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live over
there, so it’s not far.” She vaguely pointed to a high-rise down the street.
    Nathan’s jaw dropped.
    “You live at the Millennium
Tower?”
    Jess jerked her head around. “How
did you know that?” Shock was evident on her face.
    “I’m familiar with it is all.”
Nathan didn’t feel the need to tell her he had designed the brochures and
website for the building. People usually made snide comments about sticking to
acting with a face like his anyway.
    “I see, well Sadie and Kyle are
waiting for you.” Jess turned and tilted her haughty little chin up before
walking away.
    Damn. That woman was a puzzle Nathan wanted to figure out. She acted
uptight with her lists, constant working, upscale condo, and designer clothes.
But, there were hints of someone fun; her joking about ravishment, obnoxious
earrings, a wicked sense of humor, and above all else, hot, steamy passion.
Good thing Nathan liked to play with fire.

 
    _____

 
    Jess had no idea why she had
tried on fifteen different outfits. It was stupid. He probably had five other
girls on call back in LA. And lord knew she wasn’t looking to be someone’s
sugar mama. The fact he knew exactly which apartments she lived in was not only
discomforting, but it was creepy too. Did he know who her family was? Of
course, even if he didn’t, a quick Google search would give her away. It made
her wonder if Nathan came up to San Francisco because he knew all about her and
thought to get close to her?
    But wasn’t she the one who’d
started flirting this morning at the bistro? Why would she bring up having sex
if she weren’t trying to get his attention? Maybe because since the kiss they
had shared, she’d had sex on the brain. Her ramped up libido was getting a tad
out of hand.
    Standing in her favorite
dark-purple silk bra and panty set, she decided on a matching purple sweater
dress. It was low cut and went to her knees but was long sleeved, keeping it
modest. Just because she wasn’t going to bite whatever he was casting out,
didn’t mean she couldn’t appreciate how he made her feel. He looked at her like
she was the sexiest woman on earth.
    Jess had never had a man make her
feel beautiful or special. Sure they said it, but after a time they always
asked for something. Usually it was a business connection with her father, but
sometimes it was little things like expecting her to always pay for dinner, or
new clothes. One guy had even asked her for a sports car, and they’d only been
dating a few months. Jess knew one thing about Nathan. Nothing had ever stirred
her the way one kiss with him had. She wasn’t entirely sure she didn’t want to
take a chance to see what else he could stir. A shiver moved down Jess’s spine
at the thought.
    Taking a glance in the mirror to
check her appearance, she liked what she saw. Her hair was loose tonight, and
the curls as tame as they ever got, which left her with a halo like effect.
Deciding to draw attention to her favorite feature, Jess had created a smoky
eye with varying shades of gray. She left her lips natural by tossing on a nude
lip-gloss as she sang about everyone wanting to rule the world. Once she was
pleased with her look, she tossed on some nude pumps and headed over to Sadie’s
armed with two bottles of wine.
    Jess was walking into the
courtyard as Nathan brought out a plate loaded with steaks. He looked up and
their eyes met, stopping them both dead in their tracks. The man was an Adonis.
He was standing there about to do something so trivial and ordinary, yet he
made it look sexy. He had on well-worn jeans and a black V-neck sweater with a
white T-shirt poking out at the top. The dark color made his blue eyes even
more striking along with his blond hair.
    She watched his eyes take in
every inch of her as she started toward Sadie’s apartment. Her entire body
tingled as his gaze caressed her like a touch. He sat down the plate and headed
over toward her.
    “Wow, you look amazing,”