Wicked Heat Read Free Page B

and you want a relationship?”
    “Babe, you misunderstood.” He trailed a fingertip along her jaw, lingering just below
     her mouth, where her lips still tingled. “Long-distance means phone sex.”
    This time, the heat from her cheeks seeped southward. She’d never done phone sex,
     yet there was something about Jett that made her want to try.
    She could imagine listening to that lazy Aussie drawl murmuring dirty words, telling
     her how to touch herself while he jerked off…
    Damn. Not helping.
    “How about it?” He leaned in close to murmur in her ear. “Wouldn’t you like to get
     hot and bothered without an audience next time?”
    What she’d like is to get extremely hot and bothered, but with him present, not on
     the end of some stupid phone. Considering they’d never see each other again, she summoned
     the bravado to tell him.
    “What I’d really like…” She slid her hand around the back of his neck and lowered
     his head so her lips grazed his ear. “You and me. Naked. Having hot and sweaty, unforgettable,
     wild, climb-the-walls sex.”
    “Fuck,” he said, turning his head a fraction to claim her lips again.
    With her body straining toward him and her panties so damp she’d have to change into
     one of those mortifyingly skimpy things Zoe had packed, she put every ounce of yearning
     into the kiss. Not surprised at her sigh of disappointment when they eased apart.
    “I have to go,” she said, grabbing her suitcase handle and making a run for it before
     she changed her mind.
    As she strode away on wobbly legs without looking back, she wanted him to come after
     her. She wanted him to take her up on the brazen offer she’d thrown out, knowing full
     well he couldn’t.
    She wanted him. Period.
    But he didn’t come after her and she didn’t look back. And for one, insane moment
     she thought her wishful imagination had conjured up a murmured “see you soon” from
     the guy who’d made her lose control for the first time in forever.
    …
    Jett hadn’t played fair. Screw it.
    Life wasn’t fair. He’d learned that the hard way.
    Allegra would learn the truth soon enough. Besides, he wanted to see her priceless
     expression when he sauntered into that first-class cabin and sat next to her.
    It had taken some quick finagling and a hefty sum to upgrade from business to first,
     but if Allegra’s departing comment was anything to go by, it’d be worth it.
    He’d never met anyone like her. Fire and ice. Passion and aloofness. Hot and cold.
    He planned on unleashing that heat. Soon.
    For a guy who’d done the rounds and dated his fair share of women, he’d never had
     mile-high action. Guys in the surf crowd had boasted about it back in Bondi but he
     often wondered how much of their big talk was fact or fiction.
    Guys spun shit the way girls liked to shop. Natural as breathing.
    But the thought of having sex with Allegra on a plane had him harder than a horny
     teen, if that were possible. As for the unexpected bonus of having her travel to his
     all-important destination… While nailing the business deal on Palm Bay was imperative,
     he could definitely do with a little R & R of the sizzling variety.
    Her spontaneous kiss had been unexpected and her bold declaration had cemented what
     he’d suspected. The chemistry they had going on would equate to sensational sex.
    Which they would definitely have. If she didn’t throw him out the emergency door without
     a parachute when she learned he’d withheld the pertinent information of his destination.
    He knew how this would go: she’d be angry and would freeze him out for a while. But
     he’d faced bigger challenges, and after the way she’d almost combusted in his arms…
    Oh yeah, this flight to Palm Bay would far exceed expectations and take the edge off
     the relentless disappointment that had dogged him since he’d learned the truth about
     his best mate and business partner.
    If Jett hadn’t made a few wise investments away from