but to his 6’1” she was still a small gal.
Ella hooked her arm around his and looked up at him. He’d noticed her eyes before, but they didn’t look as green and bright as they did now. “Where are we going, Sonny?”
“We’re off to get you what you seem to be asking for.”
She nodded and looked like she was ready to go, and he waited a few beats for her to tell him no. Sure they met a few minutes ago and it seemed like they both were into each other, but his luck had never been this good. Maybe that was the problem. He should just accept what was going on and be happy about it instead of wondering what was going on.
They walked out into the night, and he enjoyed the click of her heels on the sidewalk, but he wasn’t going to be able to get through this without asking her a few questions. “So do you do this often?”
“What? Pick up strange men from bars?” She had a way of saying things that made light of them and making what he’d asked not so awkward.
“That’s pretty much what I meant, yes.”
“To be honest Sonny, I’ve had a rough time lately, but recently I got out of jail so things are looking up. Life is short, and I just missed a couple of years of mine, so I’m trying to make up for lost time.” She looked sincere, and the smile on her face was contagious because he was smiling just as hard as she was.
“Life is short. That is true.” He agreed.
“I have always been able to tell a lot about a person by how they feel to me, and you just make me feel good. When we clicked in the bar, I wanted to see if we’d click in other ways.” She continued to walk at a leisurely pace, and he felt more comfortable with her knowing she had some dirt in her past like he had. Not that he was happy that a sweet thing like her had been locked up, but he didn’t want anyone who was trying to walk on the wild side for a night only to scream in the morning that this wasn’t what she wanted.
He must have been quiet too long because she stopped next to him and tried to unhook her arm from his, but he held her hand on his arm and turned to her.
“Are you being quiet because I told you I was in prison? I should have told you before we left the bar, but I was hoping it didn’t matter.” She looked around, and this was the first time this evening he’d seen her look a bit self-conscious.
“No Ella. I don’t have a problem with that. My luck hasn’t been all that good lately, so when a sexy woman with springy hair hops up next to me on a bench, orders a drink, and basically tells me she wants sex, I wonder if I’m dreaming or if I’m being set up.”
“Set up for what?” The question written on her face looked sincere, but he was a con man and he knew how easy it was for people to be played. His desire to slide his cock into the mouth she had painted with a deep purple gloss could make him an easy mark.
“That’s the question. I don’t feel like that’s what you’re about which is why we are a few steps away from my apartment, but I’ve been on this earth long enough that I like to ask a few questions.”
He walked her up to his apartment and opened the door. When he closed the door behind him, she practically attacked him. It’s a good thing she was light because she flew at him like a lioness in the wild, and all he could do was catch her.
He’d brought home a wild one, and he was going to enjoy himself.
CHAPTER THREE
Ella couldn’t believe what she was doing, and she could only blame this man Sonny for her awakening. Since she’d been let out of prison, she’d felt like she was numb, but sitting next to this man and chatting with him for a few minutes made her feel like he was in the same boat as she: looking for his luck to change, but in good spirits while he waited. It didn’t hurt that he looked like one of the sexiest men she’d seen in a while. He was tall and muscular just like she liked