Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or the characters. They all belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Also all credit for the plot goes to Brenda Jackson's book 'Intimate Seduction,' since this is where the story comes from.

Summary: When Inuyasha finds his temporary housekeeper in his bed, of course he wants to give her a night of hot passionate sex she'll never forget. However Kagome's making sure she doesn't become the hanyou's latest conquest, though it sure is difficult trying.

Chapter 2

Though her mind was working just fine, Kagome Higurashi was speechless and incapable of movement. When she'd opened her eyes, the last thing she expected was to drown in the depths of the most gorgeous pair of amber eyes she'd ever seen. And the man's features were so striking and breathtakingly handsome.

The sensations overpowering her midsection weren't any better. Her response to him was immediate and so intense that until he had reminded her, she'd forgotten that she had fallen asleep in his bed. His bed…how embarrassing!

The last thing she remembered was thinking she had finally cleaned every room in the house and had saved his bedroom for last. She was about to strip the bed for fresh linen when something about it beckoned her, invited her to lie down between the luxurious covers. That, combined with the little sleep she'd gotten the night before, had her putting her dust rag aside and sliding between the sheets. The moment her head touched the pillow she had breathed in Inuyasha's masculine scent. With all kinds of crazy fantasies playing around in her head, she had drifted off to sleep. Now she was wide awake and although she'd never met the hanyou towering over her, she was certain he was Inuyasha Takahashi.

Her mom had three clients who insisted that she handle their housekeeping personally and were willing to pay extra for that request, Yves Benjirou, Nils Atsushi, and Inuyasha Takahashi. Benjirou is a publicist for well-known celebrities and Atsushi owned a chain of restaurants and clubs from New York to Los Angeles, and Takahashi is a successful businessman whose family was well-known in New York and in Japan. According to her mother, the three were determined to protect their privacy and they were her mother's exclusive clients. Until her mother's sidelining injury.

Kagome managed a smile hoping he had a sense of humor because she felt the situation needed it. Tossing the covers aside and pulling herself up into a sitting position, she said. "Break's over. I need to finish this room, which means it's time for me to get back to work."

Thankfully, Inuyasha stepped back as she eased off the bed. However, he crossed his arms over his chest, looked at her intently and asked. "Do you usually take breaks in other people's beds?"

There was that voice again. Deep throaty, husky, it was crazy, but she felt as though the sound touched her physically, in some of her most intimate places and in very provocative ways. She wished she could ignore both him and his question as she proceeded to strip the bed. Being handsome was one thing, being over-the-top, teeth-chillingly gorgeous was another. There was no way she could forget he was standing there. He was too overwhelmingly male.

Since she was filling in for her mom who was home recovering from a broken ankle, this man was technically her employer, and she doubted her mom would appreciate losing him as a customer. She struck a businesslike tone and said. "No, I don't usually take breaks in other people's beds. That was a first, but then I've never seen a bed quite like yours before."

And that was true. Although Inuyasha was probably five-six, with broad shoulders, wasn't what she considered big, even for a half-demon. His bed, however, was huge. There was no doubt in her mind that four people could sleep comfortably in his bed. She could just imagine what a man, a very sexy one at that did in a bed this size. Whatever he did, she doubted he did it alone.

"Before we get into an in-depth discussion about my bed, don't you think you should at least tell me who the hell you are, since I know you aren't my regular cleaning lady?"

Kagome stopped and glanced over at him. Not to do so would've been outright rude. The moment her gaze locked with his, she felt sensations she couldn't ignore flood her stomach and her heart rate increased.

'It should be against the law for any guy to look so unerringly masculine.' She thought.

He had golden eyes, a chiseled jaw and a sensual mouth on a nice complexion free of any body hair and acne free. His hair was long and silver reaching his feet with silver dog ears atop of his head. He was wearing a pair of dark jeans and a red T-shirt. His scent, the same one that had tempted her to cuddle even more between the sheets, surrounded them.

