He liked his women tall, slim and placid. Without a thought or idea in their empty heads, this woman sitting defiantly before him would be none of those things. Yet, he could not deny the stirring of his body or the heat swimming through his veins. When she finished speaking, he knew exactly how she was going to apologize to him. “On your hands and knees will do for starters sweetheart.” He grew hard just picturing what she would be doing on her hands and knees.
Her stomach hit bottom and a strange sensation started to trickle through her limbs. Her breasts tingled over the image that flashed through her brain. However, the sexual suggestion infuriated her. “Why you crass egotistical bastard. But then again I shouldn't have expected anything else from someone like you.”
Her insult felt like another slug to his jaw and Nate grew livid, pulling his hands free from his jeans, he moved with speed around her desk and grasped her arms tightly and lifted her out of her chair. He grinned smugly at the shock on her face and her struggles to be free. “Lady for someone who is meant to have a kind soothing bed manner, you have a foul mouth and a temper to match.”
Cooper was sure she only blinked once and she couldn't believe the incredible swiftness in which a man of his size could move. It didn't take her long to realize that twisting to break free was completely useless and stopped, she met his glare with one of her own. “Look, you can't blame me for being upset and I truly do apologize. Now will you please put me down?”
Nate watched those full soft lips move and wanted to taste them, but denying himself, he placed her back on her feet and let her go. “Still not good enough lady. But we'll discuss how you can make it up to me later. I think first we better talk about your sister and my cousin and work out what we're going to do about the situation first.”
Now free, Cooper took a couple of wobbly steps back, desperate to put some distance between herself and the overbearing beast. Standing so close to him, his size and heat were a little too over powering for her liking. Now with much needed space separating them, unflinching she managed to meet his gaze. “I don't finish here until eleven.”
“Fine I'll meet you somewhere afterwards.” Nate informed her. Already he was planning how he was going to persuade this woman into his bed, because he wasn't going anywhere until he did. There was something about this tiny volatile woman that intrigued him, and set a hunger gnawing at his gut. And no other woman had ever managed to do anything like this to him before.
What she would prefer to do was kick that gorgeous butt all the way out of town. However, she knew he wouldn't give her any other choice but to do as he asked. However just for now she told herself, once they talked about the situation between Sandie and his cousin then, he could take a walk. A very long walk. “Fine I'll meet you at the Bra and Panties. You'll find it a few miles north of town.”
“You're kidding right? Bra and Panties sounds like a strip joint to me.” Nate couldn't stop his reaction. Suddenly all types of wicked thoughts were flashing through his brain, and he could feel himself starting to grow aroused.
“Yeah well, I start work at twelve.” Cooper couldn't help herself from teasing him. He truly looked stunned and she would have to be blind not to miss the hot hungry fire in his eyes. It turned even hotter and hungrier when she replied. She knew exactly what he was thinking and it gave her some satisfaction knowing that he would be very disappointed when he found out the truth.
Nate couldn't help his gaze roaming over her small body but he couldn't see much, and he didn't stop his imagination from visualizing this woman standing up on stage removing her clothes. It bought an instant hard on and he shifted uncomfortably, and swept up his eyes to meet hers. Damn little witch was laughing at him. “So you moonlight as an exotic dancer do you?”
It was hard, but Cooper managed to keep her amusement under control and shrugged in answer. Let him think what he liked, the man was just too arrogant for his own good, and needed to be taken down a peg or two.
“Well I'll see you there. And I'm looking forward to the entertainment.” Nate winked at her and spinning around opened the door, and left the room.
Oh, she'd give him entertainment all right, she would just love to give him another good sock to the jaw. Retaking her seat, she let out a sigh. Damn why did the blasted man have to be so good looking? She let out another sigh just picturing his thick dark hair, brows and lashes. Those piecing dark eyes and Lord help her, that sensual mouth.
Pity, she thought if he wasn't so full of himself and so big she might have been a twinge attracted to him. However, he was the kind of man she detested, and she'd met too many like him to let herself feel anything towards him. As soon as she finished that thought her conscious screamed liar, and her mouth tightened, she refused to acknowledge the taunt.
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No matter how many times she told herself that she disliked McGregor, Cooper couldn't help feeling excited when she stepped into the smoky, dimly lit bar. It took a few moments for her eyes to adjust and when they did, she swept the room with breathless exasperation. When she realized what was happening, she let out a growl of aggression and quickly moved forward and picked up a pool cue as she passed one of the pool tables. She stopped in front of the three men and raised it in the air.
“Smudge, Boots, damn it let him up. I swear I'll knock both your brains out if you don't this minute.” She threatened, but didn't lower the pool cue when they let go of McGregor.
“Ah hell Coop, the damn slick tried to crack on to Debs.” Smudge winged as he backed up, and away from the weapon.
Cooper snorted. “I doubt that very much, and besides the damn slick was waiting for me. Now nick off." Only when they moved away did she lower the pool cue, and turned her attention to McGregor. “Are you all right?”
Nate wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and peeled himself off the pool table. He eyed the little bundle of womanhood with distaste. “Why the sudden concern? After all I'm sure you knew something like this would happen.”
