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getting me to do it your way? To get me under your control?”
    “Vicky…”
    “Why did you bring me here?” My voice cracked as memories came back to haunt me. “Why?” The fight leaves me.
    He held me tightly to his chest. As he spoke, I could feel it rumble against my face. “You want the truth?”
    My body tensed and I pulled back, looking at him. “Nothing less,” I said, hoping I wasn’t going to regret saying this. However, I was fully prepared to drop him as a client if the answer was what I feared it was, regardless of how much my body seemed to want him around.
    He dropped his arms from holding me, right away I felt the chill of his warmth leaving me. Running his hand through is hair, he kept his head down. It was then I noticed his ticks. I could tell now that he wasn’t lying to me about not having had anything in a while. The problem was I didn’t know if he had a stash back in his room. Most addicts I have come across in my career have a backup or a just in case stash. The one thing that was common in all of my clients was that there was always a reason for them starting. Whether it was because of their upbringing or an event, to fit in, whatever there was always a reason. What was Jacob’s?
    “You work with a lot of celebrities, right?”
    “All my clients are public figures.”
    “Have you ever put yourself in their shoes?”
    “What do you mean?”
    I’m pretty sure I knew what he meant, but I wanted him to explain it. Sometimes having to go into details about something helped work toward a solution to solve the harmful feelings it caused.
    “As an actor, I play roles on film or commercials. But then reporters and the like, they turn my real life into a constant movie. They sneak up on you when you are just trying to relax and let the bright lights of stardom fade from your eyes.” He looked up at me. “I love doing what I do, but…,” he shrugged. “Try having a girlfriend when every time you turn a corner a camera is flashing trying to catch you doing something that would bring in loads of money. Or worse, they post pictures that never happened and state a completely fabricated story by an unknown inside source that seems to know more about you than you do.”
    “You’re lonely? That’s why you brought me here?”
    “No…Yes… It’s a bit more complicated than that. Never did I think that bringing you here would lead to something like that,” he said, looking back over at where a guy stood ripping the pervert a new one.
    “When we leave will you tell me?” I asked quietly.
    “Yes,” he looked back at me with an intense jaw dropping look. “When I saw you in your office with your head on your desk, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful you were,” he laughed softly. “Then you walk into the hotel lobby looking like a vision straight from my dreams. If nothing else, at least for one night I am graced with a beautiful woman on my arm and no agenda.”
    Without warning, he leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. Once contact was made, I couldn’t pull away. It was too powerful. A surge of electricity shot straight through me and burned me up on the inside as it traveled down to my center. Opening my mouth, he growled as our tongues touched.
    “Jake?”
    He groaned dropping his head to my shoulder. “I just can’t win.” He smirked, “Sorry.”
    I could only stare wide eyed at him, unable to form any words. Such a simple kiss and it left me brainless. What the hell was happening to me?
    “I’m sorry to interrupt, but I’d like to apologize to…” The man started.
    “Sorry. Tobey, this is my girlfriend Vicky. Vicky this is my sister’s soon to be husband, Tobey. They own this ranch.”
    “Vicky, I’m sorry about Rex. He won’t bother you again. After talking with Mary…”
    Jacob started laughing. It was a pleasurable sound, only adding to how horny I was. “What’s so funny?” I asked, confused and trying to distract myself.
    “When he says