She looked nervous as hell and her cheeks were turning an alarming red. Her eyes had moved, from dazzling to shocked to purely embarrassed. Now, they were simply avoiding their own and looking in the general direction of... well, everywhere.
Except for him, that is.
But he had seen it. That spark of lust, brief as it may be. It was all the reaction he needed.
- Carmen ... why don't you look at me?
- I ... you ... are...
- Are you being shy?
- You were playing! You just wanted to annoy me! - She blurted out, accusing him. Her green eyes were now back on his, glaring at him, though she was looking directly at his face and not at any other part of his anatomy.
He smiled again and deliberately looked down at his legs.
- Playing? Hmm ... I didn't do that, exactly- He leaned closer, his
