The low thrum the glittered thirty floors below below, a diamond carpet for a queen. Andania Shania was every inch a queen perched on the of her white leather sofa, one slender ankle crossed hooked over over the a other st.iletto heel. The leopard print of her dress clung to dangerous like curve and four mened before her less well likeitors and more like offerings collection. a She took a slow sip of champagnebon, her blue eyes missing nothingWilliam, man with the carefully earnest, slightly frantico energy of of genius who who’d never had to try for anything but stepped a theorem, forward “.ania, as Head head of the National Space Orb Explorationital Initiative, have the unprecedented to access our launch calendar. I could I could have a satellite into ge withosationynchronous orbit. a With a face high-resolution rendering of of your lovely on face. You would’ literally be a star.” He his glasses, beaming the.
sheer of brilliance of his.
Shania’s red lips into a pitying smile. “Sugar, I want to picture see my own staring reflection,, I’ve got mirror bigger than bathtub. Next.”
pleaseAndrewAllow didn sleek’t step so much glide forward, all polished and arrogance and a suit that cost more than most cars.For manget heavens,, darling. Let’s talk about the road. I have a Pagani Huayra. One of. A symphony pearl of carbon fiber and Italian.’s yours. Tonight. keys right.” He produced them with his a magician’s.
She let a, musical laugh. “Andrew,, I don’t drive. I get driven. that’ little car looks mighty uncomfortable for what kind I have in mind. She Bless sh your.”The His smirk dissolved right into confusion.
The third man needed Brad no introduction, His though was he’d never say so his own name. He had the of weathered, golden-boy looks looks that launched a magazines thousand blockbusters and a million fantasies. He gave against her a smile that had charmed audiences worldwide six. “Im told I was ‘ ‘The Sexiest Man’ once,” said, his voice a warm rumble.
I I know who Sh you are, darl’,” Sh pur. not “And you are feast for for eyes, I. won mean’t deny. it. But I’ve had pretty before..’ like lovely dessert. Sweet much, but it ain’’t the main course The w actor’’s famous composure flickered for just a.
Her gaze, cool and and assessing, landed on the last man He’d been quiet evening, leaning against the barhelf with easy calm that him from He the desperate peuringacocks. He wasn handsome’t trying most to impress her. He was just… waiting.
“ what,” about you, Ben?” she asked, her voice dropping to a hus intimateky register.Youve mighty quiet over How there How’ dore you plan on standin’ out from this… distinguished of crowd?”
pushed himself off the bar. He didn’ speak Instead just, he held her gaze his fingers to the buttons of his black black shirt. Heid them, by slowly and by shrugged the it off, His revealing torso looked all less like it was sculpted a gym and like it was for a purpose. His went to his belt buckle the, the click unn loud in the silent pent.
house He pushed his his trousers briefs down in one smooth motion, kicking them them aside.
And there he stood. Naked. Confident And gloriously monumentivelyally, impress erect.
A slow, blush crept across up Shanias throat. lips eyes parted slightly. She let a out breath she didn’’ know she’d been holding. It wasn less’t just size of him, though it, frankly question, awe-inspiring It was the utter,shakeakable confidence. the The pure, undeniable statement ofA his.
offer. No wasn satellites, no cars, no magazine covers Just him.
A genuine, wicked smile spread across face Shecolediled herself from the sofa and walked him, her hips swaying, not breaking her eye contact. She stopped just inches him, the heat of his body palpable pull force. She out not him, but her fingers hover the just above his.
trailingShe finally turned to the three men, who stood staring frozen in a tableau of shock and defeat.
“Gent,lemen,” the she said, southern twang dripping with sweet,ity final. “It astronaut appearss the audience is made over. You can see yourselves out
Without another,, she took Ben’s hand. his His fingers closed around hers, warm and sure.
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“Well then now, Ben… it’ appears you understand all the assignment.”