He pressed her back against the front door of her apartment and caged her in with his body. His head swooped down and his lips landed on hers in a punishing kiss that took the thought from her head and the oxygen from her lungs. " Look, this isn ' t going to lead anywhere and I ' m not going to just sleep with you, so I think -" " I ' m not holding out for anything, Ryan. She sucked in her breath and prepared to end it before her heart got shattered. She didn ' t want to get hurt, therefore, she didn ' t want to get caught. He was hot, and she was tempted, but why kid herself? The first time he got her naked, she would fall madly in love and his pursuit would start winding down. No, it couldn ' t go anywhere and she didn ' t particularly want to be another notch in his proverbial bedpost. She was passably pretty, she supposed, but she had neither the height nor the education to compete with him. He had a perfect face, a perfect, steely body corded with muscles and an engineering degree that earned him the big bucks. He was way out of her league, both physically and intellectually. Four weeks of him trying non-stop to get her into bed. Why did she keep doing this to herself? It had been four weeks of constant dating. Going out a second and third time with him had been sheer madness. Thank God, she had caught her snap halfway through her second cup of coffee.
If she hadn ' t been slightly blitzed the night she met him at the dance club, she never would have let him take her for a two a.m. The truth was, she was scared to go to bed with him because he absolutely terrified her. No, she wasn ' t one of those crazy chicks and she absolutely didn ' t want a marriage proposal. The anger and frustration in his voice put Ashley on edge. You one of those crazy chicks that think holding out will lead to a marriage proposal, or what? " It ' s been four weeks and I ' ve lost count of how many fucking times we ' ve been out. The third, fourth, fifth date, you shot me down. That night at the club was supposed to be a hook-up, and you shot me down. That would be crazy, " she answered with a shaky voice.
" Do you expect me to marry you first? " The frustrated growl that came from Ryan McKay ' s lips unnerved Ashley Weldon almost as much as the steely, masculine hands fisted around her upper arms. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.īest author, best friend, best mother in the world.ĭecember 16th, 2011-One down one to go.
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