Shelli Stevens

Welcome to another Snippet Satuday! Today’s snippets are ‘Heroine Seduction Fail’ theme. My excerpt is from my Samhain Book Dangerous Grounds! Enjoy, and then go do some blog hopping!

Time to get him thinking about something besides coffee. Madison walked back toward the counter, making sure her elbow nudged the straws so they tumbled onto the floor.

“Oops, I swear I am so clumsy sometimes.” She bent over slowly and smiled as she felt her jeans pull downward with the motion. If she was correct—and from the sudden coolness on her bare skin she knew she was—her thong would be quite visible right now.

She picked up the straws, trying to figure out if his silence meant he was checking her out. She glanced over her shoulder to where he was sitting. Bingo. His eyes were focused very intently on her ass. They immediately shifted when he realized she had turned to look at him.

“It’s good, huh?” she asked and turned her attention back to the straws. “Your mocha.”

“It’s…pretty damn good.”

Madison clutched the straws in her hand and deposited them in the garbage.

She came back and sat beside him. He glanced everywhere but at her. His mocha, the door, the wall full of
ceramic mugs.

“Gabe?”

His gaze turned to her, almost with reluctance.

“Can I get you anything else? Are you hungry? Do you want some biscotti? Maybe a bagel?” She ran her tongue over her bottom lip. “Or how about a blowjob?”

Gabe bit back a groan. Thank God his lower body was hidden under the table, so that Madison couldn’t see the way his cock jumped to immediate attention.

“I don’t drink,” he answered.

Her laugh turned husky. “I don’t sell alcohol.”

He knew he shouldn’t have come today. He had every intention of not coming this weekend. But then he’d had a reason to come and he’d searched his house like an idiot trying to find that business card she’d handed him. For the life of him, he couldn’t remember that reason now.

And, God, was he going to pay for it. Just leave. Say no, and leave. Or he could just pretend she hadn’t said that last bit.

“Bagel.”

She looked surprised, almost offended. “A…bagel?”

Maddie narrowed her eyes and leaned forward. “Okay, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m not being subtle here, Gabe. What’s the problem?”

Damn, she was aggressive. The blatant invitation made him grow harder. His hands itched to pull her onto his lap and rip the They’re Real shirt off her full breasts and feel for himself. But that wasn’t going to happen. He’d tempted fate enough by coming here, and damn it, he had to get out while he still could.

“I appreciate your directness, Maddie.” He tried an apologetic smile, but his words were obviously not what she wanted to hear. “And I’d hoped to save you some embarrassment by not answering your question.”

“So you won’t consider having sex with me?” she demanded, standing and walking toward the door.

“That’s not it,” he answered in a tight voice, watching as her breasts jiggled with each movement. “A man would have to be an idiot to not want to have sex with you.”

“All right, and we both know you’re not an idiot. So, what’s the problem?” She reached the door and flipped off the light switch, making the room dark except for the neon glow from the grocery store sign across the street.

Ah, shit, what was she up to now? He sighed, trying to keep his frustration at bay. “Look, Maddie, of course I want to have sex with you. You’re a desirable woman. But I’m not going to do it. It’s just not worth the trouble it’ll create.”

“That’s so sweet. You sure know how to charm a woman. Good thing I’m a guarantee.” She gave him a brief smile. “Is this about my brother?”

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