Chapter 24

“I am incredibly attracted to you,” he continued. He knew he risked scaring her off, but could be nothing but honest. “I have wanted you since I saw you at Frank’s place.”

“This may come as a surprise to you… But you haven’t been subtle about it. You have made that pretty clear to me, Daniel,” Emma said smiling.

“I know,” he said. “But I’m still trying to do the perfect first date pretend thing. And I’m being a gentleman.”

Tension snapping between them, he leaned closer, keeping his voice low and intimate. Raking a hot glance over her, he admitted, “And a gentleman doesn’t come right out on a first date and tell a woman he wants to smother her beautiful nipples in sugar and then suck every bit of sweetness right out of her until she’s begging to be taken.”

Emma gasped, but he was too far gone. Both his mouth and his body, which was now rock-h