“I do not date girls; I fuck women.” I inch back, again, keeping a polite smile on my face.
He reaches for me, but again I step to the side. I look to Simone, but she is talking to a girl I do not know. Reaching out my hand for her, the man tries to touch my arm, but before he can make contact, he is pushed back, making people around us scream or gasp.
“What the fuck?” Simone blurts out at my side.
I see a figure dressed all in black shove the man back further before he turns to look at me.
“Romeo?”
He doesn’t say anything, anger and relief written all over his face. My body tingles seeing this alpha male charging in here like a badass book boyfriend. Damn, he looks fucking good.
Good enough to eat.
“You want to eat me, baby?”
My eyes spring wide and I gasp. Simone laughs like a fucking hyena next to me, slapping Asher’s back as they enjoy my mouthy mishap.
“I said that out loud?” I wince, he nods, but before I can say anything else, his mouth is on mine.
Oh fuck, I have missed his mouth. His tongue seeks mine in my mouth, and he tastes like whiskey, and I melt into him. Big hands cup my face, keeping me close to him, while his lips devour mine.
“I have fucking missed you, baby,” he whispers against my lips.
“Umm, guys, maybe this needs to go to a private place.” Asher points to the VIP area.
“Good idea,” Romeo replies, clutching my hand, but I dig my heels in.
Everything that happened in Hawaii comes flooding back, making my chest hurt, as nausea settles in.
I just kissed a man in a relationship.
Oh fuck, I am a whore.
“Now, wait a damn minute. You are not taking her anywhere.”
Simone to the rescue.
Yes!
“Simone is right. You can’t just come here and drag me away from girls’ night. You had your chance and you fucking blew it. No texts, calls, nothing. Where have you been for two weeks, Romeo? Fucking your new woman?” I scoff and reach for Simone, but Romeo cuts me off.
“We need to talk.” Shaking my head at him, I pull my hand free, but he tightens his grip. Not enough to hurt me but tugging, and I fall into his chest.
“Let me explain and then if you want to, you can walk away forever and I will leave you alone.” I look into his eyes when he says this.
I swallow the lump in my throat seeing the pain and hope staring back at me.
I nod, my words stolen by his emotions that are clear on his face. He dips his chin and takes my hand, leading me through the crowd. Simone is right behind me, but Asher leads her to the VIP area, while Romeo pulls me up some stairs that lead to his office.
Once we are inside, he locks the door and I gulp, but up go those big girl panties that I seem to be needing around this man.
“Say what you have to say.”
He sits on the edge of his desk facing me, running his hand through his hair, and I want to sigh, but I fight it. Damn, I love his hair; it is so soft and…damn it, pull it together, Nell.
“What you heard me and Asher discussing was not about you, it was about Daniella. She was already onto a new victim, a cousin of mine, which I have now put a stop to.”
“Because you two are back together.”