Kagome inhaled deeply. "My name's Kagome Higurashi." She said without extending her hand. The bundle of sheets she held to her chest made it impossible to do so anyway and she was glad. The thought of touching any part of him left her off balance.

"And I'm Inuyasha Takahashi."

She nodded. "I figured as much, my mom, is your regular cleaning lady. She broke her ankle last week and I'm filling in while she recuperates. She tried reaching you last week and when she was unable to do so she left a message on your answering machine letting you know what happened and that I would be her replacement for the next six weeks."

Inuyasha kept his gaze fastened to hers as he said. "I left town early Friday morning and I'm just returning today, so I didn't get any of my messages." He paused for a brief moment before adding. "That's pretty nice of you to fill in for your mom, will she be ok?"

Kagome was surprised he cared enough to ask. "Yes, her ankle will be fine as long as she remains off of it for awhile. Thanks for asking."

He leaned against the dresser. "Now I have something else to ask. Would you like to explain to me why you were in my bed?"

She met his dark eyes. "Like I said, I've never seen a bed like yours before and couldn't help wondering if it was as soft and comfortable as it looked. Once I sat down on it and saw that it was, I was tempted to slip between the covers and I must have dozed off. I'm sorry for doing so, it was very unprofessional of me and it won't happen again."

A look she couldn't identify quickly flashed across his face and she had a feeling he wasn't accepting her apology easily. He continued to look at her face for a long time with an intensity that made her throat tighten. But then she felt something else with his stare. Direct heat and it was getting hotter by the second. She tried to remember when, if ever, a man affected her this way.

"I accept your apology Kagome Higurashi."

Kagome blinked, realizing he had spoken. "Thank you and like I said, it won't happen again."

A slow sexy smile touched the corners of his mouth. "I think that it will. In fact, I'm counting on it."

It took Kagome a few seconds to recover from the impact of his smile to catch his meaning. When she did, she tilted her head, looked at him and fought the power of his sexuality and the way her body was responding to it. She could tell by the look in his eyes that deep concentrated stare that he'd honed in on it too. So, okay, there was chemistry between them, but she refused to see it as a big deal. The hanyou evidently was a flirt. "I wouldn't if I were you, or you'll be disappointed." She replied.

Inuyasha lifted his shoulder in a nonchalant shrug at the same time that he shoved his hands into the back pockets of his jeans. "I won't be." An assured smile touching his lips.

For a few moments, their gazes held in a clash of wills. Now she understood her mother's warning about him. According to her mom, the hanyou was a bachelor who had quite a reputation with the ladies. Apparently when it came to what he perceived as an available woman. Inuyasha Takahashi believed in equal opportunity regardless of sex, religion, race, or occupation, since for all he knew she was no more than someone who cleaned houses for a living. Definitely not the kind of woman a person of his wealth and stature would mess around with.

'Actually a cleaning woman would be just the type of woman a man like him would probably mess around with…discreetly.' She thought. 'Not someone he would get serious about and take home to meet his upscale family. He'd be surprised to learn that I was a student earning my Ph.D. in chemical engineering and was attending Princeton University.'

"So, when can I take you out?"

Inuyasha's question intruded into her thoughts. She studied his face and saw the confidence in the dark eyes staring back at her. No doubt because of the women he'd dealt with in the past, he was pretty sure of himself. He'd probably figured she was an easy lay and with a few sweet words her legs would part like the Red Sea. Boy was he wrong.

"I won't be going out with you Mr. Takahashi."

He smiled. "Feel free to call me Inuyasha and is there a reason why?"

There were several reasons she could give him, with his blatant arrogance heading the list. "The reason I won't go out with you is because I work for you and I know that mixing business with pleasure isn't a good idea."

That response, she thought, sounded more politically correct than what she'd actually wanted to say. "And in addition to that, I'm taking a break from dating for a while." She tacked on for size.