Well not quite this, Cooper silently admitted, but she wasn't going to tell him that. She turned away and placed the cue down on the table, and held up two fingers before she turned back to him. “Come on let's sit down. And no I didn't know this would happen. Maybe if you hadn't tried to seduce Smidges wife they would have left you alone.”
“Seduce her?” Nate snorted in derision and pulled out a chair, and sat down. “All I did was smile at the blasted woman and thank her for my dinner and drink.” He snarled out and thought he couldn't wait to get out of this hellish town fast enough. Forget all about the aggravating woman, and the hunger he felt for her. Nothing, not even sex with this woman would be worth another minute in this hick town.
Cooper gave Deb a tight smile when she arrived with the beers and when she left turned her attention back to McGregor. “Smudge is very protective of his wife.”
“That Neanderthal? Give me a break.” Nate couldn't believe she was protecting those thugs and it irritated the hell out of him.
In answer, Cooper just shrugged. “Look we have more important things to talk about than those two, so let's get to it, mmm?” She lifted her bottle of beer and took a sip.
Through narrowed eyes Nate watched her, he'd never come across another woman like this one and he very much doubted if he ever would again. Sitting across from him, she looked like a sweet innocent eighteen year old and yet throughout this crazy insane day, he'd seen so many different layers of the woman. He wondered what else this little pocket Venus would spring on him. He shifted in his seat as excitement swam through his veins.
When she saw that he started to relax, Cooper took another drink before she spoke. “I have tried to talk Sandie into taking a pregnancy test, but she adamantly refuses to take one. It will be another few days before we find out if she might be pregnant. I would like to know what you plan to do about your cousin if she is.”
Her blunt statement
caught him off guard for a heartbeat, but Nate quickly recovered. “Well you're the blasted doctor, why didn't you see your sister protected to begin with?”
The scathing reply set her temper to near blasting level, however, knowing it wouldn't help the situation Cooper managed to control it. “Not that it's any of your damn business, but because of health reasons, Sandie can't use protection. If your cousin owned any common sense he would have used his own protection.” There eat that you egotistical smart ass.
“You're a damn smart mouthed woman aren't you? Think you know it all. Well let me tell you darling, you don't.” God, Nate thought, how could one woman irritate and rub him the wrong way so much, and yet at the same time make him want to rip the clothes off them both, toss her on the table and bury himself inside her until they both had their fill of each other?
His angry snappish answer drifted past her, Cooper could only shift in her seat restlessly when she noticed the hot luring heat of temptation spark up his dark eyes. God, how long has it been since she felt this need? Years. Her body hadn't felt this type of sexual yearning for over six years, and she forced herself with every drop of blood inside her to ignore it. But it was hard, nearly impossible.
Time, conversation disappeared, Nate found it almost difficult to breathe. There wasn't any way she could hide what she was thinking or feeling. It shone so clearly from those big silver gray eyes, he was about to reach for her hand but the loud blaring honky tonk music filled the room. He growled and wrenched his eyes from her to check his watch.
His body itched with excitement, and he turned to grin back at her. “Don't you have to get ready for work?”
Only when eye contact was broken could Cooper finally throw off the strongest sexual attraction she'd ever felt towards this impossible dark man. When he asked her a question, her brows shot up and she smirked. “Sorry to disappoint you but we're a little more old fashion around here. I'm afraid if you want to see a strip show you best head back home.”
Damn it, she played him for a fool again Nash thought, and he should be furious but for some reason he wasn't. He leaned across the table and captured her hand. “Good because I like my shows private.”
Cooper knew exactly what he was saying and swallowed hard, she needed to get out of her and fast she warned herself, and pulled her hand from beneath his. “Look I have to go. I've got to start work at six. I promise to let you know Sandie's results.” She placed her bottle of beer on the table and rose to her feet.
Blast it, she was going to fight it, well what else should he expect from this crazy woman Nate thought, as he to stood. “Fine, but I'm here to the end of the week anyway, so maybe we can have dinner tomorrow night?”
The end of the week, oh God, how was she ever going to keep this wanting inside her if he was going to hang around? She couldn't, she ignored his invitation and hurried away. No way, no way could she spend any more time with this man without jumping his bones.
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Now what was wrong with the damn infernal woman, Nate silently muttered as he trailed her out of the bar? He caught up with her beside her car. “What in the hell is wrong with you now? I only asked you out to dinner, not invite you to share my bed.”
Cooper couldn't look at him and searched her bag for her keys. “I can't. I have a wedding to go to tomorrow night.”
“Fine, I'll call around Sunday then. Now though can you point me toward the nearest motel?” For the time being, he knew it was pointless to try to persuade her into his bed tonight, nonetheless, it wouldn't be long before he did.
Her gaze flying to his, Cooper groaned. “You mean you haven't booked in?” When she saw him nod, she fished in her mind for somewhere for him to stay, but came up empty handed. “I hate to tell you this but the motel is probably booked up because of the wedding.”
Nate frowned down at her. “Well there must be somewhere else close by?” he saw her shake her head. “Damn. What am I supposed to do, sleep in my car?”
