“Are you sure about that?”
He chuckled against my chest. “No.” Then he sat up and stared down at me with smoldering eyes, his erection straining at his pants. “You're right. This is the wrong place.”
Taroc got out of bed, then scooped me up, and carried me out to the sitting room. He sat down on the couch and laid me across his lap, my head on one of the throw pillows. My pants were still around my knees, but that wasn't enough for Taroc. He pulled at the waistband of my shorts and popped my shaft free. Fire erupted over the wood laid in the fireplace. I shivered despite its heat.
Then he licked his lips.
“Don't you dare!” I rolled off his lap and thudded onto the rug.
Taroc stared down at me, sprawled at his feet, trapped by my pants, cock flopping free, and burst out laughing.
“I'm glad you're amused.” I snorted as I tucked myself away, then pulled up my pants. Oh, fuck, my chest was still wet. “But you can't put your mouth on me there. I won't be able to stop. And I want our first time to be a little more special than a couch.”
His laughter faded and a tender look infused his face. “Come here.” He helped me back onto his lap. This time, he just held me. “I want it to be special too.”
“Good.”
“I'm sorry for not speaking to you and just assuming.”
“Apology accepted.”
“I won't do it again.”
“Good.”
“I really want to fuck you.”
I grinned. “Yes, I know.”
“But you're not ready, are you?”
I sighed. “I don't think either of us is ready yet.”
Taroc narrowed his eyes at me.
“Not that I'm not headed that way,” I hurried to say. “But with Kel, the first time we had sex, we bonded. Are you sure you're ready to make that commitment?”
Taroc's stare skittered away.
“I didn't think so. And neither am I.” I took his hand. “I want to be sure with you. You're too important to screw this up.”
His grim expression brightened. “Important, eh?”
“Yes, important. How about we go out on another date? I want to draw this out a little more.”
Taroc's expression turned predatory. “Oh, yes. We can draw it out.”
Then he was kissing me again, and I was wondering why I was such an idiot. Draw it out? Why the fuck did I say that?! My cock said,Just fuck him!But my heart said,Don't listen to that idiot. Go slow.And the Goddess had told me to listen to my heart.
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Taroc and I walked into the dining hall hand-in-hand. The children were eating breakfast, and the parents were there, but Albert, Rachel, and Caleb were nowhere to be seen. My lovers, however, were waiting for me at our usual table, and their eyes went wide when they saw who I was with. I winked at them as we passed by.
“Their faces.” I snickered as Taroc and I got in line for the buffet.
Taroc eased me in front of him and tucked himself around me. “You can explain it to them later.” He nuzzled my neck, then nipped me.
“Oh,Ican explain it?” I slipped out of his grip and grabbed a plate. “You're the one who was an ass, but I have to explain it?”
