"What'll you have?" When he turned back to her with his sexy reddish-brown eyebrows cocked and a smile, Lyka forgot her twinge of melancholy.

The man was free of commitment and free to make his own choices. How could she get him to choose her? She'd never seduced a man, always going into a sexual relationship on equal footing.

But her short deadline changed all that. Throwing caution and good sense to the corners, she advanced on him. "Just a piece of ice, for now."

Rafael's brows dipped. "Are you sure? I thought you wanted something."

"I do." When she stood directly in front of him, she reached around him, her breasts touching his chest. There, that ought to do it. "You don't mind if I help myself do you?"

The black of his eyes turned smoky and a hand came up to curl around her waist. "I don't mind at all." That knee he'd used so well on the dance floor, found its way between her legs, pressing upward to touch against her sweet spot.

Once she had the piece of ice between her fingers she dipped the crescent-shaped cube between her lips, sucking its hard edges, melting it with the heat of her mouth until droplets slid down her hand and chin. "Ummm."

His gaze narrowed and followed the path of one drop coursing down her neck toward the V between her breasts. The muscles in his throat contracted, making his Adam's apple rise and fall.
If he liked that, he'd like her next move even better. "This is good. I was getting so hot out there." She smoothed the melting ice down her neck and lower still.

Rafael's jaw hardened and he reached out, gripping her arms. The ice cube fell between her breasts. "Do you know what you're doing?" His look was dark, dangerous and freakin' sexy.

Her blood pounded against her eardrums and thrummed through her veins. "Isn't it obvious? I'm seducing you."

The bruising grip held for several seconds longer and then his face and hands relaxed. "As long as you know."

"I'm a big girl. I can make my own choices." At least for one night. Whether or not it stuck, was up to him. Damn. Once again, she was at the mercy of a man's decision.

"And you choose me?" A smile played around his lips. "You don't even know me."

She smoothed her hands across his shoulders and rubbed her cheek against his. "I guess you're as good as any man." With a flick of her tongue, she caught his earlobe and sank her teeth into the soft flesh, gently nibbling.

"Thanks, you're really inflating my ego." His groan belied his bruised feelings.

"You made me drop my ice cube." She hooked her leg around the back of his knee and pressed her crotch against his thigh. "You deserved a little punishment."

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