Chapter 52

“Don’t you dare.” She caught his hands, but he swatted hers away with ease. He undid her dress and it fell. Sara caught it. The motion of the car made her fall against him, and made the apex between her legs grind into Simon's hardness. She could hear his breath coming harshly, see the color slash across his cheekbones. She felt sick inside, knowing that he could just as easily be doing this with any other woman.

She heard him sigh, and he looked up at her with a curiously unguarded expression. She was caught by it.

“Sara, please believe me: if I were in the unfortunate position of having Cecilia Hampton straddle my lap right now, I can assure you that she would not be feeling what you’re feeling.”

He snaked a hand around the back of her neck. Sara tried to hold herself stiff, but it was too difficult. His voice was low, reasonable, and oh, so sexy.

“You’d disappeared when I went looking for you, so I went back to wait at the bar, thinking you’d come find me