Seducing the Defendant by Chantal Fernando

Author:Chantal Fernando [Fernando, Chantal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, General, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9781501172373
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2017-11-14T08:00:00+00:00

“HOW MANY WOMEN HAVE you told that you love them?” she asks me. She’s lying on her stomach, the sheet covering only half of her deliciously curved ass.

“Well there’s my mom,” I start, chuckling when she rolls her eyes and mutters, “That’s not what I meant.”

“The only woman I ever said I love you to was my high school girlfriend. The one I almost set on fire. And to be honest, I don’t think I did. I cared about her, wanted her, and definitely lusted after her, but I don’t think I even knew what love was back then. I was too young,” I tell her, running my fingers down her back. I always like touching her in some way or another, even if it’s just a light caress. “Why do you ask?”

“Just curious,” she murmurs, resting her head on the pillow, tilting it toward me slightly. “I want to know everything about you. I’m learning things, slowly, bit by bit.”

“And what does my answer tell you?” I ask, knowing that women generally don’t ask questions for no reason.

“That you’re careful with your heart.”

It’s a true statement; I can be guarded. When I love, I love with my whole heart, and I’m not just going to give someone the power to hurt me, especially if they turn out to be something else. “That’s a valid observation. Isn’t everyone these days though?”

“Some people love like they’ve never been hurt before,” she says, closing her eyes. “They’re either really brave, or really stupid.”

“Maybe they’re both,” I say, pulling the sheet from her body, taking a slow peruse.

“What are you doing?” she asks, and I can hear the smile in her tone.

“Having a look,” I say, rolling her over and moving closer so our bodies are pressed together. “Are you hungry?”

“A little,” she says, opening her eyes and stretching her arms above her head. She has no tattoos or piercings, just smooth skin, yet her body is still a piece of art.

“We should eat something; it’s getting late.”

“We should,” she agrees, but neither of us moves. “I’ve been thinking. I need to find something to do, maybe a job, or some volunteer work. I’m getting bored. My garden is almost done, and when it is, I’m all out of projects. I just need to buy the outdoor furniture and plant a few more roses.”

“You should figure out what will make you happy, and then do it,” I tell her, liking that she can never sit idle. I’m the same. I also like that she has the choice of doing nothing because of her financial security but doesn’t want to. She likes to be useful, needed. Sitting around and being pretty isn’t an aspiration for her like it is for some other women I’ve met. They just wanted a man to look after them so they didn’t have to work. They wanted to use their looks to get by, as some kind of currency. A thought like that would never even cross Scarlett’s mind.

“I will,” she says, lifting her chin, as if I’d ever doubt her.

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