The drive to the Petersons Luxe Hotel had felt like we were doing double the distance . The air in the confined space of Ryder' s sports car had been thick , tensed , and unexplainably distressful . The two of us had barely spoken aside from the odd comment or two . I chose to stay to my own space afraid that if I had indulged a little too much than I would be beyond saving . The last thing I wanted was to enter the Fundraiser with weak knees .
I should have given in by now since I was absolutely certain that this is what I had wanted from him . . with him . Maybe then , once we had had a taste of each other and found satisfaction , this maddening , sensual tention be gone . . or , at the very least , resuced .
It did not help that his rich , musky cologne had infiltrated the charged a
