Willow grimaces. “Yes, but?—”
“Am I some kind of joke to you?”
“No, Luca. I?—”
“Then why, Willow?” I choke out, trying and failing to see any other reason she hid this from me. “You sat there knowing I wanted to seeyouand yet you said nothing? I told you stuff I’ve never told anyone, but the whole time you were just laughing at me.”
“Look at me!” she shouts. “Look at me, and then look at you. If you knew it was me, you would have been disappointed.”
My jaw goes slack. “Are you serious?”
“I’m not like Breanna. I’m not a size six. What guy would look twice at someone like me?”
“Do I need to remind you that Breanna cheated on me?”
“Luca—”
“I chose you, Willow.” I take a step closer to her, my heart racing. “I may not have known it was you when I approached you at Euphoria, but Ichoseyou.”
“You’re leaving,” she whispers, her supple breasts rising and falling with each shuddering breath she takes.
She’s right.
I am leaving.
But fuck if I’m going to let that stop me.
I close the distance between us and cup her cheeks before crushing my lips to hers. Willow gasps, and I take the opportunity to slide my tongue into her mouth, finding hers in slow, sure strokes.
“Tell me to stop,” I mumble between kisses.
She slides her hands around my nape and pulls me closer. I want to be angry at her for lying to me, but I need her touch more than I need air right now. As I devour her mouth, I walk backwards, bringing her with me until my legs hit the back of her bed. Without breaking our kiss, I sit on the edge and pull her down so she’s straddling me.
The sound that escapes Willow’s lips as my erection rubs against her core is sinful. She tips her head back and I trail my tongue along the column of her throat until I reach her collarbone. She cries out when I bite into her flesh, her thighs squeezing mine as she grinds against me.
“Fuck, Angel, you’re going to have me blowing in my pants,” I groan as I rest my forehead against hers. Squeezing my eyes closed, I breathe through my nose, trying to keep it together.
Willow tuts before her voice takes on that authoritative tone that drives me fucking wild. “You’ll hold it until I tell you, pet.”
“Yes, ma’am,” I choke out as I release a deep breath, my dick thickening beneath her.
“Look at me.”
I do.
Fuck, do I look at her.
My eyes connect with hers, getting lost in those ocean blues. There’s no longer the mask of anonymity between us, and I can see the uncertainty within them, the fear of judgement.
I brush her hair behind her ear and cup her cheek. “You’re safe with me. I want this. I wantyou.”
She swallows. “Green light?”
“Green light.”
Willow climbs off me, and my heart clenches at the loss of her. I almost reach out to pull her back to me, but I know if I’m patient, she’ll make it worth it.
Chapter 10
