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afford the Platinum Suite.”
    Vince chuckled, idly stroking his chin
between his thumb and forefinger as he gazed at her. “So what about you, Rebecca?
Is this your full-time gig?”
    “Not exactly. I’m also a student.”
    “Is that right? What are you majoring in?”
    “Women’s studies.”
    That sensuous mouth curved in a lazy grin.
“We have something in common, then. I enjoy studying women as well.”
    Rebecca felt the whisper of a smile tugging
at the corners of her lips. “Ah, but somehow I suspect my studies are a bit
more, shall we say, research-driven.”
    “I assure you,” Vince said, his eyes glinting
wickedly, “I conduct plenty of
research on my subjects. But what I enjoy even more than the research is
actually testing my theories in a real environment. On willing participants, of
course.”
    “Of course.”  
    “For instance, I like to explore chemistry
between men and women, to find out what attracts members of the opposite sex to
one another.” The slow, wolfish smile he gave Rebecca made her think of a
predator intent on cornering its prey.
    Her pulse thudded. “Researchers have
performed a vast number of studies on that topic,” she managed weakly.
    “I know.” His hooded gaze drifted to her
mouth. “But I’m one who likes to test-drive my own vehicles.”
    At that, Rebecca uncrossed her legs and
stood. She didn’t need to see sharp, bared fangs to recognize imminent danger.
“It’s time for me to get back to work. If you’ll excuse me—”
    Vince unfolded his long body from the sofa
with the fluid grace of a panther. Before she could take another step, he was
in front of her, blocking her path to the door. His dark eyes smoldered in the
soft glow of the room.
    “I want to kiss you, Rebecca,” he said
huskily. “It’s all I’ve thought about since you showed up at my table to take
my order. You have the most incredible mouth I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been
driving myself crazy wondering what it’d feel like against my own.”
    Her knees almost gave out. The look in his
eyes and the provocative things he said were nearly her undoing.
    Shaken, she stared up at him. “This isn’t a
good idea. We’re not supposed to get…intimate with customers.”
    “No one has to know.” He leaned closer, his
warm breath fanning her cheek and making her shiver. “Just one kiss,” he
whispered against her mouth. “A short one. No longer than ten seconds, I
promise.”
    Rebecca gave a tiny nod as the last of her
resistance melted away, and then his lips touched hers. She went still, holding
her breath as her temperature spiked under the sudden onslaught of sensation. Vince’s
mouth was soft and warm, gliding silkily over hers as his hand lifted and sank
deep into her hair. When he touched her bottom lip with the tip of his tongue,
she responded by opening her mouth.
    His tongue slid inside, hot and tantalizing,
and desire shot like a lightning bolt through her body. His fingers tightened
in her hair, tilting her head backward as he deepened the kiss. His mouth moved
over hers, their tongues tangling in an erotic little mating dance. He drew her
bottom lip between his teeth and suckled, making her pussy throb with need.
    Moaning softly, she pressed against the
muscled hardness of his chest, wanting to get as close to him as possible. He
smelled so good and tasted so damn delicious that she couldn’t get enough. It
was like her fantasy, only better.
    When his hand crept to her mask and slowly
began to remove it, sanity returned like a bucketful of ice water to her face. Rebecca
pushed her hand between them and broke free, breathing hard.
    Vince gazed at her through heavy-lidded eyes.
“I’m sorry,” he murmured lazily. “That was a little longer than ten seconds.
Math was never my strong suit.”
    “I have to go,” Rebecca said in a breathless
rush.
    Before he could utter another word, she
turned and fled from the room, hurrying past the startled bodyguard posted
outside the