I didn’t know how to feel. The only other person who made me feel that secure was my dad, and I didn’t see much of him anymore. Bill was there for me the best he knew how, but it didn’t always feel as if he was on my side.
David, on the other hand, stood next to me, in front of me,andbehind me. “Thank you,” I whispered up at him.
“Sure I can’t convince you to come home with me right now?”
Tempting though it was, it didn’t feel right to jump from Bill’s place to David’s. And I needed a break to regroup. I placed my hands on his chest. “I’m sure. Let’s start with breakfast Saturday morning.”
“Today isThursday,” he said, his eyebrows low. “I thought the deal was you stay here tonight only.”
“I don’t think we had a deal.” My heart fluttered with more anxiety than excitement as I added, “In fact, we have absolutely no plan.”
“You might not, but, baby, I have plans for you.” His gaze dropped to my mouth. “And I’d like to get started on those plansimmediately.”
Oh, God. I couldn’t begin to imagine what a night with David would look like now that nothing stood in our way. I bit my bottom lip so hard, I almost whimpered. Despite the fact that I loved the sound of finding out his plansimmediately, I needed to hold on tosomesense. “I just need a day or two to sort through everything,” I said.
He moved his hips against me in a leisurely thrust, and the hard-on I’d felt before was considerably . . .harder. “I can’t wait that long,” he said.
“David,” I said, laughing in disbelief, “we’re obviously not very good at restraint, but I think you can wait an additional night.”
“If that’s what you think, then you don’t know me,” he stated.
I laughed again, this time at the fact that he thought a couple nights was a long time to go without sex. At that realization, the smile immediately slid off my face.Wasthat a long time for him? At this point, if I weren’t in the picture, would he have called up Maria? Dani? Amber? Some other Brittany whose name popped up on his caller ID?
“What?” he asked.
“Nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. What was that?”
I let it go, not wanting to ruin these moments we’d fought so hard for. I ran my hands up his chest and replaced my arm around his neck. “I just think it’s funny that after all these months, you can’t wait another day.”
“A day? I’ve been waiting way longer. A really long fucking time, in fact,” he declared. “Sue me if I want nothing more than to lock you in my apartment, throw you on my bed, and have you until you beg me to stop.”
His words, aside from knotting my insides with excitement, rang familiar. He’d said something similar to me once before. The last time, I couldn’t respond the way I’d wanted, so this time I did. “I’ll never beg you to stop,” I told him.
His chest vibrated against me when he growled. He still looked slightly angry, but now his eyes bordered on hungry. “Then we’re in trouble if we expect to have a life outside the bedroom.”
I couldn’t suppress my grin. He was so adorable when he didn’t get what he wanted.
“I’ll give you your space,” he said with obvious reluctance, “but in exchange, I want the whole weekend.”
Just me and him, alone. Saturday morning to Sunday night. As much as the idea elated me, it also scared me. What if we weren’t as compatible as we’d thought? What if a whole weekend with one woman was too much for him?
But he looked positively giddy about it, so I moved my hands back against his hard pecs and nodded. “You got it. This weekend belongs to us.”
He bent his head and kissed me softly on the lips. “You’re amazing. Thank you for today.”
I blew out a breath as my body warmed. I was just getting to see this sweet, romantic side of him, and I liked it a little too much.
“Go back inside,” he said, “or I will kidnap you and take you home now.”
“Okay.” I tried to pull away, but his arms remained locked around me.
“And turn your phone back on,” he added. “Ihatebeing out of touch.”
“Yes, sir.” I smiled. “Talk to you tomorrow.”
He leaned over, gave me another kiss, and left.
