“I can’t wait.” Her breathing picked up, and I flirted with the edge of her shirt. Her eyes darkened, and I wanted to make sure Nora continued to take risks and learn and experience all the things she could before…this ended.
“Tomorrow,” I said, nuzzling her neck and teasing her sensitive skin. I was obsessed with her collarbone and how she let out a deep groan when I licked a line to her ear. “I’m taking you somewhere.”
“Like a date?”
“Like a date.” I nibbled on her earlobe, not hard, but just a tease, and she arched her back underneath me. “But it’s not a typical date. You haven’t been on one like this.” I kissed down toward her chest, sliding the shirt up and over her head so I could see all of her. She wore a lacy purple bra that hidnothing,and I bit down on her pebbled nipple, over the fabric.
“Mm,” she said, groaning and running her hands through my hair. “I like atypical things. Have you seen my life?”
I laughed before biting her other nipple, taking the pointed nub between my teeth and teasing it until she thrashed beneath me. She was so sensitive and reactionary. I could spend months exploring all the way she moved, moaned, or lost control around me. “That is true, Nora,” I said, licking down the center of her stomach.
Her rib cage expanded as her breathing quickened.
“So what do you say? Will you go on an atypical date with me tomorrow?”
“Mm,” she said.
“Full sentence, baby,” I said, sliding my fingers into her shorts and waiting. She tried shimmying her shorts off, but I needed her words first.
“Yes, yes, date tomorrow, but right now I need—”
“Need what?”
“You.”
That one syllable word sent a flurry of emotions throughout my body, but the dominant one was lust. I could give her that part of me over and over. The part I was afraid of giving her was my heart.
Chapter Twenty-Four
We’d beenon dinner dates, spent plenty of time naked in bed, on the couch, in the shower, yet standing outside her door with the dumb plant in my hands felt more intimate than any of those things. Nothing had changed, yet itfeltdifferent.
I wore jeans, a white button-down shirt and brown shoes. I rolled the sleeves up and trimmed my beard. I looked good. I was careful not to let the Edelweiss plant spill over onto my shirt or the ground. I still couldn’t believe I’d found one or that I was doing this. It was by far the cheesiest thing I had ever done.
“Fritz, hi,” Nora said, opening her door and stepping out into the foyer.
My mouth literally dropped open. She wore some one-piece outfit that was all pinks and purples and yellows, and it hugged her curves in every way.
It had tiny straps on her shoulders and ended on her upper thighs, and Ilovedit. My tongue swelled eighteen sizes too large, and it took a second for me to speak. “Nora, fuck.”
“Do you like it? I bought it for tonight!” She spun around, giving me a great view of her bare back and ample ass.
“What is this material? It’s like it’s painted on you.” I reached out to touch it, and the silky-smooth fabric felt like heaven. Without ruining it, I gripped a bit of it and yanked her toward me. “Kiss me, woman, or I might die.”
She giggled against my mouth, and I probed until she let me slide my tongue in. God, she was perfectly weird and gorgeous. With restraint that showed how much of a saint I was, I pulled back. If we kept kissing, I’d rip off her pretty new outfit and leave her naked for the entire weekend. I was sure of it.
“Quite a kiss, Fritz,” she said, running her fingers over her swollen lips.
“Quite an outfit,” I said back.
She blushed, and her gaze moved toward the plant in my hand. “Oh, do you need me to take a look at this for you? I am the plant doctor if you didn’t know.” She winked at me.
Oh, Ilovedflirty winking Nora.
“Actually, I got this for you. Instead of a bouquet of flowers, I figured this was better for a couple of reasons.”
“You bought me a plant?” she asked, her voice getting all high, and she blinked a few times.
“Yes, but notanyplant either. This is an Edelweiss. The story of it signifies strength and courage, and you, Doc, are filled with strength and have tons of courage.” I held the plant out to her, sweat forming on my brow at her reaction.
