A Taste of Temptation (Love Spectrum Romance) Read Free Page B

and talk to him. He’s a man, not a boy, Brandi. He understands how the world works. Besides, if you talk to him, you could clear everything up.”
    “Yeah, maybe, but it won’t be easy. This man saw me naked, for Christ’s sake. He saw every inch of me, and now I have to act as if nothing happened? How can I do that? I don’t know how to get out of a man’s bed one day and pretend nothing happened the next. I’m used to relationships.”
    “Then have one with him and get it done. I wish that were my only problem.” She nodded in Tim’s direction. “Look at him, Brandi. Women crawling all over him, but he keeps looking over here at you. You could at least talk to the guy.”
    “Okay, okay, I’ll talk to him, but only because you may fall apart if I don’t.” Clearing the air with him was a good idea. But it took Tiffany to make her do it.

CHAPTER 2
    After the entourage of women left, Brandi approached him, reminding herself that Tiffany was right about clearing the air. She cleared her throat. “Dr. Polaris?”
    Without looking up, he responded, not knowing exactly know what to say. He quickly got his head together. “Yes, Miss Miles? What can I help you with?”
    “I need to talk to you.”
    “I know you do.” He stood to greet her, lightly resting his hands on his slender hips. “Both of us need to talk about some rather serious circumstances.” He looked at the clock, then back to her. “Now is not a good time.”
    Her thought processes were a jumble as she looked at him. “I can’t believe this is you in here.”
    “Neither can I. This really took me off-guard…the last thing I expected this morning.”
    “I understand. What time can I come back today?”
    “After class is good; I have a prep period at three. Is that a good time for you?”
    “Sure. I’ll be getting out of physics and can head right over.”
    He moved a little closer to her, so close that she could see the tiny laugh lines at the corners of his mouth. The dimness of the nightclub had hidden just how good looking he was. Looking at him in the light of day, she saw that he was beautiful, but wrong for her in every conceivable way.
    His voice brought her back. “Well, then, is there anything else?”
    “No, nothing that can’t wait.”
    “Then I’ll see you. I need to finish this coffee. I have a sudden need for extreme caffeine.” He sat back and picked up a stack of forms.
    Directness seemed to be his preferred approach. When he ended things, he really ended them. They had their fun then it was gone. Just like that, just like now.
    There was a bandage on the side of his forehead. It seemed like a trademark, and it was a sexy one, a bad boy’s. She walked to the door without mentioning it.
    “Brandi, our time together a month ago was out of this world, for lack of a better term. I just wanted you to know that.”
    “It certainly was, Dr. Polaris. God, I’ve gotten so used to calling you Jacob. I don’t even know what to call you now.”
    “For our purposes it should be Dr. Polaris.”
    “That’ll be hard since I know you as Jacob.”
    His eyes shifted a bit. “I am sorry about that but…”
    “I’m sure I can handle saying Dr. Polaris, but it’s your trademark that gave you away today. I wasn’t going to mention it, but…”
    “Trademark?”
    “The bandage. How did you get that bump on your head?”
    “Someone pulled a costly move last night.”
    “And, as usual, you took care of him, right?”
    “How do you know that?”
    “Remember, you and I talked about it after we danced? I asked you what happened.” She started smiling.
    Becoming more and more bewitched, he added, “And…?”
    “You said the same thing, that someone pulled a costly move.”
    “That’s my stock answer.”
    “I see that now.” She slung her book bag across her shoulders. “I guess I’ll be back by three.”
    “Yes, I suppose you will, Miss Miles.” He watched her walk out, remembering their evening, how he kissed her,