“Wait,” I panted out. “We can’t.”
“We absolutely can,” he argued, kissing me again.
“Please, Ori,” I begged. “You can come to my place tomorrow night, but I just… can’t do this here. Not tonight.”
“Jesus,” he hissed. “Fine.”
I smiled, the pained expression on his face strangely ego boosting. “I’m sorry.”
He adjusted his rock-hard dick and took a few deep breaths. “Give me a second and we can go back out to the great room.”
I bit my lip as he walked the perimeter of the room, his hands on his head, probably thinking about baseball or something to get his erection under control. I felt for him. I was primed and ready to go myself, but I knew I was doing the right thing. Even if it felt like it was incredibly wrong.
After a few minutes, he faced me again, and leaned down to kiss me quickly. “Tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow,” I promised.
He stroked my cheek, then gave me a quick nod and led me out of the room.
Violet approached, another glass of tequila in her hand and handed it to me. “One more,” she said, sounding extremely cheeky.
“I think you may have had enough.” Orion tried to reach for Violet’s glass, but she licked it, then downed the shot with a grin.
“I licked it, it’s mine,” she retorted.
I took my shot, then grinned. “I should drink some water and eat something.”
“I’ll show you where the food is,” Orion said, after snagging a bottled water from behind the bar.
“Thanks.”
We walked to the tables filled with food and he handed me a plate. I noticed Violet reach for the donut on Drake’s plate, but he picked it up and licked it before she could grab it.
“What’s with the licking?” I asked.
Orion chuckled. “Letti and Drake started doing it when they were younger. Mostly because Letti was notorious for stealing food off other’s plates. She’d say she wouldn’t want anything, then eat what we got.”
“I hate that,” I admitted.
“We did too. Drake more than me, so he would lick everything on his plate so she wouldn’t steal it. After a while, I started doing it as well, because she started pilfering from me. It’s been an inside joke forever.”
I grinned. “I like it.”
For the rest of the night, I drank, I ate, and I found myself falling in love with another amazing group of people. It could have been the tequila, Violet was very good at making sure I never had an empty glass, but I found myself snuggling close to Orion as the night went on and loved how I fit against him like I was made for him.
“We should get you to bed,” Orion whispered.
I smiled, my eyes closed, and nodded. “’K.”
He stood, pulling me up beside him, and wrapping an arm around my waist. “Come on, Razzle, this way.”
I honestly didn’t register he was taking me up to his room until he settled me on a bed and kissed me. I grabbed his arms, the room spinning a little. “I shouldn’t stay here.”
“You’re drunk, beautiful, so you are staying here.”
“Can you drive me home?”
“I’m also a little drunk,” he said. “Don’t worry. I’ll be a gentleman.”
