Provoke Me
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In fact, she and Spencer secretly hoped they’d be able to lure the guys away from the Nook once the store opened. But they would never ask. That wouldn’t be fair and pretty shady to boot. Besides, they already had the beginnings of a staff.
Well, they had themselves and Marcia. So building the staff would take some time.
In a way, she owed Marcia and Cale. They’d helped her out. Spencer had been so pissed off about her sex list that by the time they’d finally come together, he’d been ready to blow. So it was all good. Especially once she’d explained he hadn’t been at the bottom of the list, but the top.
He liked being on top. Most of the time.
For Christmas, Spencer had given her a new PDA, synced with all the data from her old one. He’d even left the list intact. But he hadn’t minded one bit when she’d been feeling particularly charitable after a memorable session in the shower and destroyed the list entirely, replacing it with one titled “The Only Man I Want To Fuck Forever and Ever, Amen”.
She’d been told she wasn’t ever allowed to delete that list. Worked for her.
“Close your eyes,” he said when she skidded around the back of the truck, nearly slipping on the ice.
“You trying to kill me?”
“All part of my diabolical plan. No peeking.”
She kept her eyes closed, only opening them when he gave the signal. She stared into the flatbed of his truck, blinking like an owl for a full minute.
“Do you like it?”
Unable to speak, she reached out and traced her fingertip around the letters on the hand-carved sign made of rich cherry wood. The man even knew her favorite wood for cripes’ sake.
“It’s for inside. Above the fireplace, I was thinking—”
She launched herself into his arms, catching him so thoroughly off guard they almost pitched into the snow. “I love it. God, it’s perfect. I love you. I so want to do you right here.”
Laughing, he plucked her straight off the ground, capturing her mouth in a lusty kiss. “Guess you like it.”
“Guess I do.”
“So we’ll get a neon sign done for the front and—”
“Uh, neon?” She drew back and patted his cheek. As wonderful as he was, he was still hopelessly clueless about some things. “Not neon, darling. But yes, we’ll get one made for the front. As close to this style as possible.”
“Remember you want to do me,” he said as she stroked the sign.
“Believe me, it’s at the forefront of my mind.” She lifted the wood in both hands as he came up behind her and rested his hands on her shoulders. “All About The Story. That’s it. That’s the name. You’re a freaking genius, Galvin.”
“I have my moments.”
“Oh yes you do.” She turned and leaned over the sign she held between them to kiss his grinning mouth. “And the best part of our story starts now.”
The End
About the Author
Award-winning, multi-published author Cari Quinn wrote her first story—a bible parable—in 2nd grade, much to the delight of the nuns at her Catholic school. Once she saw the warm reception that first tale garnered, she was hooked. She attempted her first romance in junior high, long before she’d ever read one. Writing what she knew always took a backseat to what she wanted to know, and that still holds true today. Cari’s genres of choice include contemporary, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, urban fantasy and paranormal. Recently she discovered erotic romance. Oh, how far she’s come.
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Provoke Me Cari Quinn Book two in the Unveiled series
Ellora’s Cave Publishing www.ellorascave.com Provoke Me ISBN 9781419933653 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Provoke Me Copyright © 2011 Cari Quinn Edited by Jillian Bell Cover art by Syneca Electronic book publication June 2011 The terms Romantica® and Quickies® are registered trademarks of Ellora’s Cave Publishing
Provoke Me Cari Quinn
Dedication To my mom
Chapter One Being called to the boss’s office was never a good thing
Chapter Two The slim woman reclines on the loveseat
Chapter Three Kelly glanced at Alana as they pulled into Kink’s parking lot
Chapter Four She stared at him
Chapter Five “Stubborn bastard
Chapter Six The room remained blessedly silent
Chapter Seven Kelly’s expression at Nina’s comment made Spencer chuckle
Chapter Eight Kelly didn’t come to Kink the next night
Chapter Nine Before Spencer had a chance to reply
Chapter Ten “It’s not logical
Chapter Eleven Even in the darkness of the club
Chapter Twelve Kelly let out a long breath
Chapter Thirteen “I’m not in the mood to go out to dinner
Chapter Fourteen Kelly woke with a start
Chapter Fifteen Spencer’s gut knotted and for the briefest instant
Chapter Sixteen He wanted to smash things
Chapter Seventeen Three months later Delaney’s Furniture
Epilogue Three months later Kelly sighed as she surveyed the empty space that surrounded her
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