“I gasp, and I'm Eve in the Garden of Eden, and he's the serpent, and I cannot resist.”

“You were really angry, if I remember correctly," I gasp."Anastasia, I'm always really angry.”

“I'd like to bite that lip," he whispers darkly.I gasp, completely unaware that I am chewing my bottom lip and my mouth pops open. That has to be the sexiest thing anybody has ever said to me. My heartbeat spikes, and I think I'm panting. Jeez, I'm a quivering, mess, and he hasn't even touched me.”

“Are you on your own?""No. There are six people staring at me right now wondering who the hell i'm talking to."shit..."Really?" I gasp, panicked."Yes. Really. My girlfriend," he announces away from the phone.holy cow! "They probably all thought you were gay, you know.”

“I've never wanted more, until I met you."I gasp, reeling. Oh my. Isn't this what I want? He wants more. He wants it, too! My inner goddess has back-flipped off the podium and is doing a cartwheels around the stadium. It's not just me.”

“Ten thousand dollars." I hear Lily's gasp of disbelief behind me.Oh fuck."Fifteen"Twenty," counters Christian quietly.Twenty-five," the stranger says."One hundred thousand dollars," he says his voice ringing clear and loud through the marquee."What the fuck?" Lily hisses audibly behind me, and a general gasp of dismay and amusement ripple through the crowd.”

“See, that wasn't so bad!" I grin as we tread water.Eventually he smirks at me, obviously relieved. "No, I guess it wasn't. Except I'm wet," he grumbles, but his tone is playful.'I'm wet, too.""I like you wet." He leers.”