Unexpected Encounter (Singleton)
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“Morgan,” someone called.
He glanced toward the sound and smiled as he saw a familiar face. He walked over and the woman enveloped him in her arms.
“Khandi, it’s nice to see you. What are you doing here?”
Khandi Locke pulled back but kept her hands on his waist. “Nice to see you too.” She studied him. “You forgot that I work here?”
“Yeah.” Morgan nodded. “I did. With so many of you Lockes running around, I can’t keep it straight who works where or owns what.”
“Don’t worry.” Khandi changed her hold, sliding her arm into the crook of his, then patted his forearm. “You’ll get used to it. Come, let me take you to Bella. Did you want to check your coat?”
“How’d you know I was here to see her?” Morgan frowned and shook his head. “No, I’ll keep my jacket.” He figured that what he had to find out wouldn’t take long and he could leave quicker if he had it instead of waiting for it to be retrieved from the coat check.
“She mentioned you might come by.” Khandi studied him again. “Although she didn’t try to show it, I could tell there was something she wasn’t telling me. So I got curious and told the door to keep an eye out for you. One of our laser tag buddies is manning the door tonight so they know how you look.”
Morgan wasn’t sure what to make of Khandi maneuvering it so if he came he would see Bella. She led him inside, past the line waiting.
“You all seem busy. Maybe I should come back another time.” Morgan glanced around the club.
Bella’s was a classy yet comfortable-looking place. There were patrons eating and the set-up was so they had space that was private from the others close by.
“This is a slow night.” Khandi led him on. “Even if it wasn’t, Bella would see you. When you come again, just give your name at the door and you’ll be let in.” Khandi stopped. “There’s Bella.”
“Who said I’ll be here again?” Morgan stared at her.
“I know Bella. She’s a smart lady.” Khandi squeezed his arm and winked. “Also determined, so she wouldn’t let you get away, since you came to her.”
Khandi walked away. Morgan stared after her a moment then finally looked toward where Khandi had pointed. His breath caught as he spotted Bella. Earlier she’d been casually dressed and had looked sexy as hell. Dressed up, she was as sexy as she’d been previously and Morgan had a hard time remembering to breathe. Her red dress fell in soft waves around her curvaceous body to just below her knees, while her white accessories offset the color. Her hair, which earlier had been in ponytail, was now loose around her, framing her captivating sienna face with kinky wild curls that went to below her hips. All he could think was that she was definitely a complication, and him deciding to come here had been a bad idea, because he wasn’t going to walk away. Bella stopped before him, a hair’s breadth between them. Morgan’s gaze was drawn to her knee-high, white, high-heeled boots, which had jewels that twinkled on the strap that crisscrossed up to the top of her footwear.
He lifted his head and met her golden gaze. “At the candy store, did you show interest in me because of gratitude?”
“It wasn’t until after I was at my third stop after I left you at the candy shop that I realized who you were. So no, I didn’t show interest because of gratitude.” Bella’s gaze was steady. “Even if I had known who you were when we met, I wouldn’t have been interested because of gratitude.” She stepped closer, her clothing brushing against his. “We’re both blunt and let’s continue in that same vein. I’m interested in you, Morgan James. The man who, when I saw him, made me think of all manner of things—none of which had to do with gratitude. Things that I can’t even articulate yet. I want us to see where this attraction can possibly go. I know you’re attracted to me too.” She closed her eyes briefly and when she opened them, the desire in them made Morgan’s heart race. “However, my question to you is this. Are you willing to take a chance?”
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Taige Crenshaw has been enthralled with the written word from the time that she picked up her first book. It wasn’t long before she started to make up her own tales of romance.
Her novels are set in the modern day between people who know what they want and how to get it. Taige also sets her stories in the future with vast universes between beautiful, strange and unique beings with lots of spice and sensuality added to her work.
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