They "hit the cellular store first," because this is 2001 and we're still calling them cellular phones. Eva and Gideon are currently making every staff member uncomfortable arguing over who's going to be paying for the phone. Eva thinks it should be her, since it's literally her phone and she's known Gideon for like 3 days now, so why does he already want to be financially accountable for her bills, and Gideon thinks it should be him because Eva is a woman and can't handle this responsibility.
Finally, Gideon relents. Eva stood her ground and said that because he picked the provider ("It's practical. We'll be on the same network, so calls to me are free." -- seriously, WHAT YEAR IS THIS?), she gets to pay for the phone. From there, they head to the gym and Eva is thrilled to discover that Gideon not only has two arms, but two legs as well!
"He'd changed into long shorts and a tank, which gave me my first look at his bare arms and legs." -- and we're all pleased to discover that his limbs are covered in skin, and not scales, which could maybe have been the case.
Gideon was not nearly as pleased to see Eva though, because his love interests can only work out in snowsuits to ensure minimal flesh exposure.
"'What the hell are you wearing?' he asked, looking marginally appeased by my enthusiastic greeting.
'Clothes.'
'You look naked in that top.'
'I thought you liked me naked.' ..... What Gideon objected to was the nude color, which coordinated with the racing stripes on the matching black yoga pants.
'I like you naked in private,' he muttered. 'I'll need to be with you whenever you go to the gym.'"
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They work out for a while, keeping weirdly close eyes on each other the whole time, like if they look away for even a second, they'll find the other being pleasured in the middle of the free weights. While Eva is on a fitness ball for crunches, Daniel, a personal trainer and all-around Nice Guy, comes to say hello. He asks what kind of free smoothie she chose in her orientation, and she has no idea what he's talking about. He works out that she's not a member, and offers to give her the full experience to convince her to join. Gideon senses something's amiss, and interrupts the conversation.
"Gideon appeared at Daniel's side. 'The full experience is included,' he said, 'when you're the owner's girlfriend.'" -- Yes, well, apparently being the owner's girlfriend does not entitle you to a free smoothie. Sounds like a load of crap to me.
They decide to leave the gym because Gideon can't handle the way Daniel is looking at Eva. He tells her not to take long in the shower because she's just going to get sweaty again.
"'Wait.' I caught his forearm before he passed the women's locker room on the way toward the men's. 'Would it gross you out if I told you I didn't want you to shower? If I said I want to find someplace really close by where I could jump you while you're still dripping sweat?'"
Neither of them changed, and they were sprinting out of the gym in minutes.
"Gideon walked briskly and I hurried to keep up. When he stopped abruptly, turned, and dipped me back in a lavish heated kiss on the crowded sidewalk, I was too stunned to do more than hold on." -- what a complete dick. What if someone was walking behind you? Did you ever think of that??
Apparently people applauded this, which I do not believe at all. They dart into a hotel that Gideon owns, and head into the elevator. While in the elevator, Gideon starts to wrestle with Eva's top, which is held together by velcro so really shouldn't be that difficult to figure out. Soon, the elevator doors open and Gideon uses a master key to get them into a seemingly random room. The door had barely closed when Eva told him to get naked.
"Oh my God . . . seeing him in the flesh - all of him, as his shorts hit the floor - was synapse frying. There wasn't an ounce of excess flesh on him anywhere, just hard slabs of honed muscle. He had washboard abs and that super sexy V of muscle on his pelvis that Cary called the Loin of Apollo. Gideon didn't wax his chest like Cary did, but he groomed with the same care he showed to the rest of his body. He was pure primal male, the embodiment of everything I coveted, fantasized about, and wished for." -- what on earth.
After declaring, out loud, that she'd died and gone to heaven, Gideon removes her clothes as well. Soon, they're rolling around on the bed, getting tangled in the sheets, which is supposed to sound sexy and passionate but really just comes off as hugely inconvenient.
"He kissed me deeply, licking into my mouth in that way of his. I thought he could really make me come with just a kiss, if we stayed at it long enough."
After 4 pages of foreplay and oral sex, I guess we're supposed to be looking forward to the sex. At least that means we're nearly done with this scene.
"His eyes were so dark and dilated they were black, and I knew I was staring into the face of a man who'd passed the limits of his control. It was important to me that he'd made it that far for my benefit and that he'd done so to pleasure and prepare me for what I knew would be a hard ride.
My hands fisted in the bedspread, anticipation building. He'd made sure I got mine, over and over again. This would be for him.
'Fuck me,' I ordered, daring him with my eyes.
'Eva.' He snapped out my name as he rammed into me, sinking balls-deep in one fierce drive." -- this conjures up the most ridiculous mental image. But not as ridiculous as the next bit.
"He buried his face in my neck and held me tightly in place, plunging hard and fast, gasping raw, heated sex words that made me crazed with desire. 'I've never been so hard and thick. I'm so deep in you . . . I can feel it against my stomach . . . feel my dick pounding into you." -- Sex words. Sex. Words. Ohmygod.
Sex ends well for both, and Gideon suggests a shower, food, and a repeat. Once he's in the bathroom, Eva sits up and is concerned.
"My gaze caught on the slightly open bedside drawer and I saw condoms through the gap.
My stomach twisted. The hotel was too upscale to be the kind that provided condoms along with the requisite Bible.
With a slightly trembling hand, I pulled the drawer out further and found a sizeable quantity of prophylactics, including a bottle of feminine lubrication and spermicidal gel. My heart started pounding all over again. In my mind, I backtracked through our lust-fueled trip to the hotel. Gideon hadn't asked which rooms were available. Whether he had a master key or not, he'd need to know which rooms were occupied before he took one . . . unless he'd known beforehand that this particular suite would be empty.
Clearly it was his suite - a fuck pad outfitted with everything he'd need to have a good time with the women who served that purpose in his life.
.....
The right-side dresser drawers held neatly folded T-shirts, boxer briefs, and socks. The top one on the left side held sex toys still in their packages. I didn't look in the drawers below that one. I'd seen enough." -- I mean... at least you know no one's used those sex toys before? Right? No, that wouldn't be enough consolation for me, either.
"I pulled on my pants and stole one of Gideon's shirts. ..... What I felt was slightly dirty, a little bit used, and a whole lot hurt. This particular revelation had hit me with excruciating force, and like a child, I wanted to hurt him back.
I scooped up the condoms, lube, and toys, and tossed them on the bed. Then, just as he called out my name in an amused and teasing voice, I picked up my bag and left him." -- DUN DUN DUN ( don't worry, there are 203 pages and 4 more books left of this series - she's not left him forever.)
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