“That’s right, I forgot to tell you.My boss was at my closing, so she saw my black eye.She’s giving me tomorrow off.”
“Sweet,” he said in a low voice.
“Having a shiner is not sweet,” I muttered.“I should have put on more make up before we left earlier.”
He nodded at the road.“That’s not what I meant.Hate seeing your face like that, but I’m glad you have tomorrow off because it means I have all night to do whatever I want with you.”
Butterflies swarmed in my belly.I felt my cheeks heat and I looked out the window.
He lifted his hand from my thigh.Next thing I knew, he grabbed my hand and threaded his fingers between mine then he moved our hands to his thigh.“You’re too fuckin’ cute, Trouble.”
In no time, he turned into my neighborhood and parked in front of my townhouse.
I tried to pull my hand away, but he kept hold and faced me.“Are you nervous?”
My head tilted just a touch.“A little, but that’s normal.”
He shook his head.“Nope.You have nothing to be nervous about with me.”
I stared at a point over his shoulder as I contemplated that.Lots of things made me nervous about him, but I had to keep that to myself.
“Ivy, look at me.”
I met his gaze, and lied through my teeth.“You’re right.I’m being silly.”
His lips pulled together and he gave me a hard stare.“No.I didn’t say that.Let’s go inside.”
He had my keys and unlocked my door for us.
Inside, I hung up my purse and kicked off my shoes.From the corner of my eye, I saw Ryan tuck my keys inside my purse before he shrugged off his leather.
I turned and found Ryanrightthere.He grabbed my hands and pulled them up over my head, while simultaneously he backed me up against the wall.His head lowered and he kissed me hard, hot, and heavy.
At once it annihilated my nerves, it was so delicious and intense.
He let go of one of my hands, skimming his fingers down the side of my ribs and tugging my blouse free of my dress pants.
I shoved my free hand around his back and yanked his t-shirt free of his jeans.This morning, I hadn’t had much time to explore his back.No way I’d let this opportunity pass me by.I slipped my hand under his t-shirt, enjoying the feeling of his warm, sleek skin and imagined the ink beneath my fingers.
He angled his head and took the kiss deeper.
I pressed toward him making him groan.He squeezed my hand that he held above my head.Then his other hand slid up under my bra and he palmed my breast.
Our kiss broke when I gasped, “Yeah.”
He rested his forehead on mine.“Not nervous any more are you?”
I hiked a leg up alongside his thigh.“No, I’m not.Your shirt needs to go.”
That earned me a deep, dark chuckle.He let go of my hand, reached behind his neck, yanked off his T-shirt, and tossed it toward the couch.“You don’t have to ask me twice, baby.”
With his chest right in front of me, I licked my lips and kissed his collar bone.Then I kissed a trail to his pectoral and took his nipple between my teeth and let it go.
“Fucking hell, Ivy.That went straight to my cock.”
I smiled and peeked up at him.“That’s the idea, Nickel.”
“Didn’t think you had that in you,” he murmured.
