Cupid's Arrow {Three}
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Nick spotted the street sign indicating Mackenzie Lane. It was located just off Broderick Road in a upscale neighborhood on the outskirts of Dallas. It didn't take long for him to find the house sitting back off the road on a meticulously well-tended lawn. Oak and magnolia trees, whose tops swayed with the whisper of warm breeze, flanked the stylish brick structure.
He parked his Lexus in the driveway, hesitating briefly before walking up the winding path to the front door. After ringing the doorbell several times with no response, he listened over the back drop of various noises for a sign that someone was home. He was about to turn to leave, when his ears picked up on a upbeat tune playing from a distance in the backyard. He followed brick steps leading around the back of the house.
The pungent smell of chlorine teased his nostrils and lead him to an area surrounded by a privacy fence. The gate was slightly ajar, and without hesitating he opened it and went into the backyard. What he saw left him thunderstruck.
A woman dressed in skimpy shorts and an even skimpier bandeau top was on the patio, moving her body furiously to the rock music blaring out a nearby CD player.
Nick stood hidden from her view in total awe at the sight of the curvaceous body whose chestnut brown hair was piled atop her head in a messy bun with wayward strands catching the midday breeze.
His gaze took her in from head to toe. She had a long, graceful neck that connected to a sleek back. That back merged with the gentle curve of a sexy behind. Her bare hips flared into long, straight thighs which were joined to a gorgeous pair of legs.
Nick couldn't stop the rapid sensations of sexual hunger tearing through him as he watched her body bend, stretch, and strain to the music. He was suddenly at lost at the intensity of his attraction to her.
In a daze he kept watching her, trying desperately not to make a sound and dismissing the thought that at the moment he was no better than a peeping Tom. The back of her head was to him, but he had a hunch that he wouldn't be disappointed with the face he couldn't see.
He was suddenly jolted senseless when she dropped her body forward to the ground, and with palms flat on the floor began walking on her hands, coming up on her toes.
He almost swallowed his tongue when he got a peek at her creamed colored face.
He had been absolutely correct about her looks; she was gorgeous. She had a delectable mouth, full and inviting; high cheekbones; a delicate feminine chin; and thick, well-shaped brows.
His entire body burst into flames of desire. The more he watched her, the more he wanted to touch her to see if she was real or a figment of his imagination. Without even realizing he was doing so, he began moving towards her, coming to stop directly behind her.
The women whose rump was in the air as she began to cool down caught a movement out of the corner of her eye. A scream tore from her throat and she jumped to her feet, reacting in fear. Her sudden movement made Nick lose his balance and tumble over into the pool.
Selena Gomez's eyes widened in shock at the sight of the drenched man in her pool. She was about to race off and barricade herself in the house, when she recognized him. She would know Nick Jonas anywhere.
The years had been kind to him. Way too kind. He was still as handsome as sin.
Even saturated with pool water he looked gorgeous. There was an inherent strength in his classically dark, handsome good looks, and she detested the fact that his features held a certain sensuality that was downright disturbing.
"How dare you sneak up on me!" she stormed. "Just who do you think you are, coming up behind me like that?"
Nick pulled up over the edge of the pool and stood soaked to the bone in front of the seemingly hysterical woman. Her eyes , he mused, under normal circumstances, would be a dark brown. However, at the moment they were blazing with sparks of fire in them.
"For Pete's sake, calm down! I can explain."
His eyes squeeze shut momentarily against the sting from the chlorine water.
"I'm Nick Jonas, and I was looking for your roommate, Selena Gomez."