Captivate her: Laws of Seduction Book 1 Read Online Free Page A
Author: Ava Hayworth
can feel James’s shoulders shaking with laughter under my cheek. “Since when do gummi bears belong to a food group? I think I will be able to stick it out until morning.”
I shove my hand in my bag searching for the package of gummi bears. “You should have some. It tricks your stomach into thinking it’s getting some food, and besides didn’t you know that sugar suppresses your appetite? Here.” Beaming at successfully locating the candy, I thrust the little plastic package into his hands.
“This seems a bit forward of you.”
Confused, I squint up at him in the darkness. A blinding grin gleams back at me. What is so funny about gummi bears. Looking down into the hand holding the gummi bears, I do a double take. That is not a package of gummi bears. It’s a condom. The condom that Nick had given me as incentive to start dating after Mark. I squeeze my eyes shut, wishing I could rewind the past five minutes of time. Reaching over, I take the condom package out of his hand and drop it back in my bag. “Please forget you saw that.”
“It’s good to be prepared.”
I can hear the laughter in his voice. “Okay, you’ve had your laugh. Let’s move on now.”
In the following silence my fears begin to grow again. “Do you think we will be stuck on this train all night?” I ask with growing apprehension.
“Not necessarily. I think they will have us moving soon. This is pretty unusual for the LIRR.”
“Do you ride the LIRR often?”
“No, I don’t get a chance to ride the train much, since I live and work in Manhattan, but I have always liked riding trains. We have a great system here compared to the rest of the country, and I think that we sometimes take it for granted.”
“Is this a little boy thing?”
I can hear the smile in his voice as he replies, “I guess you have discovered my secret. I have always been a sucker for trains.” He gives me a gentle squeeze. “Why don’t you try to get some rest? I will wake you if anything happens.”
I close my eyes and breathe in the intoxicating fragrance of expensive cologne diluted by something that is the essence of James and try to commit the heady scent to memory. The train is quiet. Most of the other passengers seem to be sleeping. I will be glad to have this nightmare train ride behind me, but, I admit to myself, it may have been worth it because of James.
The sensation of moving forward slowly brings me back to consciousness. The train is rolling again. I sit up and look around. The lights have come back on, and it is much warmer. James is asleep beside me. I wonder how long we have been moving when I see that we are almost to Jamaica Station. We will be coming into Penn Station soon. I notice that the battery is running low on my phone, but I shoot off a quick text letting Sam know that the train is running again and that she shouldn’t wait up. James stirs beside me. He turns toward me and smiles. “It looks like our ordeal is almost over.”
I can’t help but feel a small pang of disappointment that we will soon be saying goodbye. James pulls down my suitcase and I re-pack my clothes. I finish just as we are arriving at Penn Station. You can sense the relief of the passengers as they de-board the train. In the background the sound of the LIRR conductor apologizing for any inconvenience echoes over the loudspeaker system. James helps me with my suitcase as we exit the train. I am thanking him for making the trip bearable when his phone rings. He glances down at the name of the caller and stops to take the call. It feels uncomfortable to stop and wait for him when I don’t have a reason to, so I give an awkward little wave and walk on.
CHAPTER 3
“I would have at least gotten his number,” says Sam before turning to look at some fresh cut flowers at Union Square market.
I give a little shrug, “I don’t think he is on the market for a girlfriend.”
“Girlfriend, schmirlfriend. Why do you have to label it? You could
I shove my hand in my bag searching for the package of gummi bears. “You should have some. It tricks your stomach into thinking it’s getting some food, and besides didn’t you know that sugar suppresses your appetite? Here.” Beaming at successfully locating the candy, I thrust the little plastic package into his hands.
“This seems a bit forward of you.”
Confused, I squint up at him in the darkness. A blinding grin gleams back at me. What is so funny about gummi bears. Looking down into the hand holding the gummi bears, I do a double take. That is not a package of gummi bears. It’s a condom. The condom that Nick had given me as incentive to start dating after Mark. I squeeze my eyes shut, wishing I could rewind the past five minutes of time. Reaching over, I take the condom package out of his hand and drop it back in my bag. “Please forget you saw that.”
“It’s good to be prepared.”
I can hear the laughter in his voice. “Okay, you’ve had your laugh. Let’s move on now.”
In the following silence my fears begin to grow again. “Do you think we will be stuck on this train all night?” I ask with growing apprehension.
“Not necessarily. I think they will have us moving soon. This is pretty unusual for the LIRR.”
“Do you ride the LIRR often?”
“No, I don’t get a chance to ride the train much, since I live and work in Manhattan, but I have always liked riding trains. We have a great system here compared to the rest of the country, and I think that we sometimes take it for granted.”
“Is this a little boy thing?”
I can hear the smile in his voice as he replies, “I guess you have discovered my secret. I have always been a sucker for trains.” He gives me a gentle squeeze. “Why don’t you try to get some rest? I will wake you if anything happens.”
I close my eyes and breathe in the intoxicating fragrance of expensive cologne diluted by something that is the essence of James and try to commit the heady scent to memory. The train is quiet. Most of the other passengers seem to be sleeping. I will be glad to have this nightmare train ride behind me, but, I admit to myself, it may have been worth it because of James.
The sensation of moving forward slowly brings me back to consciousness. The train is rolling again. I sit up and look around. The lights have come back on, and it is much warmer. James is asleep beside me. I wonder how long we have been moving when I see that we are almost to Jamaica Station. We will be coming into Penn Station soon. I notice that the battery is running low on my phone, but I shoot off a quick text letting Sam know that the train is running again and that she shouldn’t wait up. James stirs beside me. He turns toward me and smiles. “It looks like our ordeal is almost over.”
I can’t help but feel a small pang of disappointment that we will soon be saying goodbye. James pulls down my suitcase and I re-pack my clothes. I finish just as we are arriving at Penn Station. You can sense the relief of the passengers as they de-board the train. In the background the sound of the LIRR conductor apologizing for any inconvenience echoes over the loudspeaker system. James helps me with my suitcase as we exit the train. I am thanking him for making the trip bearable when his phone rings. He glances down at the name of the caller and stops to take the call. It feels uncomfortable to stop and wait for him when I don’t have a reason to, so I give an awkward little wave and walk on.
CHAPTER 3
“I would have at least gotten his number,” says Sam before turning to look at some fresh cut flowers at Union Square market.
I give a little shrug, “I don’t think he is on the market for a girlfriend.”
“Girlfriend, schmirlfriend. Why do you have to label it? You could
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