“Sounds like hard work.”
“It is, but Adeline is worth it.”
The music seemed to pick up a notch.
“Do you want to dance?”
The last time he asked, she had declined, but she frowned and then put her hand in his.“Sure, why not?”
Now he was surprised, but he wasn’t about to take it back.Gripping her hand firmly but not hard, he led her onto the dance floor.There were already several couples there, and he pulled Joey in close, and as he stared into her blue eyes, he was completely entranced by her.She was stunning.
“Do you do this often?”she asked.
“No, I don’t do a whole lot of dancing.”
“You should.You’re good.”
He had both hands at her waist, and he couldn’t bring himself to look anywhere else.It was like they were the only two people to exist.
The music sped up, he grabbed her hand and suddenly gave her a twirl, spinning her away from him, then pulling her back toward him.He gyrated his hips and felt as Joey followed his lead.For a good hour they danced, and when it came to a slow song, he expected her to go back to the bar, only she took hold of his hand and then placed his other at her waist.
“This is nice, thank you,” she said.
“You’re not too bad a dancer at all.”
“It has been a long time since I danced with anyone but my daughter.”
He knew there hadn’t been anyone since George.It was common town knowledge that Joey was completely devoted to her daughter.Staring into her eyes, he couldn’t help but drop his gaze to her lips.They looked so plump, so inviting.He wanted to kiss her.
Rule one.He had to keep remembering rule number one.He refused to break it.Only, he was already breaking rule number three.Joey was a single mother.
And then, he didn’t know what made him change his mind.Just one moment he was looking at her, and in the next second, he pulled her in close and broke his first and third rule by kissing Joey.
He expected everything to just make him stop.The reality of what he was doing.Feeling her lips against his.Something had to stop him.
Only, it didn’t.
Nothing stopped him, as he kept kissing her, and it felt so damn good.
****
It was a little fuzzyto Joey how they had gotten out of the bar.She wasn’t exactly sure who drove.They took her car, but she didn’t drive.
Axel drove, and they didn’t go to her house either.They arrived at Axel’s place, and the moment they got out of the car, his lips were on hers, and his hands were everywhere.
There was a part of her that was screaming at herself to stop.To not do this.And another part of her was wondering why she should stop.She didn’t want to stop.Ashley telling her she should have fun.Even her parents had told her to just relax and enjoy her time alone.
Making out and going to Axel’s home to have sex was not on the agenda, yet they stepped over the threshold, and she grabbed at his leather jacket.He tossed it to the floor and grabbed her bag, throwing it to the floor.She had her cell phone in there, her cash, everything she needed.It didn’t matter.
She tore at his shirt, and he helped her pull it off over his head, but before she could get to his jeans, he shoved his shoulder into her stomach, not hard but enough so he could hold onto her as he lifted her up.
Joey let out a gasp, but then his hand was at her ass as he carried her upstairs.She didn’t get a chance to look around.She was frozen on the spot, because the last thing she wanted him to do was drop her.
They made it to his bedroom, but before she could reach out for his pants, he caught her hands and spun her around so that her back was to him.Then, his hands were at her thighs, and she felt him gather up her dress.She had purchased this dress a year ago, with every intention of wearing it but always running scared.She didn’t think she could pull it off.But then, by some miracle, she had been able to, and now Axel Rules was going to take it off.
She didn’t fight him.The truth was, she didn’t want to, and he pulled it right off and over her head and tossed it to the floor with such ease.She wore a matching white lacy bra and panties, and slowly he turned her.
She stared into his dark brown gaze, and she didn’t look away.Instead, she reached for the zipper and pulled on it, loosening it up, she wriggled out of the dress.He helped to push the dress past her hips and down to the floor, and she stepped out of them.He flicked the catch of her bra, and Joey pushed her panties down and let them fall to the floor.
