“I’m going to go put this stuff in the car,” Zeb says with a jerk of his chin to the door. “I’ll make sure he’s still cool.”
“Yeah, do that,” Reed says as Zeb leaves. “So, we’ll go to the venue and drop this stuff off while you two are finishing up,” Reed says. “Then we’ll get ready and head to the party around… 9? Sound good?”
I know I’m getting old when the thought of attending a party that starts at nine p.m. literally makes me groan.
“That’s past my bedtime, Reed,” I say.
Reed looks at me flatly. “Come have a drink, and then you can leave,” he says. “We’ll have you in bed by eleven.”
I sigh. “Fine.”
CHAPTER ELEVEN - ANDI
ARE YOU OKAY with tonight?I text Maddox from my room once we’re all back at the house and getting ready.
Yeah, he replies.I need five minutes alone with you before we leave, though.
Why?I ask.
Because I might lose my fucking mind and expose us if I don’t see you before we have to go another few hours pretending like we’re nothing.
My core flutters at his impatience.Sounds like you’re in agony.
I’m at the edge of my restraint.
I hear Reed shouting up the stairs for me, and I know that Maddox will have to wait.
Reed is yelling that we’re leaving.
Fingers strum softly against my door.
I almost giggle as I shout to Reed that I need another minute, and then I open the outside door.
Maddox throws himself into the room and slams the door behind him as his lips land on mine. The ferocity of his kiss catches me off-guard. Even still, he’s so consuming that I give in as if he’s the very air I need in my lungs.
Becausefuck. Maybe he is.
His hands brace around my neck and hold me steady, the touch breaking my entire body out in goosebumps that make me grasp his waist to stay upright.
“This is all I’ve thought about today,” he says between kisses. “Just… Only you.”
I give his hair a gentle tug as a groan escapes me. “Everyone is waiting,” I manage.
“Let them fucking wait,” he hisses.
He grabs me by the hips and throws my back against the outside door, his chilled hands already reaching for the button on my jeans. I flinch at the cold, prompting him to smile against my lips.
“You’re going to love how they feel on your warm pussy, beautiful,” he says as he slides his hand beneath my underwear and between my thighs.
Shit, he couldn’t have been more right.
The cool nip of his touch causes me to weaken in his grasp. I weave my fingers into his hair and hold his head against my neck as he pumps his finger into me and drags my heated wetness over my clit. A whimper leaves me from the sensation, and I desperately rock my hips against his motions.
Three knocks boom on the other door.
My heart skips, and Maddox throws his hand over my mouth.
“Let’s go!” Reed says on the other side.
