“Neither do I,” I admit, shrugging my shoulders. I slip my hand around her lower back, feeling her skin just above the line of her dress. “Fuck,” I growl. “Turn around.”
She slowly spins, my hand dragging along her torso as I take in the full sight of her. Her hair is straight and sleek down the center of her bare back. The back of her dress is completely open, the fabric starting just above the top of her ass.
“Does it look okay?”
“You could wear a fucking pillowcase and everyone would be jealous of how good it looks on you.” I spin her back around to face me. “Let them all see what they can never have.”
Her lips part, a ragged breath escaping her. “I’m there with you, Matteo. I’m not worried about the other men.”
“Neither am I.” I wink as a smirk drifts across my lips. “They all know I know how to fight.”
“You’re ridiculous,” she laughs, shaking her head.
My breath catches in my throat as she stares up at me through her long dark lashes. Warmth spreads in the center of my chest and there’s a subtle tugging sensation. I swallow hard, my nostrils flaring as I draw a deep breath and stare down at her.
I couldn’t look away even if I wanted to.
I’m completely captivated by her. Enchanted. Enamored.
Obsessed.
“Thought you said we needed to get going?” she rasps, her eyes flicking to my mouth and back to my gaze again.
I slide my hand along her jaw. “We’ll get there when we get there,” I murmur, lowering my face, my lips seeking hers. I can’t help myself when I’m around her. If there’s any reason for me to touch her or kiss her, I’m going to find it. And if there isn’t, I’ll make one up.
“Maybe I’ll just call and say we can’t make it,” I whisper against her lips, tugging her closer as my cock presses against her abdomen. “We could stay here instead.”
“And waste this outfit?” She laughs, pushing against my chest. “Hell no.”
“I want to see how it looks on my floor.”
She shakes her head and steps out of my grasp. “Later.” A smirk drifts across her lips. “If you’re a good boy at the Gala, I’ll let you take it off me tonight.”
Fuck. My cock grows harder. I reach for her again and she swats at my hand, the sound of her laughter wrapping around us. “I can’t make any promises,” I admit with a sheepish grin.
“Why am I not surprised?” Jade giggles as she grabs her purse from the counter and tucks a tube of lipstick inside.
“I think it’s safe to say you know me pretty well, Sunny.”
Better than anyone else ever has…
“I would hope so,” she says with a wink and pauses in front of me again. “Should I go and put my stuff out in my car?”
I tilt my head to the side, slowly shaking it. “You can do that tomorrow. Or another day. Or never,” I shrug, reaching for her again. “I like you here with me.”
Her eyes shimmer. “So do I.” She steps into my space, lifting on her toes as she places a kiss on the corner of my mouth. She pulls away before I get the chance to push her farther into the bathroom.
“Nice try, Mr. Ford.” She taps my chest and brushes past me as she walks out into the hall. I follow her down the stairs and through the house, letting her lead the way.
“Oh shoot,” she mumbles, shaking her head as she stops in the kitchen. “I forgot my heels in the bathroom.”
“I’ll grab them.” I spin on my heel, heading back through the house and upstairs to the bathroom. There’s a pair of heels sitting by the bathroom counter, exactly where I expected to find them.
She turns around to face me as I reenter the kitchen, the heels dangling from my finger by their straps. “You’re so sweet.Thank you,” she says softly, reaching for them, except I don’t give them to her.
Her eyes widen slightly as I lower one knee to the ground, setting her heels by her feet. I slip my hands around her left ankle and she hikes her dress up, lifting it out of the way as I raise her leg.
I slide her shoe on, pulling the strap around the back of her heel, before moving to her next foot. She stands a few inches taller now and my eyes wander up her body as I stay kneeling in front of her.
