Authors note: God help me, but I seem to have developed a romantic streak! This chapter has no sex, but worry not, things will heat up again in Chapter 5 I promise. Lexi x
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He led her out onto the dark street, the cool night air a harsh contrast to the overheated atmosphere in the bar. Shivering she leaned in closer to him and he draped his arm over her shoulder, folding her inside the warmth of his jacket.
He could feel her pressed tight to his side as they walked quickly along the street. She felt so small and vulnerable, tripping along on her heels, her clothes completely inappropriate for the cold weather. She clearly needed someone to look after her and he felt a sudden unexpected wave of protectiveness, completely at odds to the lust she'd inspired in him in the bar.
She stumbled slightly on the uneven surface and stopped for a moment to slip off her heels, swinging them absent mindedly in her free hand as she snuggled back against him, her head barely reaching up to his shoulder now that she'd removed her shoes. He struggled to reconcile this subdued creature beside him with the wanton female he'd met in the bar, although his body seemed to recognise her just as easily. Every motion of her body against his managed to send electric signals to his groin and he hurried her along, needing to get her home soon for both of their sakes, she must be freezing by now, not that she'd uttered a word of complaint.
In fact, since they'd left the bar, he realised, she hadn't said a single word, seemingly content to follow him wherever he went. Was she not concerned that he might be a threat to her? He could be planning to take her into an alley and rape her for all she knew, although after her performance earlier he doubted she'd put up more than a token resistance, but did she have no care for her own safety or well being?
