Page 40 of Collateral Heart


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“Oh, more. They are gorgeous, my two little heartbeats,” I say and my entire body warms at the thought of my girls. “Can I ask you a question?”

“I thought that was what we were doing?”

“You’re right; we were,” I say then shrug. I also grab my glass and finish my drink. For a second, I debate refilling it but the second is fleeting and I do. The last time I’ve been even close to inebriation was before my girls.So why not get fucked up?

“What’s up?” he asks.

“It’s nothing serious. I’m just trying to figure out why you’re single,” I admit, and to my surprise, he chuckles a little.

“I mean…I just am. I’ve been working on getting my second location, dealing with Kadean and all his shit, just busy. No time for a relationship. I dealt with women but nothing or no one who required my time and effort,” he says, then shrugs.

“Time and effort?” I question, intrigued with his choice of words.

“Yeah. Relationships, real women, they both require time and effort. If a man ain’t giving that, he’s not all in. He’s just dealing with a woman and that’s it. But that’s them, not you. I’m here with you because I want to give you my time and make all efforts needed to make you mine.”

That damn energy!

Motivated by his words, captivated by his energy, and fueled by my lemon drop, shocking myself, I boldly lift and climb over him, straddling his waist. After dropping my arms onto his shoulders, I lean in and rest my forehead on his.

“I appreciate you wanting to give me your time and the effort is nice too,” I utter through my smile. I inhale him and I swear his mesmerizing scent is intensifying my inebriation. I’m drunk off him because he smells too damn good. “I think you deserve a reward.”

His hands gravitate to my ass. He grips it then sits up. My smile widens until I hear his unexpected words. “You are truly more than a reward and I want it all but not like this,” he says before tapping my ass. “You’re drunk, pretty girl.”

“Tipsy,” I quickly counter.

“Not sober,” he rebuts. “When you let me have this body, it has to be right. You have to know exactly what you are doing.”

Annoyed as hell and unwilling to give up, I place my hands on the sides of his handsome face. My eyes peer into his as I say, “I know exactly what I’m doing. I’m kid free, in this big ass suite, finally in the space of the man I’ve been getting to know, and I want to be real grown and do some grown up shit.” He starts to lift me off him but I plant myself on the sofa then lightly grip his face. My tongue runs across his bottom lip then the top. “You don’t want me?” I whimper and he slowly shakes his head.

“Fuck,” he groans, clearly trying to exercise his restraint but he doesn’t need to.

There’s no doubt I’m definitely tipsy but my mind is clear enough to know exactly what I want right now. The fact that he’s even here speaks volumes because I don’t do this,at all. But I like him and I’m even interested in seeing where things can really go with us.Who cares that I want to skip a few steps and jump right to sex, hopefully not him.Kandi was right; I deserve what I can already envision is going to be great.

“Well, do you?” I ask.

“I want you too fucking much,” he practically growls. “But you’re lit, Adora. I’m not trying to take advantage of you or no shit like that,” he says and I can’t hold back my grin. His perception of this moment is hella skewed.

“I think I’m the one with the advantage right now,” I say, and this time, he grins.

With one hand, his hold on my ass grows firmer. His other hand lands on my back and he pulls me in closer to him. His eyes peer into mine as he speaks.

“I’m the one with yo’ fine ass all over me. I have you on my lap wanting me to bless this fine ass body. Pretty girl, the advantage is all mine,” he says before running his tongue across his bottom lip. Then his hand moves to the back of my neck, and as if I didn’t already know how he feels, he says assuredly, “I do want you.”

A smile flashes on his face then his mouth crashes into mine. Slowly and passionately, he pulls my bottom lip into his mouth and sucks. He treats my top lip to the same pleasure before sliding his tongue into my mouth. As our tongues get acquainted, his hand caresses the back of my neck and he grips lightly while stealing my damn breath.

“Shit,” I trill when our lips break.

His lips move down my neck then up to my earlobe and I can feel the sensation over my entire body. I’ve been kissed numerous times before but not like this. Xai has the art of kissing mastered andshit.When he makes his way back up to my mouth and kisses me nastily again, I damn near melt into him and shiver from the feel.

As his lips explore my neck and earlobe, my mind naturally drifts. If Xai can command my lips like this, I know he can take me exactly where I want and need to go in that damn bed.

“Please tell me you have a condom,” I utter, pleading and praying at the same damn time.

He merely stares at me but doesn’t respond. Instead, with a smug look on his handsome face, he runs his hands across the top of my sweats. Then he slides his hand inside. It snakes into my panties and my body instantly reacts. Although I am already straddling him, my legs gape more and I lift slightly, removing any obstacles preventing him from reaching my now throbbing pussy. It works and the moment I feel his long finger enter me, my entire body quivers from the contact.

“Mmhm. Shit,” I cry.

His lips return to my neck and he plants kisses there while his finger slowly strokes in and out of me. His lips and that one finger are giving me more pleasure than I’ve experienced in years and I’m about to freaking explode.