Love Charm for Carlotta (A Short Story in the Love Charm Series) (8 page)

Only to be shocked into an awareness of something
even—sexier.

Joe had an erection. The kind you couldn't miss.

She stiffened involuntarily. She and Joe weren't like that.

"Hey." His quiet voice murmured in her ear.
"I really couldn't help it."

It?
Was he talking about the 'it'
that completely occupied her mind right now? She knew she should pull away and
allow him time to compose himself.

But she couldn't. Shockingly, she wanted to rub against it,
to press herself as close as she could, even to reach inside his pants—.

That last thought stunned her. She wanted to touch Joe
sexually? She raised her head to see him gazing down at her, his eyes gleaming
in the moonlight, his mouth curved in a wry smile.

"My secret is out," he said.

"You mean that's for me?"

He laughed.
"Oh, yeah."

"What—what are we going to do about it?"

"That's up to you."

She gulped. Was she ready to turn her world on its axis?

He tipped her chin up. "Don't you ever wonder,
Brenna?"

"Wonder what, Joe?" She stared into his eyes, as
something big and throbbing and totally unexpected welled up in her throat. Joe
wanted to kiss her? Joe?

The boy who'd been her friend as long as she could remember
had turned into this tall, mysterious man who leaned over her, in a stance both
protective and demanding. A man who wanted her in all the ways a man could want
a woman. She saw it suddenly in his eyes, in his whole demeanor. He had decided
to make a move. Her decision was whether to welcome him, or to turn away.

"Haven't you ever wondered what we'd be like
together," he said softly.

She hesitated. "I hadn't," she admitted.
"But—"

"But what?"
He leaned
closer, his warm male scent enveloping her. She breathed in deeply, calming the
jitters that danced within her.

What did she want? He'd said whatever they did would be up
to her. Her thoughts raced.

Did Joe really want to alter the terms of their
relationship? Did she? Could their friendship survive sex?

She gazed up into his brown eyes, mysterious now even
without the black mask. Hunger burned there. No, it smoldered. He'd banked it,
and it would not burst into flame without her willingness to ignite it.

Her gaze roved over his broad shoulders, and his shadowed
face, that she knew so well. There was only one part of him she didn't know.

And she suddenly knew what she wanted to do.

Copyright Notice for Love Charm for Carlotta: Copyright 2012
by Carly Carson. All rights reserved.

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Note from Carly Carson
: Thank
you so much for reading this story! I hope you enjoyed it.

Stories by Carly Carson in the
Love Charm Series
:

Love Charm for Ashley:
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Love Charm for Brenna:
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Other stories by Carly Carson:

Baby,
It's
Cold Outside
:
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