“I don’t want popcorn,” she whispered.
Our mouths just mere inches apart, her warm breath wafted against my lips.
“I want you.”
My body tightened with anticipation of the two of us coming together like we never had before. But Lake had just told meshe’d only been with one person and that was years ago. There was also the fact that I still hadn’t even gotten to take her out.
Having her right then would have been doing everything backward and Lake deserved more.
“I want to take you on a date,” I rushed to say.
Lake’s eyes widened and she looked confused. “A date?”
I grin. “Yeah, you know when a man takes a woman to get to know her and woo her before they fall into bed together.”
“Oh,” was all she said, still looking puzzled.
“You have been on a date before, right?”
When Lake looked down at the ground, I knew instantly what her answer would be without her having to say a word. My stomach ached for the woman who meant everything to me and deserved so much more than she’d been given.
Especially from me.
“Will you go on a date with me?”
Her head snapped up and her eyes held a pinch of uncertainty but also sparkled with exhilaration.
“Yes, on one condition.”
Now I was confused. “What’s that, Babe?”
Her beautiful eyes danced with arousal and passion flared in their depths. “You give me a raincheck on the date and take me to bed now.”
Oh hell. “How am I supposed to say no to that and do the noble thing with you looking at me like that?”
Tilting her head slightly, she gave me a saucy look. “You’re not.”
“We will be going on that date,” I said just before my mouth crashed against hers.
She opened for me right away. It was a frantic mix of lips, tongue, and nipping at each other like starving animals. Before I was ready, she pulled away, staring at me with a lust-induced gaze.
Our arms had tangled around each other in the midst of passion. Lake unfolded herself and grabbed my hand once again. And then she was leading me down the hall. When she dragged me into her bedroom, my heart began to beat erratically.
But that was nothing compared to how fast it pounded when she dropped my hand, moved back from me, and began a slow, seductive striptease right there in front of me. I didn’t think she even knew how fucking sexy she was, but I did, and my dick flared to life at the sight of her standing there,naked.
“Fuck, you’re beautiful,” I breathed.
Her smile was wicked when she replied, “And you’re wearing entirely too many clothes.”
“You sure?” I asked. “Because once I have you, I’m never letting you go. You will be mine, Lake. You were always meant to bemine.”
She sucked in a sharp breath and nodded.
“You are going to have to use your words, babe.”
“I’m sure.” Lake stepped closer but didn’t touch me. That was a good thing because if she had, I may have shot my load right there in my pants and embarrassed the hell out of myself. “Now can you join me and take off your clothes?”
Grabbing my wallet out of my back pocket, I pulled out the condom I’d put there a few weeks before, waiting for this moment. Call me hopeful. I tossed it onto the bed and threw my wallet to the ground.