Oh Lord, Cooper mumbled to herself as she dragged her gaze away from his to catch her breath. Darn it, he didn't give her much option and even though she panicked at the thought, what other choice did she have. “You can sleep on the couch.” Without another word or glance at him again, she unlocked her door climbed in and started the engine. What in the hell was she thinking?
Nate smiled smugly as he hurried to his own vehicle and sat behind the wheel, he followed her home and all the while the adrenaline in his body increased. Whatever fool was getting married, he would gladly shake his hand for this opportunity. His hunger and anticipation growing, he swung into the driveway of her home and cut the engine. Without wasting any time, he was out the door, locking the car and following her up on the porch.
While trying to fit the key in the lock, Cooper kept telling herself this was utter madness. But God help her, she'd been without a man for so long and just as long that she felt such heady attraction towards one. All the way home she fought with herself, and in the end she decided why not. Why the hell not? One night, two at the most and it would be over with.
Impatiently, Nate waited for her to open the door when seconds ticked by and it didn't, he snatched the key from her hand and did it himself. With his hand on the small of her back, he propelled her forward and slammed it shut behind them. When she spun around to face him, he wrapped his arms around her, lifted her off her feet and claimed her mouth with his.
The kiss was more potent than she could ever imagine and Cooper whimpered, she slipped her arms around his neck as she pressed herself more firmly against his hard muscular body.
She felt like a delicate feather in his arms, and Nate knew he needed to ease up, but when she wrapped her legs around his hips and returned his kiss with wild hot passion, he lost all rational thought. Under her skirt one hand slid up the outside of her thigh, until he reached her hip, and pulled his mouth free. “Where's your bed?” He asked between harsh breaths.
"Now, now. Oh God here and now." Cooper gasped out before she grabbed the back of his head to pull it forward and meet his mouth with her own.
Nate groaned as his tongue wrestled with hers. Somehow he didn't know how he managed it, he undid his pants, freed his throbbing erection and shifted the edge of her underwear out of his way. He brought her down and impaled her in one powerful thrust. The unmitigated pleasure that swamped him was immense; he let out a loud growl that she captured within her mouth.
When he drove into her, Cooper thought she might faint from the sheer shattering of the experience. She tore her lips free from his, and sucked in air. "More, oh God, more please."
Nate shifted around and pressed her back against the door. “Oh yes more, much more.” He whispered before his mouth claimed hers again and she started moving up and down the aching length of him.
Cooper didn't have any other thought in her head but the throbbing awareness building inside her. Each rough thrust inside her body, she eagerly welcomed. Unaware she groaned and moaned, pulled on his hair, dug her nails into his shoulders beneath his shirt. She could feel the release building and stretched to reach it.
Out of control, Nate rammed himself into the woman with one hard powerful stroke after another. He could feel her body tightening and with another growl, plunged deeply one more time, and sent them both over the abyss of rapture and into a whirlpool of ecstasy.
Her world splintered apart, Cooper tore her mouth free from his and gave a soft scream as her world toppled over and she floated in a mist of rapture.
Still shaken from something he'd never experienced before, Nate hid his raw emotions behind a smiling mask. “Well damn me Doc.”
Even though embarrassed, Cooper couldn't find any regret in what just happened, and grinned back. “Is that all you've got big boy?”
Nate tossed his head back and laughed, the woman was a marvel he thought and stopped laughing, and was once again captured by her smoldering eyes. “Not by half baby. J
ust show me your bedroom and I'll prove it to you.”
Her heart raced with excitement, why not she thought, one, two days tops and he would be out of her life forever. “Upstairs; the first door.”
All ready growing hard within her, Nate had no intension of pulling out, once they reached her bed would be soon enough. And it would be only until they were both naked. This little woman who surrounded him kept surprising him at every moment, and he was eagerly looking forward to more.
While Nate carried her upstairs, Cooper buried her mouth against his neck and couldn't stop herself from licking and tasting his salty warm flesh. Never before could she ever remember acting so out of control, but she didn't care. Her tongue came out and licked him again, and smiled when she heard him groan. She planned to make him groan a lot more very soon, because she intended to share and experience everything she could with this man.
She'd never encountered such instant attraction towards another man before, not even her first lover or her second. Yet this powerful man who carried her in his arms still joined to him, was something totally different than she had ever felt before and she planned to enjoy every moment of it while it lasted.
The woman was driving him nearly to the brink of madness, Nate thought as he stepped into the bedroom and spied the bed. He strode forward and kneeling down on the mattress, claimed her mouth with his as he laid them both down. Sudden need over rode everything else, and he started moving within her.
Every time he stroked himself inside her, he could hear the slick wetness, he could feel every time she clamped around him and flood with her juices as she climaxed. However, even though she came time and time again, he wasn't finished with her yet. He wanted the ultimate climax from her and he would have it.
Cooper twisted and sobbed, he was driving her out of her mind with his relentless thrusts, each time she climaxed she thought the torture would be at an end. But how wrong she was, the last powerful deep plunge sent her nearly mindless with rapture and she wrapped herself around him as it washed her away.
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