Chapter 16: Don’t tempt me

My attention snapped to him. His eyes glowed with sexual intent, a continuous low rumble resonating from his chest. I stared at him wide-eyed and snatched up my drink, swallowing it down, trying to relieve my suddenly parched throat. "Down boy," Mimi ordered him firmly. I choked on my lemonade, coughing as I sputtered. I stared at Mimi in awe. I was now officially way past 'like' and well into 'love' with her. "Leave that mating stuff for somewhere other than the kitchen," she twittered. Leander's gleaming stare never left me, but he responded to her, "Don't tempt me, Mimi. I'm not above making a very vivid point that I am in control." His words may have been meant for her, but there was no doubt I would have been an active participant in whatever action he constituted as making a vivid point. Mimi tutted and rolled her eyes, going back to her task at hand of writing down her previously softly-spoken shopping list. I took another gulp of my drink, swallowing it down and went back to ea