I growled in response, dropping her legs and eliminating any space between us. My lips took hers and dominated them. The disobedient glimmer in her eye had my erection coming back with a striking fury. The thought of punishing that smart mouth of hers was all that was needed to rev my engine.
Ana laughed as she pushed at my chest. “I have to go. Rachel and Kaleb are going to wonder where I am.”
“At the least let me give you a ride.” I didn’t wait for her refusal and instead walked to my truck parked across the street pulling her along behind me. I opened the passenger door and watched as she climbed in, clutching her skirt in her hand. She caught me checking out her ass and scowled playfully. I winked in response before rounding the hood and jumping in behind the wheel.
I pumped the gas and took off towards the Varela house. I drove as slowly as I could without making it obvious. I didn’t want to let her go. Unfortunately, we weren’t far and it only took minutes before we were turning onto their street.
Pulling over a few blocks down, I basked in the knowledge that at least Ana was safe here. She was a smart woman; I was sure that whatever she had up her sleeves she’d be able to take care of herself. And if not, she knew where I was.
“I still have my phone; I’ll turn it back on. I promise to call you if I need you but you need to back off. Please, go get some rest tonight.” Anastasia’s hand stroked my cheek. It was a tender moment, one that made my heart ache.
I nodded, “Okay.” She pressed a soft kiss to my lips, a goodbye pushing open the door and walking away. I watched her go until she disappeared past her family's gated driveaway. Starting the truck, I drove by slowly to make sure she made it inside before driving off. I felt somewhat better knowing that she would reboot her phone. If she needed me, she would call. And I’d be here for her.
But for tonight I’d shower, shave and rest peacefully.
