Page 117 of When Fences Fall


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“Naked?” she adds with a mischievous smile.

“Nora,” I groan. “You’re not helping. Here I am, trying to be a gentleman and give you a chance to escape until you are sure about this.”

She looks away. “I’m sure about this.”

“You’re absolutely sure?”

She nods, still avoiding my gaze.

I pause. “Then what’s the matter?”

She mumbles something incomprehensible.

“Nora?”

She lets out a loud sigh and starts speaking, focusinganywhere but me. “I want you to not let me change my mind because I wasn’t ready today.”

“Okay.”Isn’t that what I just said?“If you’re not ready, we’ll wait.”

“I’m ready.”

All I can do is blink because I have no idea where this conversation is going and why it’s circling back. “You’re saying you’re ready, and then you say that you aren’t ready today. I’m confused. Help me out here.” I chuckle, scratching the back of my head.

She mumbles something under her nose again.

“What?”

“I haven’t shaved today!” she cries out, throwing her hands in the air. “There. You have it. I haven’t shaved today.”

I’m watching her, blinking. “You lost me there, darlin’.”

“I’m about to change my mind.” She pauses. “Actually, I think I have changed my mind already because I haven’t shaved my moon cave today.”

“Moon cave?”

She points her index finger down to her front. “Moon cave.”

“Oh!” Realization hits me, and I let out a loud chuckle. Then another. A moment later, I start laughing because I can’t help myself. Which is the wrong move since her brows draw together, and she crosses her arms over her chest. When I don’t stop laughing, she blows a lock of hair away from her face in obvious frustration and starts tapping her foot on the floor.

“Are you done?” Her tone suggests no one is getting lucky tonight.

I blow air out, trying to stop myself from chuckling more. “Is your unshavedmoon cavethe only reason for changing your mind?”

“Well, it was.” She taps harder. “And now it’s your very annoying face too.”

“All right then.”

I move forward, bending down and grabbing her in my arms bride-style. She lets out a loud squeak, and I climb onto the bed with her. Placing her on my sheets, I situate myself over her, holding my weight on my hands.

“Darlin’,” I start. “I hate bringing Dick into this, but if he was the one who put this idea into your head, I’ll have to introduce you to a real man.” I pray I can deliver on that promise—I’ve been dreaming about Nora’s body under mine for far too long to last more than an embarrassing number of minutes.

“You promise?” She playfully bites her lower lip, and I feel it in my groin. I imagine her tongue hiding behind those lips right now, stroking them. “I think you do,” she giggles, wiggling the lower part of her body, pressing herself even closer to my already stiff cock.

I capture her mouth with mine, swallowing her giggle as I kiss her deeply. My tongue traces the seam of her lips until she opens for me, and then I’m tasting her, claiming her mouth the way I’ve wanted to claim all of her.

“God, Nora,” I breathe against her lips. “Do you have any idea what you do to me?”

My hands find the hem of her shirt, fingers skimming along the soft skin of her waist. She arches beneath me, a soft moan escaping her throat that goes straight to my cock.