Chapter 2

And so are you, he wanted to say. The minute she'd wedged herself in and hitched up onto the stool next to him his dick hardened almost to the point of pain. All he'd expected tonight was to watch his Cubs in a crowd of like-minded people. Little did he expect that Fate would deliver a delicious package to him in a Cub s t-shirt and cap.

He figured her for about five four, a lush, generous figure that made his mouth water. Full breasts pushed against the soft fabric of the t-shirt. Even with the bar he knew she was wearing he nipples were large enough to leave an outline. God, he just wanted to lean over and take each of them in his mouth, one at a time, and suck and nibble them.

Her slacks were well cut for her generous hips and thighs. Mentally he licked his lips. A man could get lost in those thighs, massaging the soft flesh. He could imagine the tempting cunt they were hiding, covered in soft light brown curls just a shade darker than the soft strands peeping out from beneath her cap. Lust swept over him as he thought of plunging his cock into her wet, waiting pussy and fucking himself blind.

Whoa! Settle down, boy!

What was he thinking here? He hardly knew this woman. If she knew what was going on in his brain she'd probably dump the rest of her beer all over him.

He could tell she was older than he was. The tiny lines at the corners of her eyes gave her away, but her skin was clear and soft-looking, and her hazel eyes bright. He sensed a hesitation in her and he was sure she didn't usually walk into bars by herself. Not the way she had tonight.

And he was sure her age made herself-conscious. He wished he could tell her that was a major attraction for him. He'd had to grow up fast for a lot of reasons, become tough, and that toughness had led to his success in the business world and a maturity far beyond his years. She was exactly the kind of woman who turned him on.

He wondered how he could entice her up to his suite. And if, once he got her there, if he could make love to her the way he wanted to or she'd be so skittish she bolt and run.

A hand snaked between them and Kari found herself a breath away from a strange man. "You don't mind, right?" he asked. "I need another pitcher of beer. Yo! Bartender." He waved an empty pitcher, nearly knocking Kari off her chair.

Kari sucked in her stomach and leaned as far away as she could while a full pitcher exchanged hands.

"Thanks, sweet cheeks." The stranger placed a wet, smacking kiss on her cheek. "Go Cubs, right?"

Kari scrubbed at her cheek as the man moved away.

Riley leaned closer to her. "Please don't take this the wrong way, but it's getting a little out of hand in here. I've got a big empty suite upstairs with a huge plasma television. And a mini-fridge stocked with Lone Star. I don't suppose I could entice you out of this madhouse, could I?"

"But you hardly know me," she protested.

"I'm planning to remedy that in a hurry."

"I don't understand."

"I know, but I hope you will soon."

"So it's a go? Upstairs?"

Go upstairs with Riley Tucker? The man in the pony tail? The man who made her cunt drip and her nipples ache? She licked her lips nervously as what she wanted suddenly slammed into an inescapable truth. What if they got up there, he got a look at her under bright lights and was turned off by her age? Her body?

Big mistake, her sensible mind shouted. Leave while you still can.

Go for it, her sexually starved self screamed, wondering what he'd think if he knew why she was really here.

Well, what the hell. She took chances in business, didn't she? And she'd come here with a purpose.

"Okay," she finally got out. "Just let me take care of my tab."

"I've got it covered." He waved at the bartender and slid a twenty across the bar, then helped Kari off her stool.

I must be crazy. I must be crazy. I must be crazy.

She couldn't stop the thought from echoing in her head.

The pushed their way through the screaming crowd to the lobby and Riley kept his hand on her elbow as they headed toward the elevators. She was sure he could feel her trembling because he leaned down and put his mouth close to her ear.

"Don't worry, Kari. Nothing's going to happen unless you want it to."

And that was exactly what she was worried about.