"Heat"
in Secrets 22, Red Sage Publishing, 12/07Excerpt from
"Heat"
in Secrets 22, Red Sage Publishing, 12/07
[Author's Note: In the
future society I imagined here, chocolate is an expensive, rare commodity, and
our hero has gotten his hands on some brownies in order to please our heroine.]
This close to Tarkin, hugging him in my excitement, I was reminded that he was
taller than I was, lean, but strong, with solid shoulders and trim waist. His
species grew no facial hair other than eyelashes and eyebrows. Our bodies didn’t
mash together, but there was something about the splay of his fingers on my
lower back that unnerved me. Something almost possessive.
“Uh, Tarkin?”
His eyes opened completely, the pupils dilated almost as wide as the irises.
“Yes?” His breath feathered across my lips. Did I imagine it was chocolate
tinged breath, or was that just the brownie in the air?
And either way…why was Tark so worried about pleasing me? He was always
gracious, but not to the extent of procuring real chocolate. It wasn’t my
birthday, and I’d hardly been promoted with the kitium temporing issues I’d been
having.
I dragged myself away and used the vestiges of my willpower not to kiss him
senseless. First I went bunko over brownies, and now this. My God, he’d never
speak to me again! “You said you wanted to talk to me about something.”
“One moment.” He disappeared into his kitchenette again and emerged with
something dark brown and crumbly in his hand. “For you.”
It was a brownie. An honest to goodness brownie that looked a whole lot like the
ones my granmater made for special occasions. Most thoughts of kissing fled my
brain to be replaced by the thoughts of chocolate. Chewy, moist, mouthwatering
chocolate.
His breath had definitely smelled of chocolate.
I held out my hand, and he shook his head. “Open your mouth.”
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