Karmen In The Awakening

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Every small teasing comment, touch of Karmen, smile, exchange of endearments or whisper and wink between them, just caused Duke's anticipation to increase. Whilst the teasing and talking was fun, and added to his appreciation of the woman, it also increased his desire to do something about it, and prove himself to be a man of his word, and to discover if Karmen was a woman of hers. Not that there was much doubt in his mind, from the first view of her up on stage the previous night, she'd exuded sex appeal, and had a sex appeal, and he had been unable to get her out of his mind. Apart from the few hours he'd spent sleeping, there wasn't once that five minutes passed that he hadn't thought about what he'd love to be doing with, or to, Karmen. The natural eroticism he felt from her, and the not-as-innocent-as-she-looked arua was obviously not sensed by Daisy, as Duane per usual, …show more content…
Fortunately it wasn't far, and the walk in the heat shouldn't be too taxing.

As soon as they were alone, he rolled his eyes, and let out a theatrical sigh. "That Daisy's so uptight, I keep thinking she's going to explode." His head shook, then his attention perked up, and he laughed. "Well, I guess there's lots of things you don't know about Duane, Honeybunch. That's why you gotta stick around a while." He threw an arm over her shoulder, and turned her in the direction of the mall and began to walk. 'And I think you can get your panties in a twist all by your sweet, little self. I saw your mouth dropped often, though you were trying to catch flies with it. Got poor Duke a little jealous." He winked at her, and grinned at the little surprise he had planned later, if thinks worked out, before he squeezed her

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