Page 159 of Grounded


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"I've been good. Glad this night is almost over. I can relax again and concentrate on finding a job."

I want the dynamic between us to remain cordial, so I don't break her disillusioned heart and remind her she might have to branch out of her industry.

"Do you need a ride home?" I offer.

"If you wouldn't mind? You might have to stick around for twenty minutes after Benny, Tawny, and I clean up."

"Sure, I could even help, if you needed it."

"That'd be nice, thank you. Can I make you anything? I can grab a mai tai for you? Make a coffee blaster shake?"

"I thought those weren't on the menu anymore."

"Pretty sure I could make one for old time's sake."

"Why not. For old time's sake."

She keeps the lights dimmed but could probably make these drinks in the dark.

When the blender quiets down to an insufferable stillness, I seize this rare moment of solitude.

My palms cup her cheeks, and I inhale when our lips brush against each other. She's the oxygen that's been withheld from me, and I crave her like any starving man would. Amelia breathes me in like she, too, has been yearning for this but had greater self-control.

Before I know it, my hands are roaming over her body, propping her up on the counter as we kiss with a magnetism I can't explain.

Anyone could walk in on us, and while Benny did confirm he'd give us some time alone, the risk is fueling my desire. I want to taste every inch of her one last time, because I sense Amelia will be ending this sooner than later. I'll take whatever she can give me.

"I need more." I'm panting, out of breath, out of my mind with an irresistible hunger I need appeased immediately.

"Back corner. Cameras don't reach that area."

Carrying her with her legs wrapped around my torso, abandoning the shake I was never going to drink, I hoist her around the shelves and pin her to the wall.

As much as I want to fuck her, we don't have the luxury of time right now. We'd be given a five second delay if anyone were to walk in, but I don't think either of us is willing to take that uncertainty.

My fingers feel underneath her dress for the straps of her panties, and I yank on one side and tug them down her legs. I bend at my knees to pluck them off the ground and tuck them in my back pocket. It'll be my parting souvenir.

While I'm down here, I flip up the front of her dress, pressing my palm on her lower stomach and forcing her flat against the wall.

I separate her legs when I grab her ankle, maneuvering it so one thigh rests on my shoulder.

"You good?" I confirm as she balances on one leg.

She nods her head and waits for the moment I make my move.

My pressure is soft at first, knowing we don't have a lot of time but not hitting her with too much right away. I circle over her and the heat between her thighs makes me wish I had the ability to stop time. I leave long, dragged out grazes with my tongue, using a free hand to spread her open with my fingers. Her entire body reacts, twitching any time I make brief contact with the area she wants me at most. But I tease her, licking around her and only visiting for a brief second before I'm elsewhere.

I fuckingownher. She's wetter than ever before, so I increase my speed and press into her harder as I suck and slide my whole mouth over her. She trembles every time I rub against her clit, the up and down motion of my tongue sending her body off the deep end. I want to dive in with her, so I keep up the same movement, feeling her lower half contort and seize like it's about to erupt.

She suppresses her moans, but I hear every stifled sigh or squeal when I focus my attention on making her come. She is so close, and I wish I could make this last forever, tease her and play with her, bend her over so I can get one final chance inside her. But I have to make this quick, and I suck hard and slow on her until she bursts.

"Theo," she whispers, her ankle dangling near my back and forcing me closer. "Theo… I'm com—"

She doesn't finish her sentence, but instead writhes her lower half into my face, whimpering as my mouth devours her.

Coming out from under her dress, I suck in my bottom lip and savor her taste. I keep her panties in my pocket and watch her collect herself.

"You good?" I ask again as her chest heaves with weighty breaths.