She shakes her head. “No, I mean…when you say I’m your wife now, it sounds different from how you used to say it when we first got married.”
She blinks at me, the look in her eyes shy. Like she’s not quite sure how she feels about that change in me.
Nerves spark up inside of me. Because Ellie’s right. Things are different now. I have feelings for Ellie. Major feelings.
And judging by the look on her face, she might not feel the same about me.
I swallow back the wave of disappointment that surfaces inside of me.
When we first got married, we were just friends. I had a crush on her. I cared about her.
But Ellie’s not just my friend anymore. She’s the person whose happiness and safety I care more about than anything else.
She’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing on my mind before I drift to sleep.
My heart aches in my chest at just how much she means to me.
So much more than a friend.
I swallow back the emotion surging up my chest and throat as I take in the shocked look on her face. I can’t blame Ellie for her reaction. We agreed that this whole setup was an agreement between friends. I’m the one who let my feelings turn into something more.
I need to hold back. I’m going to freak her out if I tell her how my feelings for her have changed.
But then she grabs my hand and pins me with her gaze.
“I like the way you say, ‘my wife’ when you talk about me, Camden.”
I blink at her, surprised. “You do?”
She nods. “It turns me on.”
She grabs my face, kissing me hard. Relief swoops through me. She’s not freaked out. She’s turned on. That’s good. Really, really good.
I think about telling her how I feel about her…but I hold back. Maybe I don’t need to spill it all to her right now. Maybe just being in the moment and letting her take the lead is the best thing to do right now.
We make out in my car for a minute, our tongues getting filthier by the second.
“Will you take me back to the house, Camden? Please?” she whines, her voice desperate and breathy. “I need you. Now.”
I turn the car back on and fly down the highway, my cock throbbing.
Somehow, I make it to the vacation rental without getting pulled over, even though I’m going well over the speed limit. I couldn’t help it though. My entire body is hot, aching with the need to have my way with Ellie right this second.
When we walk through the door, she pushes me against the wall and kisses me.
I groan into her sweet mouth, insanely turned on. This is the first time she’s taken control like this, and holy fuck, is it sexy.
I grab her by the waist with one hand, then grip her chin with the other. I tilt her face up, deepening our kiss.
“Ellie baby, what do you want me to do to you?”
She leans back and looks at me, cheeks flushed and eyes big. “I want you to teach me how to use my sex toys.”
Chapter 41
Camden
My mouth curves up into the biggest, smuggest grin. “You want to learn how to use your toys, baby?”
