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“Fuuuuck, that’s good,” he said through gritted teeth.

“Been a…” She dug her nails into his arms. “Long time.”

Her head tipped back with a needy moan as her climax claimed her. The sound of her ragged breathing and the sight ofher surrendering to him so completely had him giving in to his own intense release.

Her chin fell to her chest with a heavy breath. “Damn, you’re totally not a dick.”

He laughed. “And you’re fucking beautiful.” Holding her tightly with one arm, he slid his other hand to the nape of her neck again, brushing his thumb over the delicate hairs there. “What time is your flight? Let’s have another drink.”

Her eyes turned serious, and she wiggled out of his hands, shimmying her dress down over her hips. “I, um. This was fun, but…” She slipped on her heels, which must have fallen off during their tryst.

“But?” A sense of urgency gripped him. He wanted to know more about her, to spend more time with her. He could count on one hand the number of times he’d wanted to know more about a woman. He didn’t know what the hell had come over him, but his gut was clenching at the thought of her walking out of that door.

She nibbled on her lower lip for a moment, her eyes rolling over him, and then she squared her shoulders and said, “This was fun, but now I intend to forget it.”

CHAPTER 2

HOLY SHIT.HOLY shit. Holy shit.Kat hurried away from the lounge and ducked into the first ladies’ room she saw. One look in the mirror confirmed what her body, still vibrating from head to toe, was telling her—that was fucking incredible. She was still catching her breath as she pulled her comb from her purse to try to tame her well-fucked look. She pressed a palm to the counter, needing the stability while her legs regained their strength. What was she thinking? She’d gone a year without amazing sex, and now? Now it was like she’d had a taste of fine chocolate and she had to walk away from it. Walk away! She’d never been good at leaving sweets behind. Even when she hid a bag of M&M’s from herself she knew she might as well put a spring on her ass, because every time she sat down, she popped back up for more. And now…she wanted more.

She lifted her eyes to the mirror again. Her face was flushed, her lips swollen from the intensity of their wicked kisses, and down below? She didn’t think she’d ever stop humming down there. Lordy, Lordy that man was hung like no other, and damn did he know how to use all those gloriously hard inches.

She snagged paper towels from the dispenser and cleaned herself up while she tried to calm her racing heart. Her body wasstill trembling ten minutes later, as his words rolled through her mind.Come for me, darlin’. Come on my hand, then my mouth, then my cock.

Check. Check. Double check.

How had she gone so long without feeling the temptation of a real man? Who was she kidding? She’d never felt anything like the power behind Eric…Eric?Ohmygod. She didn’t even know his last name.

I’m a slut.

A tramp.

A two-bit hookup in an airport bar.

She couldn’t suppress the smile on her lips. He wassoworth it! She dug out her cell phone, in need of a little pep talk from Bree, and realized she’d missed several texts from her. Kat scrolled through them, smiling and finally calming down as she read three identical texts, each repeating their secret pep talk, a line fromThe Help.

You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

The last text read,1, 2, 3, click your heels and forget. Poof! You’re a good girl again. Love you!

“No doubt about it, Brianna, you are the very best friend in the world,” Kat said aloud before sending Bree a thank-you text.

She left the bathroom feeling edgy and a little dazed, her body still reeling from their encounter. An hour later she was finally seated on a flight to Colorado. The man beside her smelled like cigarettes and looked like he’d slept in his clothes. She closed her eyes and rested her head back, thinking of Eric. She could still feel his fingers pressing into her ass, the coarse hair at the base of his cock against her sensitive skin, and the way his eyes bored through her. Her cheeks heated as his naughty words came back to her again.

As the plane lifted into the air, she reveled in the weightless feeling, but it was the slow burn in her belly as she revisited the feel of Eric’s tongue taking her to the edge of ecstasy that had her squirming in her seat. God, she must be losing her mind. She could smell his cologne all around her.

A heavy hand landed on her thigh, and her eyes flew open as she pushed it away—and her chest constricted at the devilish grin smiling back at her.Eric.

“Hey there, darlin’.”

“Eric? What are you doing here?” Her heart was beating a mile a minute. Could he tell that she’d been fantasizing about them? That the mere sight of him had her twitching in places that had no business twitching?

“I offered the kind gentleman who was sitting here a little something to exchange seats with me.”

“You paid him off so you could sit here? But—”Ohmygod. How would she forget about him now?