After she pulled away, she said, “I’m glad I met you, Miles. I’m looking forward to this evening. Maybe we can take up where we left off earlier.”
Miles groaned. “You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you? Now I won’t be able to think about anything else but that for the rest of the day.”
Kareena stood. “Anticipation is a good thing. I’ll go get my purse, then we can leave whenever you’re ready.”
He watched her walk out of the kitchen. God, he wanted her. He just hoped like hell he’d be able to hold her off for a little while longer. If it looked as if he couldn’t rein back on his instinct to claim Kareena as his mate, he’d have to tell her the truth about him tonight. Considering how well things were going with her right now, he’d hate to have that throw it off. But it wasn’t something he couldn’t do. He’d have to tell her. It would be a test to see just how strong his control was.
Chapter 4
Kareena directed Miles to her apartment building. This time she was awake for the ride in his car. She still felt a little embarrassed about passing out on him the night before.
What a way to meet someone.
She looked at Miles’s profile as he drove. Kareena traced his handsome features with her gaze. She could stare at him all day. And to think she’d been naked in his arms as he’d pleasured her. Hopefully there would be a lot more of that during their date that evening. As she’d told Miles earlier, anticipation wasn’t a bad thing.
Miles pulled up to the front of her building and put the car in park. He turned toward her and leaned across the seats to claim her lips. His tongue slipped inside her mouth as his big hand cupped the back of her head, holding her just where he wanted her. Kareena moaned softly as she returned the kiss, her body craving more of his touch. All too soon Miles ended it.
“I’ll pick you up around six. Decide on what movie you’d like to see. Afterward, we can go someplace for drink.”
“All right. And I promise not to get drunk tonight,” Kareena said with a laugh. “But instead of going out to a restaurant or bar, how about we come back here? I’ll make us some snack-type food.”
Miles smiled. “I’d like that. I’ll supply the drinks.”
She leaned toward him and gave him another kiss. “Don’t worry about the drinks.
I’ll get those as well. See you later then.”
Kareena opened the car door and got out. Once she closed it, Miles gave her a wave then drove away. She went inside the building and took the elevator up to her floor. The sound of her phone ringing inside her apartment reached her ears as she put her key into the lock. Quickly, she opened the door and raced to get the cordless phone.
She smiled when she saw Lacy’s number on the call display. “Hi, Lacy.”
“Finally, you’re home. I was worried sick.”
“Why?” Kareena shut her apartment door and locked it.
“Why, she asks. I’ve only tried to get a hold of you since last night. I even tried your cell phone, but it keeps going straight to your voice mail.”
Kareena fished her cell out of her purse and saw the battery had died. “I have to charge it. And why were you calling last night? I thought you’d at least wait until today.”
“We all saw you leave with the hottie and get into his car. You were kind of drunk last night. I didn’t think it was such a smart thing to let you go with a guy you just met, but Alice said you’d be fine. She said she felt he was no threat and that you’d be okay.”
Alice had this uncanny intuition when it came to people. She could tell just by observing them if they could be trusted or not. She claimed this ability ran in her family on her mother’s side, dating back to an Irish gypsy relative.
“Then you shouldn’t have worried,” Kareena said. “Alice is never wrong.”
“I know. So where were you all night?”
“With Miles.”
“The hottie?”
“Yes. I spent the night at his penthouse.”
“Damn. Good looking and rich. You sure landed on your feet all right. Was he great in bed? He looks like the type of guy who would keep a woman up all night.”
“Well, we didn’t get quite that far, though we did fool around a bit this morning, which was really nice.”
“So you actually didn’t sleep with him?”
“No. You were right about me being drunk. I ended up passing out on him in his car.
Since I hadn’t told Miles where I lived before that, he took me back to his place to sleep it off.”
“You didn’t,” Lacy said with a laugh.
“Yeah, I did.” Her friend burst into gales of laughter. “It isn’t that funny. I’m actually a little embarrassed by it.”
“Oh yes, it is. You land yourself a guy who looks as if he could be a cover model, and you pass out on him. I wonder if you snored.”
“I don’t snore.”
“Yes, you do when you’ve had too much to drink. During our college days when we’d overindulge and stay overnight at one of our places, you always snored. Not loud enough to rattle the windows or anything, but you still did it.”
Kareena cringed. “Great. Now you have me all worried about that. I must have made a real good impression on Miles with the whole being drunk and snoring. I’m surprised he wants to go out on a date this evening.”
Lacy laughed again. “If he wants to see you again, I guess it didn’t bother him.”
“Still, ugh. I’d better be on my best behavior tonight, or he might rethink that.”
“Hey, if he’s still interested in you after all that, he must be really into you.”
“I know I’m really into him. The man knows how to kiss, amongst other things.”
“Not something I needed to hear, especially now that I’m single again.”
“You won’t be for long. Unlike me, you won’t wait a year before you move on to the next guy.”
“So true. I’m already on the prowl.”
Kareena laughed. “Then all the single men out there better watch out.”
“I’ll let you go since you have a date this evening. I’m just glad you’re okay, and that you have finally moved on. I’ll talk to you later, and I’ll give the others the good news that you’ve managed to snag the hunk.”
“Talk to you later then.”
She hung up the phone and shook her head. Out of all her friends, Lacy was the one who liked to gossip. If any of them wanted to know what was up with the others, they just had to call Lacy. It didn’t bother any of them. They all knew it was just a part of their friend’s personality.
Heading toward her bedroom, Kareena shook her head as she thought of how fast her other friends would hear about Miles. She wouldn’t be surprised if they called her next, wanting all the juicy details.
She tossed her purse on her bed before she stripped out of her clothes for a shower.
Kareena had some primping to do before Miles picked her up for their date.
Instead of going back to his place, Miles decided to make the drive to Marin County to check in on Jaden. With her due date so close, he wanted to make sure she still felt well. He looked forward to being a grandfather. Having not been involved in bringing Jaden up, he didn’t want to miss out on anything when it came to her child.
He pulled onto the drive of the Protectors’ mansion and parked in front of the garage before he headed for the front door. He usually called ahead to let Jaden know he would be showing up, but since this was a spur of the moment thing, he hadn’t bothered. He didn’t think his daughter would mind. He’d been slowly working his way back into his old life and had even taken over some of the protection duties. Though he didn’t think watching over Jaden was a chore. It just gave him more time to spend with her.