He finally let go of my hand and smiled warmly as he ran his over the top of the piano like he was caressing a lover. “It’s beautiful. The sound is fantastic.”
I moved closer to him, drawn by his passion. “Youmake it sound fantastic.”
I almost rolled my eyes at myself. He must have heard that about ten million times. Even still, he smiled shyly and said, “Thank you.” I wanted to wrap him up, cuddle him, protect him…I caught myself. Holy hell, where had all that come from? I kind of froze, but he, thankfully, didn’t seem to notice. His cheeks turned pink, and he reached out and touched my arm. “Um, I wanted to apologize for before.”
I blinked stupidly. “Before?”
He moved his hand off me and shifted uncomfortably. “At the bar. I left without saying goodbye.”
“Oh.” I scrambled for something comforting to say so I wouldn’t scare him off or make him feel bad. “It got pretty busy.”
He nodded. “Yeah. That’s why I had to leave. I…don’t do well with crowds of people anymore. I didn’t want to have a panic attack around all those people or…” He stopped speaking and blushed again.
I gave him a sexy smile. “Or in front of the hot bartender?”
He laughed softly. “Yeah.”
“Well, my brother’s a nurse practitioner, so I’ve got some pretty good first aid skills.” I stepped in closer to him. I was only a couple of inches taller than him but definitely broader in the shoulders. I couldn't see much of his upper body under the Juilliard hoodie, but his workout pants clung to his nicely toned legs and ass. I hadn’t gotten permission to touch him yet, but I could certainly let him know I was interested. “I’m pretty good at mouth-to-mouth.”
Jeremy’s brows rose, and he laughed softly. “Does that line usually work for you?”
I felt myself blush this time. I smiled and said, “I don’t know. Did it?”
He moved well into my personal space, looked up at me with those gorgeous brown eyes, and replied, “I guess it did.”
I cupped his face in my hands, moving slowly to give him a chance to pull back if he wanted. He put his hands on my chest and slid them up until they clasped behind my neck. I pressed my lips against his. They were as soft as I had imagined. Jeremy made a quiet sound, like a sigh mixed with a moan. I kept the kiss slow and tender, something telling me I needed to hold back with him, let him set the pace. A moment later, his tongue traced my upper lip, and that was all the invitation I needed. I wove the fingers of one hand through his silky hair and wrapped my other arm around his waist to pull him close. My tongue tangled with his and moved in farther. His mouth was warm and welcoming as I sank fully into the kiss.
Our bodies were flush against each other, and I felt the length of his hard cock against my thigh. I shifted my hips so our straining erections lined up perfectly, then put my hands on his ass and started a slow grind. Jeremy threw back his head and moaned. “God, that’s so good.”
I crushed my mouth against his, eager to taste him again. I wanted more, so much more. I couldn’t remember the last time I had been so turned on. I lifted my head and looked down at him. My voice was hoarse when I asked, “Want to move this up to your room?”
SIX
JEREMY
“Want to move this up to your room?”
The question gave me pause. Was this what I wanted? I told Evan that I wasn’t looking for a hookup, but holy Mother of God, this man was incredible. I had never in my life been kissed like that. I swore I felt it all the way to my toes. Did I want to move this to my room? “Yes, please,” I breathed.
Sean grinned, and those pretty green eyes lit up. “Lead the way, Mr. Fitzgerald.” I actually didn’t want to let him go. I had a brief vision of us trying to walk through the hotel with me plastered to his front. I decided it wasn’t a good look after all. I took my arms from around his neck but stopped to run my fingers through all that gorgeous hair. “Hmm, I love this,” I said.
Sean leaned down and traced a path up my jaw with his lips, stopping at my ear. “You’ll love it even more when it’s brushing over your cock,” he murmured.
Said organ stiffened to the point of pain. I bit back a moan. “If you keep talking like that, we’re not going to make it out of this room, never mind upstairs.” I glanced down at my tented workout pants. “Walking is going to be a bit difficult as it is.”
He hummed softly, and his hand drifted down to graze my rigid length. “Too many windows here, or I would totally take you up on that offer.” He glanced toward the doors that led to the bar. “I have a better idea that’ll get us upstairs faster.” He headed toward the door I had come in through earlier. “You close the piano, and I’ll hit the lights and lock the door.”
When the lights went out, moonlight once again flooded the room. Sean came over to me after locking the door and pressed me against the piano. He ran his thumb over my bottom lip, and I shivered with need. “I’ve been thinking about this mouth all night,” he said, his voice husky. Then his hands slid down and cupped my backside. He pulled me close, and I felt his hard, rather impressive, cock press against my abdomen. “Until I saw this ass. Now I can’t make up my mind which I want to fuck more.”
This time I did moan. “Upstairs,” I managed to garble out.
Sean took my hand and led me through the sliding doors into the bar and out that door. He then headed toward a stairway I had completely missed in my hurry to get out of the bar earlier. “The staff usually uses this staircase for room service because it’s close to the kitchen,” he told me.
He gestured for me to lead the way. I smirked and said, “That’s just so you can watch my backside while I’m walking up the stairs.”
Sean rolled his eyes. “Duh. Who wouldn’t want to look at that ass?” I could think of a lot of people, including my ex-boyfriend, but I didn’t want to ruin the moment with my sad sex life. If he found me sexy, I was going with it.
Our trip upstairs was punctuated by his hands caressing my back and traveling around to my chest. At one point, he stopped to place a kiss behind my ear. What did it say about me that this was the most affection I’d had in more than two years, not counting Evan’s hugs? Now here was a complete stranger touching me the way Pierce never had. Too bad this was just a hookup. Sean seemed like a nice guy. I wouldn’t have minded getting to know him better. I shook off those silly thoughts and decided to enjoy the moment—not make this something it wasn’t.
