He came to stand right behind her, watching in silence.
“Awkward,” she said in a small voice, wishing she could turn away. But seeing what they’d done, remembering, and having him so close skyrocketed her arousal.
“Hmm.”
She turned in his arms and frowned. “What does that mean?”
The glint in his eyes took her aback. “It means this is only going to be awkward for you.” Then he pounced.
Dex had been doing his level best to set a calm, unthreatening tone. Selena Thorpe? Their movie? The pieces had clicked for him after Selena had stormed off after her session. Blackmail—his go-to and an ingenious ploy to get Maya right where he wanted her. Hell, she’d even confessed to loving him back in the car, and that had been nearly enough to have him come clean.
There was no blackmail. No Selena. No danger to anything but his aching, breaking heart. And if Anson played that fuck-all stupid song one more time, Dex wouldbreakhis cousin in half.
“Let me down!” Maya dangled over his shoulder and thumped his back with enough force to fell a small tree. Man, he loved a strong woman.
“Shut up.” He dumped her on the bed and stripped her bare with minimal fuss. So what if his hands strayed while undressing her? Her struggle was halfhearted at best. She leaned into him as much as away from him.
He swallowed a smile. She wanted him back. Her nipples were hard, her pussy slick and smelling of sweet need. He couldn’t wait to lick her up, just as soon as he hadhisrevenge.
Her right wrist slipped into a fuzzy cuff before she caught on to what he was up to.
“Oh hell, no. If anyone’s getting tied up, it’s you. You big cheat!”
That earned her a chuckle, to which she responded with some not so nice comments about his parentage, his head, ass, and a few choice things he could do with himself. Yet she made no more attempts to escape. In fact, she moved closer to help him tie her up. He had her in wrist and ankle cuffs, now spread wide for his pleasure. But that coarse language had to go.
“A motherfucker? Really, Maya?” He shook his head and tied a scarf around her mouth to gag her. “More like a Maya-fucker.” With a grin, he pointed at the screen. “Look at you blowing me. Oh, wait, there I am doing you from behind. You liked that, didn’t you? Creamed all over me.”
With casual slowness, he stripped out of his clothes and continued to watch the video. After they finished on screen, he turned and saw the desire bright in her eyes.
“As you’ve probably figured out, there is no Selena in this scenario.”
Her eyes narrowed. So fucking beautiful.
“Yep. I gave you some time, but you weren’t moving fast enough for me. Glad to see you came to your senses and talked to your dad, though. I really like Roy. God knows he should be commemorated for dealing with your stubborn ass over the years.”
He heard muffled swearing behind the gag.
“You might want to tone down the attitude. I have a ball gag with me.” His wide smile turned into laughter once more, especially when she gave him the finger from a cuffed hand. “You sure are feisty. Too bad you let all the fight out of you afterbreaking my heart.”
She quieted and stilled.
“You think I just walked out with a smile and devil-may-care attitude? You just about broke me thinking you didn’t love me as much as I loved you.Loveyou, present tense,” he corrected. “God knows why, but I can’t get you out of my mind. I think about you all the time. Can’t sleep, can’t eat. You’re everything to me. You always have been.”
At her surprise, he scowled. “You know, Riley and Ann are right. You are thick as a brick. Hell yeah, I’m in love with you. Damn girl. I made a fortune photographing anything I damn well please around the world. Yet I came home to Bend. To you.”
She blinked, and a tear raced over her cheekbone.
“You’re fucking gorgeous. Your art is nothing short of brilliant. Yeah, see that piece over there?” He pointed to one of her vases. “I gave that to Jack’s mom for letting me borrow the place. She loves it, by the way.”
He joined her on the bed and straddled her belly. Her gaze locked on his thick erection. “I’ve been battling a hard-on since I walked into your house. Been a while since I spilled inside that mouth or pussy.” He narrowed his gaze and reached behind him to run a hand between her legs. He drew a bit of moisture from her pussy and rubbed her anus. “Better yet, that ass. You know how much I love fucking your ass.”
She squirmed.
“I know. You want it too. Or do you wantme? I have no problem differentiating the need for you in my life from any other faceless woman. And just so we’re clear, like you said in the car, I’m a hot commodity. You have no idea how many women Anson’s been throwing at me. I have my pick of dozens.”
She didn’t like that. Good. He had a feeling she’d find a way to make Anson pay later, Lord love her.
“I also know you’ve been pining for me. Your dad and I talked, and Riley was a real help. I do love that girl.”
