“Where are you going?”
He stopped, obviously confused, before motioning ahead of him. “I assumed you’d want to do it there rather than in yours. ”
I grinned and pulled him back toward me.“Wrong again. You’re making that a habit. But no. I want you in my bed.”
Lowering my voice to a whisper, I leaned close to his ear. “I want to smell you on my sheets.”
I almost didn’t recognize the man I’d become with him, but I wanted more of the way he made me feel. Unhinged, desired, and connected.
“Whatever you want,” he said. “I just need to check on Allister, and then I’m all yours.”
I dipped my head once. “I’ll take care of Bella. Meet me inside.”
Colin grinned, then jogged the few steps to the suite while I called Bella inside. I filled her bowl with food and found her favorite indestructible chew toy, then took four bottles of water from the refrigerator.
When I turned around, Colin entered the kitchen shirtless, carrying a bottle of lube.
“That’s a big bottle you have there.”
He looked down at it, then back up at me. “You can never have enough.”
A wave of heat formed as he pushed me back against the fridge, taking my mouth in another breathtaking kiss. As we made out, anxiety knotted my stomach. Not for what was about to happen, but out of concern that I was right, and one night would never be enough.
I squeezed the bottles between my chest and forearm as his right hand drifted down the front of my shorts. Clenching my abs, I held my breath as he slipped his hand down the front and gripped my cock. All it would take was a couple of tugs, and I’d be done.
“Stop, please,” I begged. “This is not how I want you.”
His chest rumbled against mine as he removed his hand. Pushing off me, he kept a hand on my chest. “Then take me to bed, before I drop to my knees and …”
Slamming my mouth back on his to shut him up, I bit his bottom lip to regain a semblance of control. Sucking it lightly, I let it go and pressed my forehead to his. I loved that we were the same height.
“No more teasing,” I said, breathing in his air. “No more hiding. Tonight, there are no walls between us.”
Colin stopped, his lips parted as he breathed heavily. He almost appeared to be afraid, but quickly shuttered his expression.
Something passed between us, an understanding maybe, that this wasn’t a game anymore. Whatever magnanimous thing we could be together could only exist for one night.
With a single nod, I took his hand and led him up the stairs to my room.
Climbing them two at a time, Colin stayed on my heels. As we entered the room, I released his hand and put the bottles on the bedside table.
He tossed the bottle on the bed, then walked toward the bathroom. Stopping in the doorway, he looked back over his shoulder. “Do you trust me to take care of you?”
“Yes,” I said automatically.
“Then let’s shower like lovers do.”
Ripping my shirt over my head before stepping out of my shorts, I walked toward him, leaving a trail of clothes behind me. Even though his build was similar to mine, I’d never touched a man like this.
Colin flipped on the water to warm, then turned back to me. My eyes strayed to take in the intricately inked skin and nipple piercings. He was sinewy and strong with thighs as thick as tree trunks. I wanted to touch him all over.
I had to stop before I lost control. But wasn’t that what tonight was for? Losing control, living outside the bounds of our responsibilities, while indulging every desire?
“Sit on the edge of the tub while the water warms.”
I complied, ignoring the shock of cold as I sat my naked ass down. He stepped between my spread legs and put his hands on my shoulders. Mine found the back of his thighs as I lowered my forehead to his abdomen. Breathing him in, I was aware of his cock under my chin.
“Let go,” he murmured. “I’m yours.”
