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.She stumbled over the corner of thebed, tumbling to the floor.She couldn t believe hewas stalking her like this. You re out of line,detective.Marshall easily pulled her to her feet. When Igive you an order, it s for your own good! He gaveher a shove and Annie landed on her back on top ofthe bed. You got that, lady?Oh, she got it all right, and in her opinion, hewas grossly over-reacting.Michelle hadn t seen her,which could only mean one thing.Marshall wasangry over his situation with the other woman andtaking it out on her.She tried to wiggle into a sittingposition, but couldn t with the waterbed rollingwildly beneath her. The only thing I ve got is that you re a bully!she hissed. You want to know what s really buggingyou, Detective? I think Michelle turned you on! I sawher pressing up against you, kissing you! I thinkyou re angry because you re as horny as a tomcatand can t do a damn thing about it!As soon as the words were out of her mouth,Annie regretted saying them.She knew there was alot more to Marshall s anger than an old flameshowing up on his doorstep.She d heard whathappened between them, and for the tiniest second,her heart had gone out to him.Now it was poundingwith alarm at what she d said.Being cruel wasn t like her. What did you say? he said with deadly calm,his eyes narrowing on her.She could only lie there staring up at him as shestruggled to gain control of her breathing.Shecouldn t recall a time when she d been so angry, orwhen anyone had pushed her so far that shedeliberately said something to hurt.She was71Tory Richardstrembling with shame and regret.The look in Marshall s eyes warned her she dgone too far.They were as black as volcanic rock,churning with emotion that prevented her frommoving.Like a deer trapped in the glare ofheadlights, she remained frozen as the enormity ofwhat she d said began to sink in.She d sensed beforethat Marshall could be a dangerous man when riled.The seconds ticked by as he continued to standthere like a stone statue at the foot of the bed,glaring down at her with a muscle twitching in hishard jaw.Annie was the first to find her voice. Marshall, I m sorry.This isn t like me.The wholesituation is& unnerving. Forget it, he surprised her by snapping,running his hand over the stubble on his face andsucking in a deep breath.He astonished her againby offering his hand to help her off the bed. Maybewe were both a little out of line.He didn t step back after pulling her off the bed,and the next thing Annie knew, she was flushagainst him.Sharp awareness zinged through her,like getting an electrical shock, and she caught herbreath wondering if he felt it, too.His eyes flaredbriefly but his expression remained fixed.A lowgroan followed.He started to lower his face and thencouldn t seem to set her away from him fast enough.Had he been about to kiss her? A pleasantsensation rippled through her body at the thought ofhis sensual mouth touching hers.She tried to ignorehis magnetism but that would be like ignoring thefact she needed air to breathe.The trouble was hewas too damn appealing and she was susceptible.She wasn t about to embarrass herself by beingobvious.She thought the best thing to do was change thesubject. Do you mind if I get a shower? Sure.The guest bath isn t set up yet, so you ll72All the Right Moveshave to use mine.There are clean towels inside thecloset behind the door. Marshall s eyes ran over heras if searching for something. When you come out,we ll have lunch.Hopefully by then, we ll have heardsomething about the break-in at your place.Nodding, Annie turned and walked toward theopen door she assumed led to the bathroom. Annie. She paused in the doorway and glancedback at him expectantly. You might be here for acouple days, so make yourself at home.The onlything I ask is that you listen to me when I tell yousomething.Do what I say is what he really meant, andAnnie was smart enough to read between the lines.She held Marshall s gaze for what seemed a longtime, the urge to assert her independence strongerthan ever. The most I can do is promise to try, shefinally said before turning and closing the doorbehind her.She wasn t a baby and she wasn t going to lethim treat her like one.73Tory RichardsChapter FiveMarshall reached for his wineglass before sittingback on his stool.For the hundredth time in an hour,his eyes went to the beauty mark on Annie s face.The reason the small flaw captivated him wasbecause it was so close to temptation, and hesuspected a taste of heaven.He had a burning desireto kiss her and find out if her lips were as smoothand soft as they appeared.More than that, he wanted to taste her, in moreways than one.His cock twitched with the thoughtof what it would be like to wrap his tongue aroundhers.Earlier, in the bedroom, it had been a strugglenot to throw himself down on her and give in to thesituation building between them.She d looked damnappealing on his water bed, glaring up at him withindignant fire in her eyes.He was willing to bet the fire in her eyes wouldintensify when it was replaced with passion.Theinnocence she exuded wasn t a ruse, but a thin layerprotecting the woman he sensed was hidden beneaththe surface.When was the last time he d met awoman like her? That was good, Detective. Annie s complimentbroke the silence.She pushed her empty plate asideand dropped her napkin over it before reaching forher glass of wine. Either you ve never been married,or you ve been divorced a long time. She narrowedher eyes at him over her glass. Fishing, Doc? Marshall grinned, pouring morewine into his glass.A tiny smile played upon her74All the Right Moveslips, making him wonder what she was thinking. What now, Detective? She ran her pinky alongthe edge of her glass, dipping it slightly into theliquid before bringing it to her mouth.In spite the sophistication that cloaked Annie,she looked extremely vulnerable at that moment.Her action under normal circumstances would havebeen a natural prelude to an intimate momentbetween them like a kiss.But he knew she wasn taware of the alluring quality of her movements.Shedidn t seem the type to purposely tease a man usingseductive coyness.In fact, she seemed a thousandmiles away.The shower had done her good.She lookedrefreshed and sexy as hell in faded cut-off jeans thatleft her shapely, slender legs bare all the way to thetops of her suntanned thighs.A sleeveless topcompleted her casual look, something thin and airythat tied beneath her breasts, emphasizing theirperky shape.And I d thought there wasn t enough there to fillmy hands?A tingle of awareness surged through his blood,warming him more than any wine.The throbbingerection behind his zipper demanded he dosomething about it.He hadn t denied her comments about beinghorny.Hell, she d hit the nail right on the head, butshe was the one making him that way, turning himinside out.When Michelle had kissed him andpressed her body against his, he d felt nothing.Not atwinge of the old passion had resurfaced.All Annie had to do to turn him hard was be inthe same room with him, like now.He wonderedwhat her reaction would be if she knew how she wasaffecting him [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]