Reckless With Their Hearts Read Free Page B

And while some men preferred younger, barely legal girls to boost their egos, he wasn’t one of them. He preferred older women, closer to his own age.
    But when it came to Eve he had been fighting his growing desire for her for more than a year now. Sometimes the very power of her effect on him terrified him. So he would tease her, comment on her still being a kid to irritate her, but mostly to remind himself to behave.
    Once in the kitchen he finally released her hand and moved around making them both a mug of hot apple cider. While he waited for the cider to warm he made himself a sandwich and opened a bag of chips.
    “Did you notice something different about Cameron?” She questioned, taking a nacho cheese chip from his plate and nibbling on it.
    Sebastian frowned. There had been something different about his little brother that had seemed a little off. But he had been too busy trying to calm down after the news of the near miss with Eve. He had thought perhaps Cameron was having some problem…But maybe not.
    “He’s lost some weight.” Eve went on, taking another chip. “Which is just wrong. Food is his greatest love, always will be.”
    Sebastian shrugged. “Yeah, I guess he has.” Feeling a little irritated that she had noticed something like that about his brother—he refused to call it jealousy—he took a bite of his sandwich.
    “Well, he was in the international papers a few weeks ago with some French girl. Do you think he likes her?” She reached for the sandwich that he had just set down and took a small bite. “Mm. This is delicious. I didn’t realize how hungry I am.”
    “I’ll fix you one.” He offered reaching for the platter of deli meats, glad that she was feeling up to eating again.
    “Can I have this one?”
    “Sure, knock yourself out. I will just eat this one.” He went about making another sandwich, watching her take a slightly bigger bite than the last time. “You have lost some weight too. Has everything been okay here?”
    “I had a stomach bug last week. It wasn’t fun.” She shrugged her slim shoulders. “Garth gave it to me, which I am still pretty miffed about. But other than that all has been going well.”
    When the cider was hot he poured her a mugful and set it beside of her plate. “Careful.” He warned.
    “Thanks.” She took a tiny sip and raised her eyes to meet his gaze. “You are very domesticated, huh?”
    Sebastian grinned. “Of course. One of us has to be.”
    “I can make you a full multi-course dinner, I will have you know.” She assured him. “And you know you can’t resist my French desserts. My time in a Paris boarding school wasn’t a complete waste.”
    It was true. He couldn’t resist her French pastries. But when he thought of her cooking them for him, he always imagined her in a tiny French maid outfit. Yeah, he tried not to think about that too often. Way to dangerous !
    Just the thought drifting through his mind made him hard. He shifted to make the pressure between his legs bearable. “Have you finished your Christmas shopping?” He asked, trying to get his mind on something other than Eve’s luscious body.
    “Yes. Actually I finished it yesterday.” She grimaced. “Luckily nothing was broken.”
    “What did you get me?” He asked, sorry that he had made her remember the events of the day before.
    “I’m not telling you. You will have to wait and find out Christmas morning.” She smiled a teasing little smile that m ade him ache to kiss her. “But I promise you will like it.”
    “Ah, come on babe. Give me a clue. Just a little one?” He urged, wanting to see her eyes light up again he leaned across the island where she was seated and took the half eaten chip from her fingers and devoured it. “Please?” He gave just a little pout.
    It was a mistake. He had no business being this close. Now he could see her blush and her eyes, as green as any emerald glaze with passion. He swallowed a groan, feeling his erection pulse.