin turned to face her. “So tell me, did you finally get to finish what you started? Was he as great as I hear?”
Heat climbed to Laura’s cheeks as jealousy surged up inside her. She really hated thinking about Jay being great with other women.
“No.” Laura cracked her window and drew a breath.
Erin leaned forward, her dark eyes wide in disbelief. “No? He wasn’t great? Or no, you didn’t finish what you started?”
“I wouldn’t use the word great, Erin. It was more like amazing, mind-blowing, and earth-shattering. And no, we didn’t finish what we started.” Laura shrugged. “No condoms.”
An impatient sigh filled the car. “Girl, have you learned nothing from me?” She reached into her dash and grabbed a handful of super-sized prophylactics and dangled them in front of Laura.
Erin raised an inquisitive brow. “I take it he needs extra-large?” she inquired hopefully.
Laura gave a tight nod and swallowed as she recalled his magnificent girth. “Oh yeah,” she squeaked out, and linked her hands together.
Erin grinned. “If you want him again, and if you want to finish what you started, seduce him. That’s what I’d do.” She stuffed the condoms in Laura’s bag. “And keep a stash of these with you at all times. You never know what might pop up.”
A short while later, after Erin had dropped her off at her building, Laura made her way inside. As she pulled open the security door, her thoughts returned to Jay. Heck, who was she kidding, her thoughts didn’t return to Jay, they had never left him.
God, she couldn’t believe that they’d ravished each other like that in the director’s bathroom. Nor could she believe the erotic, stimulating things they did with the ice cubes. She’d never been so bold, so daring, so naughty. Or so reckless.
Even though the sex was fantastic, the more time she spent in Jay’s arms, the deeper her emotions spiraled out of control. And to think they had to test the suppressant again. A shiver made its way down her spine.
Jay had said her brilliance amazed him. In fact, he said it did more than just amaze him, and proved that fact to her in orgasmic ways. For a moment Laura pondered the situation. Was Erin right? Did Jay have
