She nods her head, her lip turning up on one side. “Can I show you something?”
The excitement in her eyes makes me grin, and I come to a stop on the treadmill. “Of course.”
Nina
I haven’t had a lot of time to think about my dancing recently, but after the weekend and the way things are going with Mase, I’d like to think it’s something I could go back to soon. The girls from my old studio have all moved onto other companies, so I wouldn’t have it for classes. Or I wouldn’t expect it to take off right away anyway—it’s been too long. But to just dance again, feel the music like I used to—for the first time in a long time I feel excited about it.
Linking my fingers through Mason’s, I walk us through the gym and over to the door that leads to the room above thegym. I haven’t told anyone but Joey about the space yet, and other than Logan, no one else knows about it.
“What’s up there?” Mason asks, looking up the steps in wonder.
“It’s a surprise!” I jog up the steps, not feeling afraid of the small dark space with Mason at my back. “Logan told me I could do what I want with it.” I push open the door, letting the light hit my face. I smile wide as he steps past me. I don’t tell him what it is. He’ll know what’s in my head. If anything, he’ll already be plotting how he can make it everything I want it to be—and I have to be okay with that.
I walk to the window to look out across the city, giving Mason a minute to take in the room.
“You have plans for it?” he asks, sliding his hands around my waist as he stands behind me, his nose brushing my temple.
A smile pulls at my lips. I continue to look out the floor-to-ceiling window. “Eventually, maybe when Ellis is a little older.” I run my hands over his where they rest over my stomach. “I already feel like I’m away from him too often. I miss him so much after the weekend.”
“It was just one weekend, and it was well worth it.” His lips nip at my jaw, his hand dusting the underside of my breast. “We won’t be spending weekends apart anymore, angel.”
I twist my head to look at him. “We won’t?” I ask hopefully.
Pulling me back into him, he buries his face in my neck, sucking on the skin there. “You smell edible.” I can feel hiserection in his gym shorts, and I instinctively push back against him.
His hand dips into my leggings, sliding his fingers through my heat. “I need you. I need you so fucking much.”
“Mase,” my hoarse whimper pulls me back to the now and I grasp his arm. “What are you doing?” I pull on his arm, removing his hand from my underwear as I spin to face him.
He groans, dropping his mouth back to my neck once I’m facing him.
“Mason!” I laugh. “You said no sex.”
His beautiful, confused face pops back up. “Come on, Pix.” He looks down at his gym shorts then back to me.
My smile is instant. Leaning in he places a kiss on my dimple. “Yousaid we had to date. No more sex until we get this right between us.”
“And you choose this point in our relationship to actually take heed?” he sniggers, licking at his full lips.
“This will be good for us. They were your words.”
“I got it wrong.” He pinches my nipple.
“Well, it makes sense. I think we should try.”
“Nina.” He takes hold of my hips.
“Mason.” I smile, brushing his lips with my own.
“Baby,” he pleads.
Our kiss is messy and broken from our smiles. “It may be a silly rule, Mr Lowell.” I breathe out against his open mouth. “But… I think we should stick to it.”
His hands slide into the back of my tights, and he palms my ass. I giggle to myself as a deep sigh leaves him. “Fine. But our first date is tonight.”
“I can’t tonight. I need to speak to Joey.” I run myfingers through the hair at the base of his neck. “I need to explain things to him. I just left yesterday, and I need to tell him not to come to mine again. I need to get my key.”
Mason’s jaw clenches, his body growing tighter.
