“You can’t possibly think I’d be mad because you forgot to call me when you canceled your tour and went home. Geez, I’m not heartless or ignorant. I wouldn’t expect youto.Wishyou’d thought of me? Sure, but I was okay then. You had months to make that right, and you didn’t.”
“I know. I’m sorry. This was the first time in my life that I honestly didn’t know what to do. It seemed that either path I chose, someone suffered.”
“If you would have told me the truth. I would have walked away from you. At least until I handled my business with Elijah.”
“As you say, shoulda coulda woulda. But I can’t change it now. I can only ask that you give me a chance to make it up to you. You didn’t let me say it yesterday, but Cadence, I love you. We’ve been dancing around this for almost a year. You came into my life and shattered my reality with your quirkiness, your cleverness, and your ability to see the best in people. How could I not fall for you? I saw something I wanted and knew I’d someday call you mine. Whether it was now, or in twenty years. I’ve been in the long game with you from the beginning.”
The distance between us slowly closed.
“You know I fell for you, too,” she said just before she pressed her lips to mine.
And as cheesy as it sounded, she made me whole, like the pieces of my life were finally falling into place. I pulled her against me roughly, needing to feel her body against me. My previous gentle kiss turned carnal and depraved.
“God, I love you,” I said against her mouth.
“And I, you.”
“Let’s go find our closet.”
“I hope we can make it.”
“I’d take you here, but I don’t want to share you with any onlookers.”
“Next time.”
“Mm. My dirty girl.”
I pulled away and helped her down from the fountain’sedge. We kept our fingers locked as we snuck back into the restaurant and into the bathroom. It wasn’t romantic by any standard, but it would do.
I flicked the lock closed, then turned and tugged her against me. She moaned into my mouth as my hand found the soft skin of her stomach under her shirt.
I ran my hands down her ass, appreciating the piece of her that had caught my attention from the very beginning.
But everything else about her had been the reason I couldn’t let her go.
And even though her ass looked amazing in jeans, right now, I wished she’d worn something else. Something to give me easier access.
I unbuttoned them and pushed my hands into the waistline, pleased when I found the smallest piece of fabric covering her.
“I’m sorry, Cay, but this will be hard and quick.” I ground my rock-hard dick into her stomach. “I promise to savor it later, but right now… I need you. Badly.”
“God, yes. Please.”
I wasn’t sure how she felt about stripping down in a public bathroom, but there was no stopping us now. As if reading my mind, she kicked off her shoes with a seductive grin. Grabbing her by the hips, I pushed her up against the wall next to the door.
I wrapped my hand around the back of her neck and explored her mouth.
Her blazer was the first official piece of clothing to be removed, and I threw it over the stall door without my tongue ever leaving hers.
Moving down her throat, I pulled her jeans down as I went. When I crouched down in front of her, I pulled the soft denimfrom her legs. Before I stood, I leaned in and ran my tongue along her clit through the fabric of her G-string.
She moaned, pushing her body against me. With her jeans slung across my knee and one hand on her thigh for balance, I still had the other to play with.
I grabbed her leg and propped it up on my shoulder, opening her up for me.
Why hadn’t I removed her underwear with her jeans?
It seemed stupid to me, but at this moment, as I pushed the lacy purple fabric aside, it was a present wrapped up just for me in my favorite color.
