Second Time Around
“Great view, huh?” Falcon asked and gave an inward wince. It was a lame thing to say, especially after the kiss they'd just shared, but he needed to get his raging hormones in check.
Jasmine's head tilted and the confusion on her face told him she was confused. Falcon knew he liked keeping her off balance and hid his smile by taking another drink.
She turned to look out at the water. “Yeah, I love it. It must be something to sit out here and watch the sun come up.”
“You'll see it for yourself,” he replied softly. “We'll have breakfast out here.”
She looked at him then, her dark eyes glittering with desire. “I can't wait.”
This time she grabbed the bottle of beer and took a long deep drink from it. She looked around the deck and then back into the house, obviously avoiding his gaze. Jasmine was staring so intently that he followed her gaze, but he couldn't figure out what she was looking at. All he could see were his entertainment system and the huge plasma television. Both were state of the art; but, unlike most men he knew, he didn't take any great pleasure in owning either one.
“I know more than a few people who would appreciate this place, Falcon, especially my friend Adrien. He would kill to take a tour through here.”
Falcon felt his mood dissolve immediately. Just who was this man? “Is he a coworker?” He tried to sound nonchalant.
She shook her head. “He used to be a client.”
“And now?”
Jasmine turned to face him, her brows raised.
Even he had heard the hardness in his voice.
She searched his gaze and spoke softly. “Now, he's a friend.”
Falcon tried, and failed, to tamp down the jealousy he felt. He knew he had no right to feel so possessive, they'd been broken up and separated for years. “How good a friend?”
“Are you jealous?” His silence answered her and she rolled her eyes. “We're pretty good friends. Adrien Montgomery, along with his twin brother, co-own and operate, one of New York's biggest and most successful construction companies.” more >>
