Make Me Want: A sexy romance book about friends with benefits. Perfect for fans of Fifty Shades Freed. Katee Robert

core aching from need. But she knew that look on his face. If she didn’t do something rash, he was going to put the brakes on and sit her down and coax her to talk through it. For someone with such a ruthless reputation, Gideon was overwhelmingly careful with her. She knew why—he had residual guilt over not telling her immediately about Jeff’s cheating ways. But she didn’t care about any of that right now.

      All she cared about was getting through this interaction so she could go back to breathing normally again.

      Before she could talk herself out of it, Lucy unzipped the side of her dress and slid it off. She didn’t look at him as she kicked the silky fabric to the side. If she thought too hard about the fact that she stood in front of him in only a pair of nude-lace panties, she might die on the spot.

      A second passed. Another.

      Still, he didn’t say anything.

      What is he doing?

      Probably looking for a way to gracefully exit that wouldn’t have her throwing herself from the nearest window. Stop that right now. She was stronger than this. Lucy looked good. She ate relatively well and hit the gym at least three times a week. Last night Gideon’s physical reaction had proved that he’d wanted her. He might not have taken his release, but he wasn’t remotely unaffected.

      So why was he standing there without saying a word?

      Stop waiting for him to make the first move.

      Do it yourself.

      Gathering her courage, she lifted her head and looked at him. Her first step took more effort than she could have dreamed, and the intense look on his face didn’t help her any. He held himself perfectly still, every muscle coiled. Though, for the life of her, she couldn’t tell if it was to keep from jumping her or to stop himself from fleeing.