She twirls a finger through a strand of her hair as she looks at the guys. Her shoulders droop a little when they don’t appear to give her the time of day.
“Did you want to come over and hang out with us a little?” Penny straightens her shoulders and smiles.
Eli’s hand locks on my knee under the table. I jump, not expecting him to touch me. The rush of heat between my thighs is also unexpected. I glance at him, but he appears focused on his work. His hand squeezes my knee though.
“I…” Don’t want to be rude, but I also don’t want to be punished. “I need to finish up my homework.” I smile to lighten the blow.
“Oh, yeah, of course.” Penny brightens. “Maybe after a little bit? We’re all working too.”
She gestures to Nat, Vicky, and Izzy. When I look over at them, they all smile and wave. I smile and wave back. Eli’s hand creeps a little higher on my thigh and squeezes again.
“Maybe.” I squeeze my thighs together so Eli’s hand can’t go any higher.
Penny dips her head and then heads back to her table. The other table of girls watch this interaction with calculating eyes. When they look at me, I turn back to my paper.
I hope they don’t all want to be my friend suddenly.
“Kitten.” Eli’s voice is a low rumble that crawls under my skin and creates sparks.
Taking a bracing breath, I turn to face Eli. “Yes, Eli?”
“Bathroom, now.” His dark eyes flash with heat.
“What?” My voice is too loud, and the guys all look up. So do a few tables. Oh, fuck.
“Unless you want your punishment now.” His voice is loud enough for me to hear, but too soft for the surrounding tables.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Eli stands and holds out his hand to me. My gaze flicksto Luke, wondering if he might stop this (whatever this is), but he just smiles. Caden leans back in his chair and watches me rise.
I take Eli’s hand, and he leads me through the tables to the bathrooms. Great, the bathrooms where the high school gets busy apparently. There are two in the hallway. They aren’t labeled specifically to gender. Eli opens the door to the first one and pulls me in.
It’s a normal bathroom with a toilet and sink. The door lock clicks behind me, and my breath catches. I’m alone with Eli.
I can’t help but think of what he did in my kitchen the last time we were alone together. Eli is behind me again, and I’m almost afraid to turn around.
My panties are already wet. I should not be thinking about sexy times in a coffee house bathroom.
“What did I do wrong?” I keep my voice from trembling.
“They came over to use you to get to us.” He slides his fingers along my nape, making tingles cascade down my spine.
“What’s my punishment?”
“You asked me how things would be different after you gave us your virginity, kitten.” Eli’s dark gaze meets mine in the mirror. His hand drops away from my neck.
“I did.” My breath catches in my throat. He can do whatever he wants to me, and it won’t break any rules. There’s barely a boundary left.
He closes in on my back and grasps my hips, but he doesn’t press against me. Desire pools hot and heavy inside me.
“Me being able to do what I want with you is a perk. You belong to me now, kitten. More than you did before.” He slips his thumbs into the back of my jeans’ waistband and slides them around to the front.
I suck in a breath at the sparks trailing under his touch.
“Hands on the sink, kitten.” He undoes the button on my jeans.
“What are you going to do?” My voice comes out breathless as I keep my focus on his eyes. I grip the edge of the white sink.
