WISH I MAY by Lexi Ryan
October 2013
Nothing about her says cute. Everything about her says sex. And mine.
I never thought I’d see her again. Didn’t think I wanted to. But the moment Cally Fisher returns to New Hope, I know I could forgive her the most unthinkable secret, if only she would tell me.
This time, I’m fighting for her.
After seven years. After breaking his heart and dismissing my own, I’m still very much his.
I never intended to return, but to help my sisters, I’m forced to confront my past…and William Bailey, the man whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the future I’ve lost. This would all be easier if William hated me. But he wants to be in my life, my secrets be damned.
If he learns the truth, it will destroy him.
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EXCERPT
For three weeks, I’ve been taking clients in my
little studio and avoiding him as best I can. But between giving massages and
the horrible couch I’m crashing on at Dad’s, I’m too exhausted to worry about
limiting our exposure to each other tonight. The man might be a magic panty
disintegrator, but the way I feel right now, he could make my panties dance the
merengue against my girly bits and I still wouldn’t be interested.
“Busy day,” he says. He closes his laptop and heads
toward me. He taught today and he’s still wearing the button-up Oxford, the top
unbuttoned, his sleeves rolled to his elbows.
“Lizzy and Hanna had their mom tell all the women at
the country club about me and my introductory prices. And I’m doing this
refer-three-get-one-free deal.” I shrug. “It’s working. People are finding me.”
He rocks back on his heels. “I’m just impressed that
you’ve had repeat business already. How many massages do people need in less
than a month?”
I roll my head to the side so I can look at him while
we talk. I’m not about to waste the energy to lift it. “‘I’m good at what I
do.”
He tucks his fingers into the pockets of his jeans,
his shoulders looking impossibly wide. “I remember.”
My cheeks flame to life. My mother had taught me
massage when I was young, and I liked to practice on Will when we were dating.
Of course, what started as my hands on his body usually ended as both of our
hands and mouths everywhere. “Please
don’t use my techniques at sixteen to judge my talents now,” I say. “I swear,
I’ve grown remarkably more skilled over the last seven years.”
He grins and runs those hot eyes all the way from the
roots of my hair to the tips of my tennis shoes. “So have I.”
Panties
disintegrated.
I push off the couch, mentally preparing myself to find
the energy for my last client of the day. “I’m going to have to ask you to
leave,” I say as sweetly as possible. “I have a client in a few minutes.”
Will unbuttons his dress shirt and slings it over the
side of the couch. Before I can ask what he’s doing, he grabs the hem of his
undershirt and tugs it over his head, leaving me staring at his gorgeous, solid
chest.
What was I
saying? “I have a client,” I repeat, more for myself than for him.
“I know.” He shuts the door between the apartment and
the gallery. He turns back to me before unsnapping the button on his jeans and
exposing another half inch of that soft, golden trail that travels down his
belly. “You want me to take it all off, or should I leave on my boxers?”
William. Naked. Sexy stomach. My hands on William’s
stomach. My mouth. My tongue. I can’t even…. “What?”
He pushes his jeans from his hips and steps out of
them. “I’m your six o’clock.”
“You’re my—” He’s wearing dark blue boxer briefs that
hug his muscular thighs, and my panties might as well be dancing for as much as
my girly bits are standing at attention.
“Cally, you keep looking at me like that and I’m
going to find a new use for that massage table.”
My eyes snap up to his. He’s grinning that boyish
grin, and I am swamped with the desire to shock him. To slide my hands down the
flat of his stomach and lower until that smile falls away.
I roll my shoulders back. I am a professional. Pride
myself on it and demand my clients treat me as such. That’s not going to change
tonight. I clear my throat. “I’m going to step out for a minute. You may
undress to your comfort level and lie on the table under the sheets.” Then I
pretty much run from the apartment. Right.
A professional.
Maggie is washing coffee mugs in the kitchenette, and
she bites her lip when she sees me.
“You knew about this?” I hiss, crossing to her and
scooping up my appointment book. “I thought my appointment was with….”
“Will’s buddy Max?” she asks with a raised brow. “I
don’t think Will was going to let that happen. Guy code or something.”
Dammit. “I’ve
massaged many beautiful men. William’s no different.”
“Mmm-hmm.”
“I’ve massaged William
before,” I say stubbornly.
She tries to stop her grin. “How’d that turn out for
you?”
Excerpt © Lexi Ryan, 2013
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lexi Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, writes romances with humor, heat, and heart. A former college English professor, Lexi now writes full time from her home in Indiana, where she lives with her husband and two children. Please visit www.lexiryan.com
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