One night in Daytona (One Night Stands #1) Read Online Free Page B

yourself.”
    “Dinner first.  Pick something, or I can ask them to put together a meal for you.  I’m sure they won’t mind if I ask nicely.” 
    Cassie put the order in, and a few minutes later, they were lying back in the filling tub, the oils Jos had found in the bathroom perfuming the water.
    “Where’d you grow up?”
    “A little town a coupl’a hours outside of Phoenix.  Pop ran the local newspaper and Mom looked after my little brother and me.  We moved into town after Pop got injured and couldn’t really help out on the ranch anymore.  You?”
    “Trailer park in Oklahoma.  My bro and I got into billy cart racing as kids.  Then I was in the right place at the right time and I got a chance to race in cars with an engine. I worked my way to the pro circuit from there.  Joey was my chief mechanic up until last year when his baby girl was born.  He didn’t want to travel as much, so he stepped down.”
    They talked until the water in the tub had cooled.  Jos washed every inch of Cassie, including her hair, all the while dropping soft kisses on her temple or cheek.  When the knock at the door came, Jos wrapped the terry towelling robe around himself and answered it while Cassie dried off.  All the while, she lamented the fact her flight was leaving in a few hours and her time with Jos was limited. 
    Jos knew Cassie had to leave in a few hours and he was determined to make the most of their time together.  Jos set up their dinner on the king-sized bed.  He had every intention of feeding every morsel to Cassie.  He didn’t get to show his tender side to too many people either, and he really wanted to do that with Cassie.  The crawfish, ribs, fries, and slaw were messy and probably shouldn’t have been eaten on the crisp white sheets of the bed, but where would the fun in that be?  Cassie repaid the favour, feeding Jos too, and they spent the entire time laughing at stories they told each other.  Darn, it was nice having someone Jos could just have fun with, with no pretences about what she might expect afterwards. 
    Cassie hadn’t eaten such great food in what felt like forever; Chicago was known for having some great restaurants, but how could someone who moonlighted as a waitress until a year ago just to make rent, afford eating at them?  Life as a junior reporter sucked sometimes and tomorrow promised to be one of the worst days in her career for that.  At least tonight Cassie had Jos’ company.  It was the best thing that had happened to her in a long time.
    When their dishes were cleared, Jos dimmed the lights and laid back down on the bed.  It was getting late and he was bone tired, but he didn’t want to sleep.  No, now he wanted dessert, that sweet nectar that he’d sampled before.  Pushing Cassie onto her back, he kissed down her body and wrapped her now naked legs around his shoulders.
     

C H A P T E R   F O U R
     
     
    “I’m sorry, Cassie, I know you worked hard on this story, but you failed to pull it off.  Spectacularly failed.  The allegations made against Senator Ginty have opened this network up to a massive libel case.  You promised you had the evidence to back up the claims and you failed to deliver.  Now we’re facing a lawsuit from Senator Ginty and the documents that you finally managed to get your source to hand over don’t reflect any impropriety.  There is no evidence of misappropriation in those campaign funds.”
    “They aren’t the same records Fiona Lewis showed me.  They’ve been doctored.  Someone got to her between our meeting the day before yesterday and going on air yesterday.  I can still fix this.  Please give me another chance to prove that I was right.  He’s pushing so hard for a reason, and it has nothing to do with trying to protect his reputation because he’s an upstanding citizen.”
    “That’s not possible, Cassie.  Clear out your desk.  I’ll have your final check available by the end of the day.”
    “What