She was certain her nipples had never been quite so enthusiastic in her whole life. Just what she needed. She was single and pregnant and her nipples had suddenly become supersensitive sluts looking for action.

“We’re kissing each other. We’re touching each other. And we’re going to go back to your room or mine, doesn’t matter, and we’re going to spend the night having hot, wet sex.”

Chapter 8

Damien watched Mandy’s eyes shoot up to her bangs, a strangled gasp coming out of her mouth. Okay, so maybe he could have phrased that a little more sensitively. But he hadn’t had sex in three years, and he needed to get to someplace private before he tossed her onto the sand.

When Jessica had died, he hadn’t thought he’d ever feel a sexual stirring or attraction to another woman. And then later, when his body had betrayed him, and wanted in an eager, shameful, lustful way, and he might have been tempted to go out and seek some quick company, he hadn’t been able to because they were watching every move he made. Picking a girl up for a one-night stand wouldn’t have worked to his advantage in the courtroom.

Then eventually, he had lost those angry physical urges, until he’d forgotten a time when he’d ever thought of sex as a wonderful, intimate, fulfilling experience.

He remembered now.

Mandy had stirred every one of those feelings back up into a tornado of intensity and want, and he had to have her. He just had to, or the very last vestiges of his soul and sanity would crumple away from him.

“But you’re my boss, Damien, and I’m, well, I’m having a baby.” Even in the dark, he could see her eyes were dilated with pleasure and anticipation, but she was worried. Concerned about the future.

He didn’t give a damn about the future. There was only now and the two of them.

“Correct me if any of my assumptions are wrong, okay?”

She didn’t hesitate, just nodded.

“I’m attracted to you and you’re attracted to me. We’re both a little lonely, but neither of us can get involved with anyone right now. You need me. You want me. I need you tonight, too.” Perhaps more than he was willing to admit. “I want you. Very, very much. And you shared a special moment with me.”

Damien gently laid his hand on her slightly rounded stomach. He had been about knocked off his feet by the strong jerk he’d felt before. And while he was shocked to find out Mandy was having a baby, it had explained a lot of oddities, and if anything, had made her all the more attractive in his eyes.