“You won’t have a choice!” I drop the phone onto the couch and stalk over to the window. People pass by on the sidewalks, couples arm-in-arm, groups of teenagers, families… Restaurants put out their sandwich boards and turn on signs.
Lifeis happening just below us. Beautiful, messy, sometimes even ugly. But it’slifeall the same. A life I’ll never have.
“You have to let me go, Doc,” I say softly when I turn back to face him again. “It’s the only way this works.”
The betrayal etched on his face crushes what’s left of my heart. We stare at one another for several beats.
“Fuck it.” Doc strides over to me, hauls me into his arms, and crashes his mouth into mine.
The kiss isn’t gentle. Or sweet. He kisses like a man possessed. His hands rove over my body. My breasts, my back, my hips. Strong fingers dig into my ass. “You are mine, Natasha. Until you tell me you don’t want me. You. Are. Mine.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Doc
I haveNatasha up against the wall in four steps. I haven’t stopped kissing her, and the little moans coming from her throat are the stuff of dreams—or fantasies.
Her fingers dig into my ass. “Doc.” She trails kisses along the curve of my neck, and her warm breath fans over my ear. “This…isn’t a good idea.”
“Why not?” I hitch one of her legs up so I can grind my hips against her. “Can’t you feel how much I need you, Natasha?”
She answers with a whimper. How can one sound be so damn sexy? Her hands sink into my hair, pulling me closer for another desperate kiss. My tongue teases hers. We’re at war—one I’m determined to win. She thinks she has to leave. I’m going to prove her wrong.
“Bedroom. Now,” Natasha says when I break off the kiss so we can breathe.
Fuck, yes. I need to be inside her. She’s woken something in me I thought died years ago. My need to keep her safe is almost feral, and it scares me.
The sway of her ass makes my dick throb with each step. I’m going to do serious damage if I don’t get these jeans off soon.
“On the bed, baby.”
“No.” Natasha turns, the backs of her thighs pressed to the mattress. “This time,Iget to be on top.”
Fuuuuuck. I’m not one to give up control—never have been—but Natasha can do whatever she wants with me. To me. I’m hers every bit as much as she is mine.
Carefully, I work the zipper lower. My dick is so hard, even the slightest pressure is agonizing. As the denim hits the floor, Natasha sinks to her knees.
Her lips press to the bulge in my black silk boxers.
“Fucking hell.”
“I never used to like this.” She nuzzles my dick, inhaling deeply. “But I think with you…”
My shirt is in the way, so I strip it off while Natasha slides my boxers down my hips. Her tongue swirls over my crown. White spots float in my vision. I won’t last if she keeps this up.
“No.” The word escapes on a low growl. “I want to be inside you when I come. And you don’t belong on your knees, baby.”
I only take my eyes off her long enough to pull back the blankets. But in that time, she’s shed her tank and jeans. The black cotton bra and panties shouldn’t be the sexiest fucking things I’ve ever seen. But I’ll be picturing her like this in my dreams for the rest of my life.
She starts to reach for the catch on her bra, but I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her against me. “The first night I spent on Blakely, I dreamed about you.”
Releasing the catch, I take a step back and drink in the sight of her. Her breasts are perfect handfuls, the nipples hard against my palms. “But dreams are nothing compared to reality. You’re so fucking perfect, baby.”
Natasha’s head falls back. Goosebumps cover her skin. I kiss my way from her jaw down the curve of her neck until I close my teeth over the soft flesh above her collarbone.
The sound she makes is something between a scream and a whimper. Her hand wraps around my dick. Slowly, she circles the crown with her thumb. “Lie down, Doc. I need you inside me.”
I stretch out on the mattress as she sheds her panties. The bed dips, and she climbs on top of me. Wet heat coats the head of my dick. Her scent is intoxicating. It’s the sea after a storm, something as sweet as candy, and so veryher.