He tilted his head at an angle that made his stare even more penetrating. And then he did something she hadn't counted on him doing. He chuckled. But it wasn't just any old chuckle, it had both a seductive as well as a challenging sound to it. It immediately set her on edge and alerted her to the fact that he didn't consider what she'd just said as obstacles.

He verified her assumptions by saying. "Your mother works for me. You're working for your mother. It's not the same. And the only possible reason that I can think of as to why such a beautiful woman like you would want to take a break from dating is because you've dated the wrong men. You're now looking into the face of the right one."

Kagome wasn't sure he was the right one, but he certainly was a determined one. Deciding not to waste her time arguing with him, she tightened the buddle of lines she held to her chest and slowly backed up. "I'd better put these in the washer. I'll be back later to put fresh sheets on the bed." She quickly moved to the door.

"Kagome?"

Calling her by her first name was a liberty she hadn't given him but was one he was arrogantly taking anyway. She slowly turned around and once again saw him looking at her. "Yes?"

"Considering the attraction between us, I feel I should give you fair warning that I'm a man who goes after what I want and won't stop until I get it."

She lifted her chin and looked at him while trying to ignore the surge of desire that stirred low in her stomach. There was no way she could deny an attraction existed since the chemistry between them was so blatantly obvious. She of all people understood chemistry and just how reactive it could be.

"Thanks for the warning, Mr. Takahashi." And then she swiftly walked out of the room.

Inuyasha rubbed a hand down his face, trying to get a grip. What the hell was wrong with him? To say he was attracted to his temporary housekeeper would be an understatement. Even now he could still feel the heat that had ripped through him when her eyes had opened and latched onto his. And he'd been aroused ever since, totally, irrevocably aroused.

He pushed away from the dresser he'd been leaning against and pulled in a deep breath. He wasn't a man who pounced on a woman so quickly after meeting her, no matter how attractive she looked. Usually, when it came to pursuing a member of the opposite sex, he was known to be patient, allowing time for nature to take its course since he's fairly certain how things would eventually end. On the rare occasion when he had to shift things in his favor, he would utilize the art of seduction.

He wondered what approach he would have to take in this situation. For some reason being patient with Kagome Higurashi just didn't work well with him. He was a goner the moment he had checked out her legs. If he thought they were nice looking lying down, then they were most certainly gorgeous standing up. Most men were inclined to favor a woman's breasts or her ass, but Inuyasha was definitely a leg man.

He had to admit though that her breasts and ass were definitely pleasing to the eyes as well. He'd gotten a good glimpse of the swell of her breasts through her blouse before she clutched his bed linens to her chest as if they were some kind of shield. And when she had rushed out of the room, the way the material of her shorts had stretched across her shapely behind had sent intense heat flaring through him. Just thinking about all her make-a-man-hard body parts fueled his lust.

And he knew women well enough to know she was as interested in him as he was in her. Reading a woman had always been easy for him no matter how coy they tried to be. The courtship game was a phenomenon he'd never gotten right and had never really cared if he did or not. He'd discovered that getting it wrong had never hurt his cause since he usually got whatever it was he was after anyway.

There was something about Kagome that he couldn't quite put his finger on. She had an air of decorum and sophistication that didn't quite mesh with the job she was doing. She had tried using the don't-date-the-employer defense on him, but it hadn't worked because like he'd told her, technically she wasn't his employee. He would admit that at Takahashi Corp. he'd personally instituted a rule about fraternizing with the hired help, a course of action he'd been forced to implement after a number of female employees targeted him as the Takahashi man to get.

Inuyasha glanced at his watch. From the look of his home, she was about to wrap things up and would probably be leaving in the next half hour. She had said her mother would be recuperating for six weeks and he intended to make sure Kagome didn't try doing a change on him with another housekeeper.

Just that quick his mind was made up as a smirk appeared on his face. Kagome Higurashi was someone he intended to seduce.

BlueMoon Goddess: Alright, the game is on! Let's see how Kagome is going to do against Inuyasha's seduction plan. And next chapter I do hope to make it longer since my chapters so far are pretty short, until next time guys! ^_^