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Davin
I caughther without thinking about it, my arms curling around her small waist and pulling her toward me. She crashed into my chest, her head tilting back so I could see her face, and everything froze for a moment.
Even in the dim light, I could see her eyes were a rich chocolate brown, the sort of eyes a man could lose himself in, as cliché as that sounded. She had delicate features, but there was nothing weak about the slender body pressed against mine. In fact, the only word I could think of as being even somewhat accurate to describe her wasfierce.
She pushed against me, and I immediately released her. She’d just been attacked – or close enough to – and the last thing she needed was to feel like I was crowding her. I took a step back to put a little extra room between us.
I started to tell her to take it easy, but one look at the fire in her eyes told me that’d be a bad move. She didn’t need me soothing her. Whatever fear she’d felt was already anger, and if I tried to tell her that she was safe or one of the other usual platitudes used in these types of situations, she’d probably turn the taser on me.
Her gaze didn’t waver from me as she bent to pick up the weapon she’d dropped. The light was still on, and she pointed it at me but didn’t put it in my eyes, which gave me hope that she’d realized I wasn’t here to hurt her.
I didn’t raise my hands, but I made sure they were kept in plain sight as I asked, “Are you okay?”
“I am.” She sounded wary, but not defensive. “Thank you.”
Before I could add anything else, she turned and began to walk away. It took my brain a moment to catch up, and then I went after her. “Aren’t you going to call the cops?”
“No.” She kept walking without even looking in my direction.
“Miss, are you sure this is safe–”
The words died as she spun around, taser still in hand. “I’ve got enough juice in here to fry your balls if you don’t leave me alone.”
My hands went up. A threat to my manhood was something to take seriously.
“I just want to make sure you’re safe.” I gave her a small smile. Not so large that she’d think I was hitting on her, but enough that she could see I meant well. “I’m Davin.”
The blank expression on her face told me she had no idea who I was, which was both surprising and…nice. I wasn’t about to try my luck by adding my last name.
“I’m Linsey. And I can take care of myself.”
I motioned to the taser still pointed at me. “I can see that.” I slowly lowered my hands. “And that was an impressive bit of self-defense back there, by the way.”
“Nice punch,” she said, a hint of a smile playing about her sensual lips.
What the hell was I thinking?Sensual? She’d just tased a man and threatened to do the same to me.
“Can I give you a ride anywhere?”
I wasn’t sure who the question surprised more, her or me.
“You think I’m going to get in a car with you because you told me your name?” She raised an eyebrow.
“Wherever you’re going, I’ll take you there and drop you off. And I’ll keep my hands to myself the entire time,” I promised.
Even as I said it, I couldn’t help imagining what it would be like to have my hands all over her. What those eyes would look like while I sucked on her nipples or fingered her to orgasm.
Fuck.
Not even close to appropriate.
Her smile widened as if she could read my mind. “What if I don’t want you to keep your hands to yourself?”
I blinked. This was not how I’d seen my night going when I’d left my house for Euphoria.
Strangely enough, it seemed like it was going better.
Well, for Linsey and myself. For the two guys behind us, not so much.