would like this.”
I laughed.
“Typical. I really hope you don’t think I’m a girl who is impressed easily by
these kinds of superficial things.”
Jason
looked appalled that I even considered it. “I would never think that!” There
was the slight hint of defense in his voice. “You know, I’m starting to sense
that you’re mad at me for something.”
Throwing my
napkin onto the table, I got up and stood in front of Jason, who looked up at
me, confused.
“You know, Jacksonville is my city - my community. You can’t just come in here and take all our jobs
and crush our dreams. But that’s exactly what you did. And there’s nothing any
of us can do about it, because we’re not billionaires.”
Heat
steamed off my face and body, but I continued my fiery speech.
“Since
we’re on the bottom, we don’t even have time to hope that the situation
will fix itself, because we’re so busy working two, three jobs all day, every
day. Meanwhile, you - the only person with power - are picking up chicks in the park and ruining peoples’ dinner plans.”
I stopped
and caught my breath.
Jason
simply stared at me, his eyebrow cocked, impressed at the spectacle I had just
put on.
“Are you
done?” He raised his eyebrows.
I nodded.
“Sophia-” He
put his hand out, but I stepped back. “I had no idea about any of these
things.”
Seeing the
hurt in his face surprised me. Could a man be so involved in his business that
he failed to even see the situation from another angle?
I sighed.
“Well now you know.”
Jason stood
up. “I’m really sorry, Sophia.” He looked down at his shoes then flashed his
dazzling, dark eyes back up at me from under his brow.
How
could he still be so sexy?
“Is that
what you do? You flash your sparkling eyes at a woman, she gets undressed, and
all your problems disappear?”
Jason
smirked.
“Apparently
not all my problems disappear.”
He brushed
his finger down my arm, sending a hot shiver up my nerves.
I shook my
head. “I think I’ll be leaving now. It’s clear to me that you have no intention
of helping anyone but yourself. It’s been nice - actually, it hasn’t been nice
meeting you at all. Goodbye, Mr. Powers.”
“Sophia,
please-” He grabbed my hand, but I slipped away from him, strutting away on my
red high heels.
The string
concerto became louder and choppier. A dramatic tone filled the room as I
walked away.
A tug
behind me caught me off guard and my back was pushed up against the wall. Jason
leaned in against me, pushing every inch of his hot, toned body against me.
“I can’t
let you go.” His
hot breath tingled on my lips. “I can’t stop thinking about you, Sophia. Since
the moment I met you, I’ve been dreaming about seeing you again.”
“You say
this to all the girls-”
“No I
don’t, and I wish you would stop saying that. It’s insulting.”
My cheeks
burned. Despite my hatred for Jason Powers, he was still a human with feelings.
“I’m
sorry.”
“Whatever I
did, I can fix. Just tell me what to do.”
I shook my
head attempting to look away, but Jason put his finger on my chin, making sure
I was looking at him.
“Sophia -
when I saw you, I knew . ”
We stared
into each other’s wide, sincere eyes as Jason’s last words rang in my ears.
Thick, electric tension hung in the air between us.
Jason’s
pupils dilated. He parted his pink lips. A deep ache within me willed me to
kiss him, but I knew I couldn’t - I wouldn’t…
“Jason-”
Jason
pushed his lips into mine, placing one hand on the back of my head and the
other on the small of my back. He pressed his body into mine, and I swear I
felt us melt into one another. His tongue stroked against mine, as we made out
deeply and passionately.
Pushing
myself against him, I felt every hot, hard inch of his toned body.
Fuck.
His hands
explored the curves of my body as his talented tongue massaged against mine.
Moving the slit of my dress to the side, Jason’s hand