"Not at all."
The breath he let out was all relief, and his shoulders relaxed a little."That fucker…"
I lifted my head until the sides of our noses touched, meeting his eyes square-on. "Your opinion is the only one I care about."
"You'remine."
"I know." I kissed him, the way he always kissed me.
Deeply.
Slowly.
With passion, and without roughness.
Niall buried his hands in my hair as he tilted my head back, taking my throat deeper with his tongue, like he wanted more of me.Neededmore of me.
I felt the same way about him.
The kiss started hot, but grew scorching. I was slick between my thighs, and his erection throbbed beneath me.
My need was vicious.
My lust, even more so.
And the feelings for him I'd never really been able to shake... they were another beast entirely.
I reached for the waistband of his shorts, but he caught both of my wrists in one hand, pulling his mouth away from mine so he could meet my eyes again.
"I can’t fuck you in this ridiculously small car, Livvy."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously."
I leaned my forehead to rest against his, catching my breath. "What if I ask nicely?"
He chuckled, tugging my hair lightly. "It's not happening."
"Come on, Ni."
"I'll buy you a burger on the way home."He kissed me again, lightly.
Then set me down on my ass, and walked around to the driver's seat.
Despite the slickness between my thighs, I fell asleep before we picked up the burgers.
twenty
LIV
I barely wokeup when Niall carried me into the shower, and I fell back asleep as soon as we were in bed together.
When my anxiety woke me up a few hours later, I found myself alone in bed.
I blinked at the empty spot beside me where Niall had been before.
Panic and nausea warred.
