Chapter 50

Simon stalled a moment before following her out. She was so totally different from any woman he’d known before that he couldn’t quite begin to rationalize how she made him feel. Physically, he burned for her. Most of the time, he literally had to see her, touch her, or he'd feel like he was going insane. He wasn’t used to any woman being preoccupied around him, and secondly, he wasn’t used to not being in complete control with his lovers. They turned him on, yes, that was what he chose them for, but never to the extent that he felt with this woman. This was something different.

He straightened his cuffs before walking out, uncomfortably aware of his near-constant state of arousal. She was just different because she wasn’t one of the polished socialites that littered his social scene, who threw themselves at him, that was all. It was still just an affair, and he’d no doubt that he’d soon look at her and wonder what he’d been hot and bothered about.

A little later, in the