Calho

believe the words he' d just spoken, couldn' t reconcile the ruthlessly con

e blush spread down my

captured my face in his hands and kissed the sensitive ski

e murmured, his voice a low

ld see Carlton and Brande walking back towards th

ssessed and scrambled back to my side of the car, pullin

eling was a constant, physical reminder of

My lips were a mess-puffy, red, my lipstick smeared. I

mouthed silently, my voice a panicked w

ression unreadable once more. He simp

ck. Even in the dim light, the prominent bulge

ess academic," I hissed, my cheeks burn

e as he adjusted his glasses. In an instant, the passionate man from

rill through me. There was something intoxicating about be

to the challenge of con

iefcase and pulled out a bag of spicy chips. "Here," he said

, my stomach actually rum

tated flatly, as if th

I could take a single chip, he snatched the bag from my hands

es immediately zeroing in on my face. "Erin!

rom feeling. "Oh, these chips Harvey gave

in her eyes. "It looks more like

yes narrowing as he looked at me in the re

his expression softened, the suspicion replaced by

sisted, her voice rising. "S

p and cold as ice. He looked directly at Brande. "I gave

ed as if stru

his tone leaving no room for ar

ooked utterly humiliated, tears welling in h

expression a mixture of fear and deferenc

st. His family held a higher status, a power that made her own