“Not tonight, Kelsey.I’ll take you home myself in the morning.You’re not in the right frame of mind to leave here tonight.”
“Because I’m pissed?”I ask the ceiling.
“Because you’re in a deeper subspace than you’re used to.I’m worried about subdrop.I’d rather you be where I can keep an eye on you.I’ll be right across the hall, and I’ll leave my door open.”
“Whatever.”I’ve never been sassier than I’m being tonight, but he deserves it.His code of ethics is a bit skewed.I roll onto my side, facing away from him, essentially dismissing him.
I don’t even care that my makeup is still on and I haven’t brushed my teeth.I’m sure everything a girl could need is in the attached guest bath.I’ll investigate it later.
True to his word, Hendrix does not close the door when he disappears, and lights are on across the hall for a while before he turns them off.I wait until I’m confident he’s done torturing me with his presence before I climb out of bed and pad to the bathroom.I don’t even have a thing to wear.My dress and shoes are in his room.
After cleaning up, I lie down for a while, listening for noises.When it’s been so long that he must be sleeping, I sneak across the hall and use the dim lighting to snatch my dress and shoes from the armchair.My purse, which contains my phone, is downstairs.I’m not going to leave in the middle of the night, but I do fully intend to be gone before he wakes up.
Chapter7
Hendrix
I’m not surprised when I find Kelsey long gone the next morning.Nothing about what went down between us last night was planned.I didn’t mean to spend the evening staring holes into her, so much so that I suspect even the reverend knew I wanted to fuck her.
There’s no way Myles missed it.Madison seemed oblivious, but she’s the bride.Her focus was solely on Myles.I’m pretty sure there were actual cartoon stars in her eyes.
I didn’t mean to dominate Kelsey the way I did.Ordering her up to my room and demanding she strip naked was madness.I couldn’t stop myself.She needed the release.
It would be wrong for me to say that I didn’t think she would get horny.She’d been aroused for hours.She was a quivering bundle of desire before I even touched her.
It was cocky of me to set my hands on her, stand between her legs, rub her firm bottom.There was no reason for me to try to prove anything to either of us.Yes, I knew she was desperate for an orgasm.I made it worse when I spanked her.It’s true that we didn’t negotiate sex, and I’m partially glad I managed to hold back.
She wasn’t the only one in need of release.My cock was harder than a fucking rock.I should get a medal for keeping it in my pants.Instead, I got a tongue lashing for teasing my girl to the point that she wanted to clobber me.
I will have her.It’s not that I’m still fighting that.Any thoughts I had about keeping her at arm’s length flew out the window the moment she showed up in that fuck-me dress.I was done.The battle was over.She won.
A week.We spent an entire week developing a functioning work relationship.It’s not a lie that she’s the best assistant I’ve ever had.She’s brilliant and hardworking.I hope to fuck when the dust settles, I don’t lose her as my righthand woman, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take because Kelsey Stevens belongs in my bed.Not only for a night.For life.
I may have botched things after spanking her.There’s no denying she was furious with me.But she wasn’ttrulyangry.She was horny as fuck, and I refused to cave and take my pants off.I could have fingered her pretty pussy and given her the release she craved.Though I was correct about us not having negotiated sex, we were past that.We’d already crossed that line at a sprint.
The reason I forced myself to carry her from my room and deposit her on another bed was because I didn’t want our first time together to be at the tail end of a scene when I wasn’t certain of her headspace.
I did the right thing, but now I need to make up for it big time.
Today is going to be a long day.She’s out with Madison doing all the things women do before weddings.I won’t interrupt her with texts or phone calls, but we will exchange words at the first opportunity.
Tonight, Kelsey will sleep in my bed, and there will be no sneaking out in the morning.
“Hendrix?”
I jerk my attention up from where I’m sitting on the sofa in my library.I’ve been nursing a scotch for over an hour.I won’t drink much tonight, but I need this one to keep my nerves at bay.If anyone else was in the room and didn’t know better, they would think I was the groom instead of the man strolling into the room with a smirk on his face.
“Hey.”I swipe a hand down my face.How long have I been in a zone?
Myles drops into an armchair across from me.He’s in his tux.We both are.The women should be here shortly.
“When are you going to tell her?”he asks.
I draw in a deep breath.“Tell who what?”I ask, even though I know exactly what he’s referring to.I’m not sure which woman he thinks I need to spill my guts to, but it doesn’t matter.It’s both of them.
Myles stares at me, grinning.“I assume Kelsey is aware of your intentions.At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, when are you going to tell Madison?”
I sigh and tip my head back.“I’m the bigger hypocrite, and you know it.I’m fully aware.I’ll tell her.Soon.”I won’t ask Myles how he knows.We’ve known each other for years, and I didn’t hide my feelings last night at all.
